When will gpu prices return to normal.

[80-watt Hamster]

Must. Buy. Flagship!

Honestly maybe never. This has really messed up the market.

Funny thing; if you're into flagships, this isn't a bad time to buy. High-end pricing is more-or-less in line with historical norms. It's the midrange and lower stuff that's all jacked up.

 

[Arco]

Funny thing; if you're into flagships, this isn't a bad time to buy. High-end pricing is more-or-less in line with historical norms. It's the midrange and lower stuff that's all jacked up.

I'm waiting a bit longer so might as well buy a new flagship.

 

[BlaezaLite]

The card that I wanted (a Powercolour 6800 Fighter) has now dropped to £499. Just that now I don't have the dough for it and have to hope and pray it doesn't sell out.

 

[Valantar]

Funny thing; if you're into flagships, this isn't a bad time to buy. High-end pricing is more-or-less in line with historical norms. It's the midrange and lower stuff that's all jacked up.

Uhm, the $699 1080 Ti wants a word...

 

[AnotherReader]

Uhm, the $699 1080 Ti wants a word...

And the $649 980 Ti, $699 780 Ti, $550 290X, $500 GTX 580, $500 GTX 480, $379 5870, and the $400 GTX 285 would like to weigh in too.

 

[80-watt Hamster]

Uhm, the $699 1080 Ti wants a word...

And the ... $699 780 Ti ...

I'll admit that it's definitely on the high side of what could be considered "historical norm". However, one can buy a 6900 XT for that $699 right now. 3080 ti is another Benjamin-and-a-half, it's true. But we're still dealing with the RTX tax that showed up with the $999 2080 ti.

 

[BlaezaLite]

6900XT is 700$... Cheapest 6900XT in uk is £750. Makes me sick.

 

[thelawnet]

Funny thing; if you're into flagships, this isn't a bad time to buy. High-end pricing is more-or-less in line with historical norms. It's the midrange and lower stuff that's all jacked up.

Who was ever into flagships that are about to be made obsolete?

These are two year old cards, a 3090 Ti at $1150 will be matched by a 4070 at like $499.

Where I am, a 6500 XT is $160, a 6600 is $250, I guess you'd get the $90 back at resale, not to mention the better performance right now, so that's really the only card I'd consider worth buying at the moment (in that - it works, it's not too expensive, you can't lose any more than $250 on it). Spending $1000+ for a card that burns 450W during an era of insane power prices is just about the worst thing you could do.

 

[A Computer Guy]

Where I am, a 6500 XT is $160, a 6600 is $250,

$250 doesn't seem too bad a price currently

 

[80-watt Hamster]

Who was ever into flagships that are about to be made obsolete?

These are two year old cards, a 3090 Ti at $1150 will be matched by a 4070 at like $499.

Where I am, a 6500 XT is $160, a 6600 is $250, I guess you'd get the $90 back at resale, not to mention the better performance right now, so that's really the only card I'd consider worth buying at the moment (in that - it works, it's not too expensive, you can't lose any more than $250 on it). Spending $1000+ for a card that burns 450W during an era of insane power prices is just about the worst thing you could do.

Flagship cards don't make a ton of sense in the first place. And I'll believe 3090 ti performance from a 4070 for $500 when it happens, and not before. You can't even get a 3070 for $500.

You're bang on about the 6600. It (and maybe the 6600 XT) is about the best deal going right now.

 

[thelawnet]

Flagship cards don't make a ton of sense in the first place.

True, but the point is to buy them when they are new and be the best for 2 years, not buy them when they are about to be superseded by something faster, cheaper and more efficient.

 

[mb194dc]

6900XT is 700$... Cheapest 6900XT in uk is £750. Makes me sick.

Was £699 at OCUK week or two ago. They've increased £50 it seems.

Will go lower again soon I think though.

 

[BlaezaLite]

Was £699 at OCUK week or two ago. They've increased £50 it seems.

Will go lower again soon I think though.

Going to get a 6800 for 500. More than double the power of my 1660 super and should keep me happy for a few years.

 

[wheresmycar]

When will gpu prices return to normal.​

When cash opulent big spenders stop throwing chunks of that dosh at expensive high performance graphics cards

When someone stops the worlds powers from encouraging the crypto craze

When the gaming community comes together with one voice... and at any launch/pre-launch doesn't buy a single card until prices drop lol (wouldn't that be nice)

When gamers just settle with 720p on low settings and call it a day

... basically never!

 

[ARF]

When gamers just settle with 720p on low settings and call it a day

This is for sure never.
I settle with 2160p medium-high

 

[wheresmycar]

This is for sure never.
I settle with 2160p medium-high

funny thing is... i invested in a 1440p 144hz panel, and immediately after the GPU market hit a frenzy with never ending increase in price. Even SLI got thrown into the trash can (only remnants remained). No regrets though my then invested 1080 TI lasted me a life time and i dont think I can ever go back after going 1440p

 

[BlaezaLite]

After getting an rx6800, I'm going 1440p too. Although could the 6800 do some 4k 60?

 

[ARF]

After getting an rx6800, I'm going 1440p too. Although could the 6800 do some 4k 60?

Probably 2160p@60, even 2160p@100-120..

 

[_JP_]

When the gaming community comes together with one voice... and at any launch/pre-launch doesn't buy a single card until prices drop lol (wouldn't that be nice)

First you have to define what a "gaming community" is and then...you realize need a great overlord ruler to actually stop the community from placing the €/$/£/§/etc on the hardware.

 

[ARF]

First you have to define what a "gaming community" is and then...you realize need a great overlord ruler to actually stop the community from placing the €/$/£/§/etc on the hardware.

The gaming community consists of all those who describe themselves as gamers and buy graphics cards to play games.

 

[Valantar]

The gaming community consists of all those who describe themselves as gamers and buy graphics cards to play games.

And is a "community" only in the broadest possible sense of the word. The idea of any kind of broad-reaching, effective organization among said "community" is utterly utopian.

 

[cvaldes]

The gaming community consists of all those who describe themselves as gamers and buy graphics cards to play games.

LOL, right...

Look at gaming from the gaming industry perspective: hardware and software creators who collect the revenue.

First of all, the notion of sticking a discrete graphics card into a PC is pretty new. PC gaming was the new kid on the block. There was already a nascent console gaming industry in 1981 when the IBM PC debuted which didn't have a portfolio of games when it launched but things like VisiCalc, WordStar, etc.

Which leads us to the first device type that you missed: console gaming. NES debuted in 1983. Even today, console gaming generates revenue comparable to PC gaming.

The next gaming device category you missed is mobile console. By itself, this is not a big category but it is still significant when today's primary player is Nintendo Switch Lite and the earlier 3DS. They've sold over 120 million units of the more powerful Nintendo Switch (which is tabulated under Home Console gaming as is the Switch Online service).

But there's one more device category...

Source: https://www.data.ai/en/insights/mobile-gaming/2022-gaming-spotlight-report/

See anything you missed?

Do you think the gaming industry doesn't include mobile gaming as part of the community?

Your definition of the gaming community wasn't right twenty years ago and it's even more incorrect today.

Some people can't see the forest for the trees.

I occasionally watch people play games on Twitch and I'm not savvy enough to instantaneously figure out what device the streamer is gaming on. Sometimes it's obvious (Nintendo exclusive titles like the Zelda games), sometimes it's not (Elden Ring or Minecraft for example). If someone configured their iPad to output video, I doubt if I could tell that either from a quick glance.

But regardless of the device the game code is running on, it's all gaming. As a Twitch spectator, it makes no difference to me.

Trust me, AMD doesn't think about gaming as just the people who buy Radeon cards. They'd also include those who buy PS5 and Xbox X/S now.

And Nvidia doesn't think about gaming as just the people who buy GeForce cards. They'd also include Nintendo Switch owners.

And Intel certainly acknowledges the presence of gaming even though their involvement was mostly CPUs and integrated GPUs until a few months ago.

And add companies like Meta/Facebook, Alphabet/Google, Apple, Netflix, Amazon, and others to those whose often large gaming revenue inflows come heavily from mobile platforms.

Do you think EA only thinks of "gaming community" as those individuals who download the PC version of a game from Origin? Like FIFA?

 

[ARF]

LOL, right...

nonsense

You have to turn to another user, not me.

 

[outpt]

Sumbitch I couldn’t wait any longer for prices to return to normal. My backup gpu took a dirt nap and went to gpu heaven(trash can). So I bought a evga 3080ftw3 ultra that was 832.65 cents. Geez this is ridiculous.

 

[Vario]

There seemed to be a ton of graphics cards at my local microcenter. I think there is a supply glut looming, for now.