Does anyone else think it's ironic that the 3080 (320W) and 3090 (350W) are the most power hungry, highest heat generating cards in recent memory, yet this is glossed over by the vast majority of fans, influencers and reviewers?
Does anyone else remember all the negative comments, reviews etc, when the 290X, 390X, FuryX, Vega64, Radeon VII launched, due to the insane power draw and heat? These GPU's were competitively priced at the time, yet were widely scorned due to their power draw, and heat.
290X = 290W TDP
390X = 275W TDP
FuryX = 275W TDP
Vega64 = 295W TDP
Radeon7 = 295W TDP
While it's true that AMD's reference cards for most of the above (exception for the FuryX, Vega64 liquid) had terrible STOCK coolers, there were AIB cards available with perfectly good coolers, that tamed the high heat output and created 'cool' running cards, with great noise levels.
This didn't matter to the massive Nvidia fan army, influencers on youtube etc, or majority of official reviews. These cards were pounced upon, and torn apart for their unacceptable power draw and heat output. As I mentioned earlier, most of these cards were competitively priced and were valid options for many, yet this didn't matter.
Point I'm making is that power draw, heat, price etc, doesn't matter when it's an Nvidia card. It only matters when it's an AMD card. I find this quite pathetic, it's like watching sheep follow their 'leader', the leader being most people financially, or emotionally invested in Nvidia. It's a sad state of affairs, as you know that even if AMD were to launch a competitively priced card, with similar TDP, similar performance, the Nvidia alternative would outsell it 10 to 1, due to the insane mindshare that Nvidia commands. This has led us to the current price climate, and sad state of PC gaming. Consoles will continue to gain more market share than PC, simply due to the majority being priced out of the market.
I think a great many people are going to be disappointing when they feel the heat these cards will generate. Many buyers will underestimate the PSU requirements, as these cards are over 100W more power hungry than previous Nvidia cards. I see rough times ahead for many owners!
Personally, I'm going to wait for the AMD RX6000 cards to launch, then make my decision. I'm hoping for a a card performing in between a 3080/3090, with around 295W or less. AMD have the process advantage this time around, so I think this is a real opportunity. Either way, I need a HDMI 2.1 card to enable 4K120Hz on my CX48, so may the best vendor win!
Does anyone else remember all the negative comments, reviews etc, when the 290X, 390X, FuryX, Vega64, Radeon VII launched, due to the insane power draw and heat? These GPU's were competitively priced at the time, yet were widely scorned due to their power draw, and heat.
290X = 290W TDP
390X = 275W TDP
FuryX = 275W TDP
Vega64 = 295W TDP
Radeon7 = 295W TDP
While it's true that AMD's reference cards for most of the above (exception for the FuryX, Vega64 liquid) had terrible STOCK coolers, there were AIB cards available with perfectly good coolers, that tamed the high heat output and created 'cool' running cards, with great noise levels.
This didn't matter to the massive Nvidia fan army, influencers on youtube etc, or majority of official reviews. These cards were pounced upon, and torn apart for their unacceptable power draw and heat output. As I mentioned earlier, most of these cards were competitively priced and were valid options for many, yet this didn't matter.
Point I'm making is that power draw, heat, price etc, doesn't matter when it's an Nvidia card. It only matters when it's an AMD card. I find this quite pathetic, it's like watching sheep follow their 'leader', the leader being most people financially, or emotionally invested in Nvidia. It's a sad state of affairs, as you know that even if AMD were to launch a competitively priced card, with similar TDP, similar performance, the Nvidia alternative would outsell it 10 to 1, due to the insane mindshare that Nvidia commands. This has led us to the current price climate, and sad state of PC gaming. Consoles will continue to gain more market share than PC, simply due to the majority being priced out of the market.
I think a great many people are going to be disappointing when they feel the heat these cards will generate. Many buyers will underestimate the PSU requirements, as these cards are over 100W more power hungry than previous Nvidia cards. I see rough times ahead for many owners!
Personally, I'm going to wait for the AMD RX6000 cards to launch, then make my decision. I'm hoping for a a card performing in between a 3080/3090, with around 295W or less. AMD have the process advantage this time around, so I think this is a real opportunity. Either way, I need a HDMI 2.1 card to enable 4K120Hz on my CX48, so may the best vendor win!
