New GPUs are worse than ones made 3 years ago?!

[danyjr]

I have a GeForce GTX 285, about 4.5 years old. Recently I've been thinking about upgrading it to a GeForce GTX 650 until I saw this:

http://www.hwcompare.com/13542/geforce-gtx-285-1gb-vs-geforce-gtx-650/

Can someone explain

 

[stulid]

To be fair the GTX650 is a low/mid-end GPU, your GTX285 was top end at the time.

Spend more money,

GTX285 vs GTX660 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/520?vs=660

 

[Martini1991]

GTX650's another awful X50 generation GPU from Nvidia like we've had for the past 3 years.

 

[chipachap]

GTX650's another awful X50 generation GPU from Nvidia like we've had for the past 3 years.

Exactly.

 

[Kaapstad]

I have a GeForce GTX 285, about 4.5 years old. Recently I've been thinking about upgrading it to a GeForce GTX 650 until I saw this:

http://www.hwcompare.com/13542/geforce-gtx-285-1gb-vs-geforce-gtx-650/

Can someone explain

The direct comparison should be between a GTX 285 and a GTX 680 they both were sold in the same segment of the market.

The GTX 285s are nice cards but 4 years is a long time.

 

[FoxEye]

GTX650's another awful X50 generation GPU from Nvidia like we've had for the past 3 years.

My determination to buy AMD for my next card partly stems from nV's total contempt for the low end/ mid range market.

nV have positioned themselves as a company that only caters for people willing to pay £200 or more.