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Well sure, current generation mid-range performs like previous generation high end. That's a tech product truism. > they are just reselling the same computing
by colonelspace 2y ago
Well sure, current generation mid-range performs like previous generation high end. That's a tech product truism.
> they are just reselling the same computing capacity as they have been for the last ten years
I'm not 100% sure what you're trying to say here, but as far as I can tell a 4090 offers quite a bit more "computing capacity" than a Titan RTX, and that's just over five years ago.
> RTX 4060 is a RTX 2080
Probably, but I just put one in a small desktop for $280, not the $700 a 2080 cost new. So, yeah they're selling the same stuff, it just costs less.
- drtgh 2y ago>I'm not 100% sure what you're trying to say here What I'm trying to say is that they're deceiving customers year after year about costs and computing capacity. It was supporting my comment six messages above: >>> But this generation of video cards provides a couple of other justifications for the purchase - it will allow them to run uncensored ML stacks locally >> It does not. They will/are reselling exactly the same graphics cards that have been sold for the last ten years; the same computing capacity (and a modest increase for their top model), with very limited RAM, at very high prices.
- colonelspace 2y ago> they're deceiving customers year after year about costs and computing capacity > a modest increase for their top model ... limited RAM, at very high prices Yes, I see your point, and agree. There are far too many products in the range, and the consumer cards seem to be intentionally hampered to protect their professional / studio card business. eg. huge unnecessary 3-slot cooling arrangement on 3090/4090.