2016's $170~ GPUs vs. 2019's $170~ GPUs, RX 470 vs. RX 5500 XT & 1650 Super

[willhub]

I'm just going to sit on my RTX2070S for now and jam in a good beast/performance ratio card in the future, an 8 core ryzen won't die out anytime soon, it's time to play the waiting game.

 

[jaybee]

Last GPU I bought from OCUK in 2012:


MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games
GX-154-MS
1
£159.98


At the time, the performance per pound was pretty good and I think this was considered a good medium end card. I'm well over due an upgrade so looking forward to actually buying something soon! I'm still chugging along with a socket 775 system. I know...

 

[eeii]

@jaybee socket 775 that takes me back ....

 

[CuriousTomCat]

20 years ago I had to replace my graphics card every two years because the industry progressed so quickly. It was an expensive hobby.

These days, a GPU lasts for years. Yes the prices have gone up but they last for such a long time. So it kind of cancels it out.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Only problem with Chinese phones, many lack security updates or when a new major Android version is released. They require you to buy a new phone of a similar spec instead updating the software current one.

Lets hope the Intel GPU's can shake up the market even more.

It depends,I had a Huawei one which got security updates for a few years. So realistically even if I had to get one every two to three years and it is under £200,its still cheaper longterm!!

 

[malachi]

20 years ago I had to replace my graphics card every two years because the industry progressed so quickly. It was an expensive hobby.

These days, a GPU lasts for years. Yes the prices have gone up but they last for such a long time. So it kind of cancels it out.

Also had to replace your CPU every 6 to 10 months back then too when MHz actually mattered in the single core days.

 

[malachi]

It depends,I had a Huawei one which got security updates for a few years. So realistically even if I had to get one every two to three years and it is under £200,its still cheaper longterm!!

Ahh.. Huawei is too main stream to be classified as cheap. The Mate 30 Pro price is up there with the Samsung S series, so they need to support them to keep up with the competition.

 

[Armageus]

Last GPU I bought from OCUK in 2012:

MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games
GX-154-MS
1
£159.98

At the time, the performance per pound was pretty good and I think this was considered a good medium end card. I'm well over due an upgrade so looking forward to actually buying something soon! I'm still chugging along with a socket 775 system. I know...

Still performs better than Ryzen APU iGPUs, and "budget" GPUs like the GT1030, RX550 etc

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Ahh.. Huawei is too main stream to be classified as cheap. The Mate 30 Pro price is up there with the Samsung S series, so they need to support them to keep up with the competition.

It was under £200,but I got a cheap Xiaomi now to tide me over until the more mainstream 5G phones are released hopefully this year or next year.