Soldato
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Is a 3090 for £1500 really better value though? I'm not sure which is worse.
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GeForce GTX 1630 Review
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Is a 3090 for £1500 really better value though? I'm not sure which is worse.
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Better value? No, I wouldn't say it is. But for the ridiculous price, you get a gpu which is as capable as you currently get, outside of professional cards. That performance is not available for a lower price anywhere, so while it's terrible value, it does offer more.
I expect there are a range of second hand card (and new, for a slightly higher budget) which would offer far better performance and therefore value, for the same money as the 1630.
The 1630 use case is quite specific, and then putting that price on it seems ridiculous. Will be interesting to see if there is a market for it.
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Good to see Random Gaming actually getting supplied a card for review. It weren’t long ago he was having to buy everything himself.
I actually prefer watching him to the likes of Linus and co. Nice and easy to watch without all the ott hyperbole
I actually prefer watching him to the likes of Linus and co. Nice and easy to watch without all the ott hyperbole
The punchline will come with the 4000 series with the all new higher msrp for every tier and higher power use
. They will be charging by the frame soon and have a set price for each frame at each tier.So with this 1630 and cyberpunk hitting 7.6 frames at 1440p.. That's great value per frame at £180
, it even makes the 3090ti msrp look cheap now and the scalped rates we had.
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I watched that this morning.
The price, combined with that laughable performance AND a 6 pin power connector?
Thanks Nvidia. Needed a laugh today. With prices in the process of crashing the ground, I'd rather buy any other card than this.
That's one reason why I bought a 6500xt at £150, delivered. I could see the prices of budget cards going up with inflation. Wonder if HUB will change the accolade of worst gpu from the 6500xt to the 1630
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https://www.techpowerup.com/review/gainward-geforce-gtx-1630-ghost/5.html
GTX 1630 sold at around the same price point of the RX 570/RX 480 4Gb (a card released 6 years ago) but gives you half the performance.
GTX 1630 sold at around the same price point of the RX 570/RX 480 4Gb (a card released 6 years ago) but gives you half the performance.
Another review of the 1630, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX4B7V2vyjM
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What's annoying, up untill to the middle ground priced cards you get better returns for your cash as you spend more. Whereas before, budget often gave excellent returns on performance per £ spent.
Yep - if this is a taste of things to come, the 4080 is gonna be a grand and the 4070 is gonna be close to £700 (pre-scalping).
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I thought that the xx10 and xx30 GPUs have always been very bad at gaming? Am I the only person who isn't shocked that an xx30 GPU is absolutely laughable at gaming?
I've got a GT 610 in a spare PC I use for internet browsing etc. I've never even tried a game on it. That's not what these lower tier GPUs are intended for.
I've got a GT 610 in a spare PC I use for internet browsing etc. I've never even tried a game on it. That's not what these lower tier GPUs are intended for.
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Previous xx30 GPUs weren't £180 however
There are no bad graphics cards, just bad pricing.
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So a 5700G is actually faster....