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GPUs are still overpriced because of Nvidia's monopoly on high-end cards. The fact that we're so normalized to this after the 2xxx series is kind of sad. It's l
by tmpz22 6y ago
GPUs are still overpriced because of Nvidia's monopoly on high-end cards. The fact that we're so normalized to this after the 2xxx series is kind of sad. It's like praising Apple for a phone that's "only" $999.
- ChuckNorris89 6y agoWithout competition from AMD, Intel had normalized quad core chips for $800 on the high end for over 10 years.
- gruez 6y ago>Intel had normalized quad core chips for $800 on the high end for over 10 years. What are you talking about? The i7-3770K (top of the line 4-core chip in 2012) sold for ~$330.
- nolok 6y agoI assume you meant desktop only, because the top of line 4 core chip of 2012 was the Xeon E3 1290v2 which sold for almost $900
- cwhiz 6y agoHow are you defining value? Sales for the 20XX were "disappointing" and so obviously the market considered these cards to be overpriced. However, the reaction to the 30XX announcement seems to be extremely positive. Isn't the "value" of a GPU simply what the market is willing to pay for it? I bought a 1080 in May of 2016 for $599. According to the BLS CPI inflation calculator, that's approximately $647 in 2020. $499 for a card that is double the performance of a 1080 seems like a great value to me, personally.