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Why can't they just focus on improving manufacturing output and satisfy both markets by having enough supply?
by varispeed 3y ago
Why can't they just focus on improving manufacturing output and satisfy both markets by having enough supply?
- sp332 3y agoFabs cost a lot of money and take a lot of time to build.
- diggan 3y agoBecause then they are committing the mortal sin of capitalism: leaving money on the table. They artificially segment the market because "pro" users are willing to pay almost 10k for a good card. So why not offer just that?
- nolok 3y agoBecause people who do AI are willing to pay several k€ per card, gamers are hitting a wall before 1k€. It's the same cards, only the vram change, and the vram is "cheap" to add, comparatively of the total price. So now you have gamers who are pissed off at their 4060 Ti or 4070 Ti barely having enough vram for 1440p at modern quality of gaming, and AI enthousiast wondering why buy they "pro" card when a 4090 is not even 2k€. essentially, they're trying to virtually segment a market that is not segmented, to take advantage of the much higher buying power in one of the segment.