I think it's all baked into NVIDIA's product strategy of trying to encourage enthusiasts to upgrade every generation. Yes some enthusiasts will upgrade every ge

I think it's all baked into NVIDIA's product strategy of trying to encourage enthusiasts to upgrade every generation. Yes some enthusiasts will upgrade every generation no matter what strategy you implement, but I would say most enthusiasts philosophy is to buy premium products and skip a generation or two. It used to be just raw computational performance that sold GPUs, but now it's all these additional layers and features, GSYNC, RTX, DLSS, Frame Interpolation, and even the ability to interface with a particular display (e.g. 8k/120Hz) are all part of the product, and so can be reserved to "boost" particular generations desirability. I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't any "software" level enhancements to the 5000 series, just their standard performance uplift, an increase in VRAM capacity (5090 topping out at 32GB), and the new Displayport standard, all to promote and focus on 8K/120Hz and 4k/240Hz gaming. They set the stage for it with the motion interpolation tech. in the 4000 series.