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Will you buy a 3060 TI over a 3070 once released?

I'd like an RTX 3060 with 16GB VRAM and 99% the performance of the 3070 :cool:

I'm not sure there will be an RTX 3060 this year, unless the top RDNA 2 GPU has disappointing performance and Nvidia wants to rub some salt in the wound.
 
If I had anything over my 1080p 144hz I'd be looking at a 3070.
However, I can't see myself being able to justify a GPU and a monitor upgrade in the space of the next 12 months (at the very least!) so will be keen to see around the RTX 3060 range (or AMD equivalent)
 
The 3060 is unlikely to perform as well the 3070, as it will have a reduced CUDA / RT core count no doubt.
The VRAM will not really be a factor as it will be primarily aimed at 1080p and 1440p gamers on a tighter budget.
 
Honestly I'll be happy with a £150-200 card that offers performance around the 5700XT/2070S range.

I don't care if it's Nvidia or AMD, whichever does it first gets my money.
 
Even though i could afford any graphics, I don't value my gaming time that much, so probably won't buy neither of them. I stick to £200-300 budget for a number of years and won't change it, I don't see any of those cards being worthwhile upgrade on my Vega, especially that I find 1080p@75 sufficient for my requirements and reducing shadows doesn't make me cry. I will upgrade when I see more than double the performance that fits within my budget.

Prices of consoles always brings some sense of reality to me. I refuse to constantly increase my expenditure for a gpu since this isn't the only component I care about. It is also ageing pretty badly , unlike my i.e. top quality psu. Don't like all those 30-40% PC budgeting for a graphics, it's never been like that prior Turing and I find it a nonsense and marketing bs. The fact I am getting ripped off by the cpu maker shouldn't make me susceptible for getting ripped off by the gpu manufacturer as well. I buy what I need, value and appreciate, not just spend what someone think I have in my wallet.

A lot of folks bought the 2080ti they couldn't really afford , now they are upset because the newer gen is significantly better. Well, the lesson is - don't spend more than you can loose and hunt for value for money. If we all acted like this nvidia would never dare to release £1500 consumer gpu, the profit on them is extortionate. Don't fall for all the high r&d costs, they have been moved from other departments as the gaming is the cash cow ...also someone has to pay for the acquisitions so who do you think is paying :)
 
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Prices of consoles always brings some sense of reality to me. I refuse to constantly increase my expenditure for a gpu since this isn't the only component I care about. It is also ageing pretty badly , unlike my i.e. top quality psu. Don't like all those 30-40% PC budgeting for a graphics, it's never been like that prior Turing and I find it a nonsense and marketing bs. The fact I am getting ripped off by the cpu maker shouldn't make me susceptible for getting ripped off by the gpu manufacturer as well. I buy what I need, value and appreciate, not just spend what someone think I have in my wallet.
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For someone that 'just games' and isn't a hardware enthusiast, a gaming PC is an iffy proposition right now in honesty.

By the end of year we're going to see the new PS5 and Xbox launches, consoles which have the equivalent of a down-clocked 3700X and a 2080-S (performance wise), with the added benefit of direct to metal and platform parity for exclusive releases at around £500-600 maximum (a lot less for the cut down versions). If you consider how games such as Ghosts of Tsushima and The Last of Us 2 look on comparatively ancient hardware, imagine what exclusives are going to look like on the aforementioned platforms?

For many it's simply a better idea to pick up a new console later this year than invest £400-1400 in just the GPU for a gaming rig.
 
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QUOTE="dargla, post: 33915485, member: 212604"]Even though i could afford any graphics, I don't value my gaming time that much, so probably won't buy neither of them. I stick to £200-300 budget for a number of years and won't change it, I don't see any of those cards being worthwhile upgrade on my Vega, especially that I find 1080p@75 sufficient for my requirements and reducing shadows doesn't make me cry. I will upgrade when I see more than double the performance that fits within my budget.

Prices of consoles always brings some sense of reality to me. I refuse to constantly increase my expenditure for a gpu since this isn't the only component I care about. It is also ageing pretty badly , unlike my i.e. top quality psu. Don't like all those 30-40% PC budgeting for a graphics, it's never been like that prior Turing and I find it a nonsense and marketing bs. The fact I am getting ripped off by the cpu maker shouldn't make me susceptible for getting ripped off by the gpu manufacturer as well. I buy what I need, value and appreciate, not just spend what someone think I have in my wallet.

A lot of folks bought the 2080ti they couldn't really afford , now they are upset because the newer gen is significantly better. Well, the lesson is - don't spend more than you can loose and hunt for value for money. If we all acted like this nvidia would never dare to release £1500 consumer gpu, the profit on them is extortionate. Don't fall for all the high r&d costs, they have been moved from other departments as the gaming is the cash cow ...also someone has to pay for the acquisitions so who do you think is paying :)[/QUOTE]
Amen to that.
 
They seem a bit overpriced to me £450 + is still way above what average people will pay for a gpu
It's going to flop because people will buy the new consoles instead, imo of course
 
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