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I Think My Heart Sank When He Said "At the same price"

Not sure what you expected?

Generally speaking companies will charge people what they're willing to pay, and people have proven that they're willing to spend a hell of a lot of money on consumer graphics cards.
 
Gray2233 said:
Not sure what you expected?

Generally speaking companies will charge people what they're willing to pay, and people have proven that they're willing to spend a hell of a lot of money on consumer graphics cards.
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Yet they didn't in this supposedly generational leap in performance, what does that tell you?
 
diamount said:
Yet they didn't in this supposedly generational leap in performance, what does that tell you?
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As far as I'm aware the prices are much the same for the upcoming cards as they were for the last, Covid related price hikes aside.

I'd love to see prices genuinely come down but honestly I'll believe it when I see it at this point, aka seeing the products on shelves (virtual or otherwise).

The price gouging has been ridiculous for an age now, so much so I'd argue most gamers are better off setting their sights on the PS5 or new Xbox.
 
3090 will sell out even at £1400 ! Pretty sure the 2080ti wasn't available for months ! your be surprised at how many people have a spare £1400 to spend on Graphics cards. I want the 3090 myself but I doubt ill be able to get one until middle of next year
 
It is cheaper though really in a way...

3080 founders edition is £100 cheaper than the 2080 was at launch the last time around.

3070 in October launches at £479 which I don't think anyone can complain about when the 3060 is still to come.

3090 however, they referred to that as the Titan, realistically this is the Titan of this generation of cards at £1399 compared to what the £24XX launch price of the RTX Titan.

There is a gap there for the 3080Ti to slot in at £999 realistically and if that was to happen that would be £150 cheaper than last gen if the card does indeed launch in a few months.

I'm honestly more surprised the 3080 wasn't in line with the 2080 launch at £749, it's a pleasant surprise.
 
jrodga2k5 said:
It is cheaper though really in a way...

3080 founders edition is £100 cheaper than the 2080 was at launch the last time around.

3070 in October launches at £479 which I don't think anyone can complain about when the 3060 is still to come.

3090 however, they referred to that as the Titan, realistically this is the Titan of this generation of cards at £1399 compared to what the £24XX launch price of the RTX Titan.

There is a gap there for the 3080Ti to slot in at £999 realistically and if that was to happen that would be £150 cheaper than last gen if the card does indeed launch in a few months.

I'm honestly more surprised the 3080 wasn't in line with the 2080 launch at £749, it's a pleasant surprise.
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Cheaper than last gen release, sure -- but don't forget they mega-amped up the price for the last 2 gens :D
 
From a purely inflation vs R&D argument, it is quite disappointing that the equivalent card in terms of pricing adjusted for inflation is still running on a 256bit bus, but yet is utilising lesser VRAM in equivalence (GDDR vs GDDR6X) As an original nVidia customer 21 years later I'm fairly disjointed with their corporate behaviour.

For all the marketing hype I was expecting full fat for the same price as the original 256 DDR.
 
TBF,optimal price/performance each generation only happens when both companies show their hands. So until AMD shows their hand,and then Nvidia responds,Nvidia can set the pricing for the immediate future.

So if you want lower prices,then wait and see what both companies do.Don't believe me?? Nvidia released the Super range after the 5700XT which helped drop prices down a bit.
 
CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
TBF,optimal price/performance each generation only happens when both companies show their hands. So until AMD shows their hand,and then Nvidia responds,Nvidia can set the pricing for the immediate future.

So if you want lower prices,then wait and see what both companies do.Don't believe me?? Nvidia released the Super range after the 5700XT which helped drop prices down a bit.
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It was nVidia vs 3Dfx, ati wasn't in the running in 1999. The 21 years anniversary marketing meant what?
 
jrodga2k5 said:
It is cheaper though really in a way...

3080 founders edition is £100 cheaper than the 2080 was at launch the last time around.

3070 in October launches at £479 which I don't think anyone can complain about when the 3060 is still to come.

3090 however, they referred to that as the Titan, realistically this is the Titan of this generation of cards at £1399 compared to what the £24XX launch price of the RTX Titan.

There is a gap there for the 3080Ti to slot in at £999 realistically and if that was to happen that would be £150 cheaper than last gen if the card does indeed launch in a few months.

I'm honestly more surprised the 3080 wasn't in line with the 2080 launch at £749, it's a pleasant surprise.
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The pricing of which makes me think they're a little bit scared of Big Navi so have priced very competitively. If they really thought it would flop or not be good they'd have priced up by another £100.
 
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