So RTX 3090 for $2000 it seems. It won’t seriously surprise me but even I wasn’t expecting anything above $1500. It seems like a Titan replacement though rather than a 2080 Ti one.
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Not sure where those numbers are from but going by passmark scores, the 1080Ti was 28% faster than the 980Ti. Obviously there are different benchmarks around and I picked passmark for ease of use but caution has to be taken with percentages because the absolute numbers underlying them can affect the scale of the percentage number.
Yeah I get what you're saying but if you pick a price point (+/- £50) and read across the chart, you'll see what cards you come across. So for example if you start with the 770 at $400 and read across, you get the 970 (+62% perf, $70 cheaper) then the 1070 (+38% perf, $120 more expensive) then the 2060 Super (+22%, $50 cheaper). While it looks like the performance increases are diminishing, they aren't in absolute terms - its about +3-4000 score each iteration.
When new models are slotted in which change the product stack, I think all you can then do really is compare across a price band, at least initially. I do agree that the 1080ti to 2080 Super increment is out of whack with the historical leaps, and out of whack with the leaps in the lower cards in the same generation. That is clearly a hangover from the 1st dud Turing release. Once the 2080 Ti was set, they then couldn't introduce a 2080 S which had the 'right' performance jump because it would have undermined the Ti. That's how I see it.
The numbers are from TPU gaming benchmarks at qHD. I didn't use 1080p(too CPU limited) or 4K(bandwidth limited).
The issue is the performance is there,but its being pushed upwards,in price,and the tiers are going up.
Its pretty much what Apple and Samsung have done with phones too.
Sept 1st is paper launch only yes? spec reveal/leather jacket fashion show
I again would suggest caution when comparing performance. Going by absolute scores, each generation has typically seen 3000 to 4000 passmark score increases across the upgrade paths. But as numbers get higher, percentages will get smaller for the same absolute increases, hence can be very misleading to use them.
Well if it does end up being true and it is a Titan replacement, it will be fun seeing some who felt £800 to £1200 was acceptable to have “the best gaming GPU” start to moan (seen it happening already) or just give in and buy 2nd or 3rd best in the lineupSo RTX 3090 for $2000 it seems. It won’t seriously surprise me but even I wasn’t expecting anything above $1500. It seems like a Titan replacement though rather than a 2080 Ti one.
Well if it does end up being true and it is a Titan replacement, it will be fun seeing some who felt £800 to £1200 was acceptable to have “the best gaming GPU” start to moan (seen it happening already) or just give in and buy 2nd or 3rd best in the lineup
2080Ti was never the best anyway, that was Titan RTX ;D
As I said many times, I am not bothered how they price their top range, I am happy to see them milk those who have the money and must have the best. As long as price for performance improves in the £400-£500 bracket in a meaningful way. Like if we get around 2080Ti performance with better RT performance in that price range, then you won’t hear any complaints from me.
bring it on, time for the ti to ti jump a bit more perf at 4k will be nice hopefully hdmi 2.1 too
Well if it does end up being true and it is a Titan replacement, it will be fun seeing some who felt £800 to £1200 was acceptable to have “the best gaming GPU” start to moan (seen it happening already) or just give in and buy 2nd or 3rd best in the lineup
2080Ti was never the best anyway, that was Titan RTX ;D
As I said many times, I am not bothered how they price their top range, I am happy to see them milk those who have the money and must have the best. As long as price for performance improves in the £400-£500 bracket in a meaningful way. Like if we get around 2080Ti performance with better RT performance in that price range, then you won’t hear any complaints from me.
Think I'll wait for the new ones to be released then bag a second hand 1080ti on the cheap
Bag a second hand 2080 Ti, I don't think they will hold their value once the 3XXX cards arrive.