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What do you mean "games don't need them"?

• janoc 4y ago
  He means that the average gamer that isn't gaming in 4k at 120Hz and/or going crazy with a high end VR rig (these things are still a tiny minority comparatively) will not fully utilize even the capabilities of the current hardware. Whereas the huge machine learning (and also cryptomining) markets can't get enough hardware resources. And those companies are buying these GPUs by truckloads, every month. Gamers are a very vocal but ultimately completely irrelevant market for these manufacturers. They account only for a tiny part of their income.
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  • izacus 4y ago
    Yeah, average gamer by definition doesn't by the most expensive hardware configuration available on the market. Just like how the average javascripter doesn't buy the 8000$ Mac Studio configuration. But, by definition, those cards aren't meant for average gamers, but those that do play at 4K@120Hz and at which they're hugely and massively useful. I can't quite fathom the baseline misunderstanding of the market here - isn't it obvious that the most expensive piece of hardware isn't meant for average customer?
• coldtea 4y ago
  He means "even though one can make a game that must have 8k/120fps and all the latest shaders and GPU tech" the average gamer doesn't run that, can't afford it at the prices of those Nvidia cards, and is not their target market.