Unscientific graphics card value analysis

[80-watt Hamster]

This is a QnD chart of VERY roughly-estimated eBay US ASPs versus estimated performance relative to an RTX 2080 according to TPU's database. Range is arbitrary based on what I feel can be considered a reasonable amount of money to spend on a graphics card. The further the bar is below the line, the better the deal.

EDIT: A couple things I find interesting: The clustering of the 1660, Fury X and 980 ti coupled with how far under the curve those three are, that the 6600/XT and 2060 look like the best p/p deals between three and six hundred bones, and how far the 3050 is above the curve. Take all this with the appropriate sprinkling of salt.

 

[WhitetailAni]

I'm curious, why are we not including lower budget cards such as the 1050 Ti or the 970?

 

[eidairaman1]

This is a QnD chart of VERY roughly-estimated eBay US ASPs versus estimated performance relative to an RTX 2080 according to TPU's database. Range is arbitrary based on what I feel can be considered a reasonable amount of money to spend on a graphics card. The further the bar is below the line, the better the deal.

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So technically it would make Vega parts sought after then, same with RX 5700+

 

[80-watt Hamster]

I'm curious, why are we not including lower budget cards such as the 1050 Ti or the 970?

As mentioned, range is arbitrary, and the chart probably has too many data points already. It would definitely make sense to go at least a bit further down to catch the 6500 XT or even 1650, but that's the bottom of what one can get new that is also generally considered acceptable as a gaming card in 2022. That would also pull in the 1060, Polaris and Hawaii families, chips that lots of folks (raises hand) are still soldiering on with.

Also, I whipped the chart up while procrastinatingon break at work.

So technically it would make Vega parts sought after then, same with RX 5700+

Yeah; what's interesting to me is that Vega 56 and 64 sell in the same range.

 

[eidairaman1]

As mentioned, range is arbitrary, and the chart probably has too many data points already. It would definitely make sense to go at least a bit further down to catch the 6500 XT or even 1650, but that's the bottom of what one can get new that is also generally considered acceptable as a gaming card in 2022. That would also pull in the 1060, Polaris and Hawaii families, chips that lots of folks (raises hand) are still soldiering on with.

Also, I whipped the chart up while procrastinatingon break at work.



Yeah; what's interesting to me is that Vega 56 and 64 sell in the same range.

Probably because of cross flashing, mpt

 

[80-watt Hamster]

So here's the lower end of the market. Prices are again my best attempt at something resembling and average. Some sell for significantly lower than this. NOTE: All Polaris family prices are for 4GB versions. Maxwell is included, despite end of support, for comparison's sake, and also because this would be a very AMD-heavy chart otherwise. GCN, Kepler and below are excluded. RX 590 chosen as baseline because it followed the line on the 2080-based chart. Chart looks different because Google Sheets instead of Excel.

Fun observations: Polaris continues to put up a strong showing (AMD really nailed it with those chips, IMO), as does high-end Maxwell. 1650 basically makes no sense at all given the small price gap to the 1650S. Price difference between RX 460 and 560 is confusing.

 

[eidairaman1]

So here's the lower end of the market. Prices are again my best attempt at something resembling and average. Some sell for significantly lower than this. NOTE: All Polaris family prices are for 4GB versions. Maxwell is included, despite end of support, for comparison's sake, and also because this would be a very AMD-heavy chart otherwise. GCN, Kepler and below are excluded. RX 590 chosen as baseline because it followed the line on the 2080-based chart. Chart looks different because Google Sheets instead of Excel.

Fun observations: Polaris continues to put up a strong showing (AMD really nailed it with those chips, IMO), as does high-end Maxwell. 1650 basically makes no sense at all given the small price gap to the 1650S. Price difference between RX 460 and 560 is confusing.

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You probably find more rx 590s bnib than 580s/70s now

 

[80-watt Hamster]

You probably find more rx 590s bnib than 580s/70s now

I think 590s skew higher because they're all 8GB. [4,5][70,80] can sell for approaching (or exceeding!) USD300 with 8GB.

 

[eidairaman1]

I think 590s skew higher because they're all 8GB. [4,5][70,80] can sell for approaching (or exceeding!) USD300 with 8GB.

Makes you wonder about 8G R9 290Xs, 390s, 390Xs (All 8Gs)