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Anything related to storage or compute? I couldn’t image having a 2tb drive 20 years ago, but having a 2tb ssd in my laptop is kind of amazing

by gnur 5y ago

larrik 5y ago
compute? GPUs used to basically top out at $400, now the cheap ones go for more than that.
- jeffbee 5y ago
  A modern GPU is literally millions of times more powerful.
- eightysixfour 5y ago
  The FLOPS/$ aren't even comparable though.
- BbzzbB 5y ago
  In MSRP, sure, but cost/performance? Keep in mind there's a second-hand market, my $200 Rx 580 works just fine for 1080p gaming even for recent releases (without maxing settings). That's after accounting for Ethereum over-charging the demand-side.
- lightbendover 5y ago
  And how many orders of magnitude more performant are GPUs today? Houses don’t fundamentally change level of luxury (or whatever other apples to oranges comparison you want to draw) every few years.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  On-die GPUs you get for free with the proc are more powerful than 2000s GPUs. Hell, CPUs are so much faster now you can do the same effects as a 2000s GPU in software.
- leetcrew 5y ago
  when? the nvidia 8800 GTX launched in 2006 at $599 MSRP. it wasn't even the top card of that generation. that would be the 8800 ultra which launched eight months later at $829 MSRP. unless I'm mistaken, you would have to go back to the Ti 4600 to find a flagship GPU that launched at/under $400. that was in 2002. ten years after the 8800 GTX, I bought a 1080 ti not long after launch for about $650. that card is more than 2000% faster, for roughly the same inflation-adjusted price.
  - kipchak 5y ago
    As an aside, as an owner of a x1950 pro at the time it's fun to read old reviews of how sick the 8800 GTX was at launch and think reminisce about thinking of maybe buying a $400 almost as good 8800 GTS someday, while now they're $20 on eBay.
- tedunangst 5y ago
  I'd rather have a $1200 GPU than dick around with triple SLI.
- colinmhayes 5y ago
  You can get GPUs as powerful as the ones from 2000 for like $10.

Anything related to storage or compute? I couldn’t image having a 2tb drive 20 years ago, but having a 2tb ssd in my laptop is kind of amazing

by gnur 5y ago

Anything related to storage or compute? I couldn’t image having a 2tb drive 20 years ago, but having a 2tb ssd in my laptop is kind of amazing

larrik 5y ago

compute? GPUs used to basically top out at $400, now the cheap ones go for more than that.

jeffbee 5y ago
A modern GPU is literally millions of times more powerful.
eightysixfour 5y ago
The FLOPS/$ aren't even comparable though.
BbzzbB 5y ago
In MSRP, sure, but cost/performance? Keep in mind there's a second-hand market, my $200 Rx 580 works just fine for 1080p gaming even for recent releases (without maxing settings). That's after accounting for Ethereum over-charging the demand-side.
lightbendover 5y ago
And how many orders of magnitude more performant are GPUs today? Houses don’t fundamentally change level of luxury (or whatever other apples to oranges comparison you want to draw) every few years.
AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
On-die GPUs you get for free with the proc are more powerful than 2000s GPUs. Hell, CPUs are so much faster now you can do the same effects as a 2000s GPU in software.
leetcrew 5y ago
when? the nvidia 8800 GTX launched in 2006 at $599 MSRP. it wasn't even the top card of that generation. that would be the 8800 ultra which launched eight months later at $829 MSRP. unless I'm mistaken, you would have to go back to the Ti 4600 to find a flagship GPU that launched at/under $400. that was in 2002. ten years after the 8800 GTX, I bought a 1080 ti not long after launch for about $650. that card is more than 2000% faster, for roughly the same inflation-adjusted price.
- kipchak 5y ago
  As an aside, as an owner of a x1950 pro at the time it's fun to read old reviews of how sick the 8800 GTX was at launch and think reminisce about thinking of maybe buying a $400 almost as good 8800 GTS someday, while now they're $20 on eBay.
tedunangst 5y ago
I'd rather have a $1200 GPU than dick around with triple SLI.
colinmhayes 5y ago
You can get GPUs as powerful as the ones from 2000 for like $10.