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I will never understand people that bought a 3090 for gaming. It was literally double the price of a 3080, but was at most 20% faster, and usually only 10-15%
by Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
I will never understand people that bought a 3090 for gaming.
It was literally double the price of a 3080, but was at most 20% faster, and usually only 10-15% faster.
nVidia's claim that "It's for 4K gaming!" was marketing bullshit. With a such a small performance premium over the 3080, I'd argue that if a 3080 can't handle a game in 4K, the 3090 probably can't either.
- aplummer 4y agoIt just can do 4k. I’m one of these people, my only monitor is a Pro Display so I need every last % because less than 4k is unplayable on it.
- lupire 4y agoBecause nVidia knows that a huge part of their gaming market wants to buy the highest specs to show off to their friends, not for game performance. The "1%" who have unlimited budget for consumer purchases like this, are millions of people.
- dispat0r 4y agoAlso, you couldn't buy a 3080 at launch, it was never in stock. Now, the real 4080 16 GB is too close to the 4090 in price to be worth it. For the moment, it is the best to wait for AMD and hope it will be good.
- brokenmachine 4y agoMany are sick of waiting.
- foobarian 4y agoI will bet you anything that had they numbered the cards in reverse, the 3090 would still sell better. There is something about having the highest number that pleases the minmaxer in us.