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5090 Price

Boomstick777 said:
Fair enough, back on topic.

The anticipated performance specifications for the RTX 5090 are as follows:

  • GPU Architecture: Blackwell GB202-300
  • Memory: 32GB GDDR7
  • TGP: 600W
  • Power Delivery Design: 16+6+7
  • Power Connector: 12V-2×6 (16-pin)
  • Interface: PCIe 5.0
From >> https://9meters.com/technology/grap...-power-delivery-beast-for-extreme-performance

Looks like an absolute monster! I look forward to enjoying it vicariously through you guys :D
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concluding remarks from the article
"The pressures of the competitive landscape, especially with competitors like AMD also advancing their GPU technologies, will undoubtedly inspire NVIDIA to push the envelope even further."
 
brostradamus said:
concluding remarks from the article
"The pressures of the competitive landscape, especially with competitors like AMD also advancing their GPU technologies, will undoubtedly inspire NVIDIA to push the envelope even further."
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Everyone loves a joker. That's the most "generic-y generalist" article I've seen yet on 5090. Might as well have been written by GenAI.

The only thing "inspiring" nV to push the envelope now is share price.
 
Joxeon said:
The problem for AMD is they are seen by the consumer as a budget brand but with premium pricing, when you are paying a premium price then common sense dictates you go for the premium brand which is Nvidia.
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I don't entirely agree with that, not when it comes to the average joe. IMO its more that Radeon is an unknown entity whereas Nvidia is a known one(Many factors causes this). Sure when it comes to us entitled brads aka enthusiasts :P, Radeon is for many viewed as a discount brand. I personally don't though.
 
I’ve never seen AMD as a ‘budget’ brand. But then I’ve been around so long I remember all the highs and all the lows. Nvidia have always been at the forefront of the performance envelope (except on a handful of occasions), but I’ve always enjoyed ATI/AMD’s graphics cards even when they aren’t right at the top.

I will probably buy an RDNA4 card if they are the right price. I had a 4090 I think I’m just done with hardware at that price point now, I don’t get anywhere near the use out of them to justify it. The 5090 will be the standout card just like the 4090 was, it’s going to be absolutely mega. But circa 2 grand (probably) for a single component is pretty much insane to me now. I can’t think of any gaming experience that justifies it.
 
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Phixsator said:
I don't entirely agree with that, not when it comes to the average joe. IMO its more that Radeon is an unknown entity whereas Nvidia is a known one(Many factors causes this). Sure when it comes to us entitled brads aka enthusiasts :P, Radeon is for many viewed as a discount brand. I personally don't though.
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You’d expect anyone spending over a few £100 to do some research though, I’m currently looking at buying an astronomical telescope so researching those currently.
 
Joxeon said:
You’d expect anyone spending over a few £100 to do some research though, I’m currently looking at buying an astronomical telescope so researching those currently.
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You're expecting too much of the muggles my friend. They don't have time for that, god forbid they have to take time out of their busy schedule to educate themselves on the decisions they are about to take. Then the last 5 years would have been different. They got candy crush to play on the toilet.
 
rare said:
I’ve never seen AMD as a ‘budget’ brand. But then I’ve been around so long I remember all the highs and all the lows. Nvidia have always been at the forefront of the performance envelope (except on a handful of occasions), but I’ve always enjoyed ATI/AMD’s graphics cards even when they aren’t right at the top.

I will probably buy an RDNA4 card if they are the right price. I had a 4090 I think I’m just done with hardware at that price point now, I don’t get anywhere near the use out of them to justify it. The 5090 will be the standout card just like the 4090 was, it’s going to be absolutely mega. But circa 2 grand (probably) for a single component is pretty much insane to me now. I can’t think of any gaming experience that justifies it.
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This about sums up where I am, I do not game anywhere near as much as I did to justify the cost.
 
AMD should have gone for the entry level market. PCs that can do 1080p@fps guaranteed on a nice cheap PC. No point going for the high end. Maybe there’s no money in it though
 
cosmogenesis said:
AMD should have gone for the entry level market. PCs that can do 1080p@fps guaranteed on a nice cheap PC. No point going for the high end. Maybe there’s no money in it though
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they are already doing that with APUs for handhelds and laptops
nvidia currently doesnt have a presence in the x86 handheld market but they have switch and the upcoming switch 2
 
cosmogenesis said:
AMD should have gone for the entry level market. PCs that can do 1080p@fps guaranteed on a nice cheap PC. No point going for the high end. Maybe there’s no money in it though
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Dosnt the high end push innovation for the whole stack though and technology's filter down? I'm not sure just operating in the low end is viable long term.
 
As I understand it, AMD plans to realign their datacentre and consumer GPUs around the next gen. I guess the idea is to sell you the same GPU cores but with different MCDs/IODs just as EPYC/Ryzen use the same CCD chiplets. It'll probably be great for their bottom-line, but we'll have to wait and see if it can chase down Nvidia...

Much as I'd agree GPU prices have gone crazy, it's worth noting just how many transistors are getting thrown at putting pretty pictures on a screeen. The days of process improvements giving us more H/W in a smaller piece of cheaper silicon are gone - if we want 2x performance, we'll need 2x the silicon, which isn't going to be cheap...

The other thing to remember is that £/$ etc are being printed like bog-roll. £1000 in 2022 is £1100 now according to the BoE (and they underestimate this to make themselves look slightly less useless).
 
jtredux said:
The other thing to remember is that £/$ etc are being printed like bog-roll. £1000 in 2022 is £1100 now according to the BoE (and they underestimate this to make themselves look slightly less useless).
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There is that to consider.

In 2016 the RRP of the 1080 FE was $699. Purley from inflation that's not that far off the 4080 Super RRP of $999 although that was oddly $200 less than the 4080 RRP.
 
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