GPU - Old vs. New Price Discussions

[wizardofid]

Yup still 3k more then launch but better then it has been.

Not likely they will still hold a bit more, before any sell off, if it crashes more we might see a panic sell ensue......which would be best news ever

 

[Lupus]

Still a tiny bit more expensive than I would like (this would have been closer to 8k in 2019), but finally starting to look a bit more reasonable.

https://www.wootware.co.za/xfx-radeon-rx-6600-xt-speedster-swft-210-core-rx-66xt8dfdq-8gb-gddr6-128-bit-pci-e-4-0-desktop-graphics-card.html

It would've yeah, my 2060 super was R7k end of 2019. R1300 drop in 17 days

 

[airborne]

Still a tiny bit more expensive than I would like (this would have been closer to 8k in 2019), but finally starting to look a bit more reasonable.

https://www.wootware.co.za/xfx-radeon-rx-6600-xt-speedster-swft-210-core-rx-66xt8dfdq-8gb-gddr6-128-bit-pci-e-4-0-desktop-graphics-card.html

But isn't a 128bit entry level card for near R10K still ridiculous?

 

[Lupus]

But isn't a 128bit entry level card for near R10K still ridiculous?

It is indeed, but when you've got 2/3 year old cards going at the same price?

 

[DTBA]

It is indeed, but when you've got 2/3 year old cards going at the same price?

1080ti R10k XD no warranty

 

[airborne]

It is indeed, but when you've got 2/3 year old cards going at the same price?

True, the secondhand market is waaaay overpriced.

1080ti R10k XD no warranty

But a 1080ti is an absolute beast and will smoke that card. They also go for closer to R8k at the moment because I've been looking the last week.

 

[DTBA]

True, the secondhand market is waaaay overpriced.But a 1080ti is an absolute beast and will smoke that card. They also go for closer to R8k at the moment because I've been looking the last week.

I am not sure I would agree on the Smoke part.

They tend to trade blows

 

[airborne]

I am not sure I would agree on the Smoke part.

They tend to trade blows
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How can that be, the 1080ti is 384bit and has probably double the cores?

It doesn't have tensor cores and has slower memory but still

 

[DTBA]

How can that be, the 1080ti is 384bit and has probably double the cores?

It doesn't have tensor cores and has slower memory but still

You can go check few places I made the same checks. I really want a new card but 10k is my budget limit

 

[airborne]

Interesting, maybe it's the much higher clock speeds:
1600 MHz vs 2815 MHz
The 1080ti destroys it in just about everything else, the memory bandwidth for instance is 484.4 GB/s vs 144.0 GB/s

 

[johnjm]

You can go check few places I made the same checks. I really want a new card but 10k is my budget limit

Why not a 1660 super or ti?

 

[Lupus]

Why not a 1660 super or ti?

I have the ti, it's in my secondary machine, it's not to bad.

 

[VettieOriginal]

I have the ti, it's in my secondary machine, it's not to bad.

I also had the 1660 and i loved myne it still plasy AA games but i waned 144fps on most games and went for the 3060ti

 

[Lupus]

I also had the 1660 and i loved myne it still plasy AA games but i waned 144fps on most games and went for the 3060ti

I wanted to be able to do 1440p even it was just above 60 so I went with a 2060 super at the time, the 1660ti does handle 1080p over 60 at least.

 

[VettieOriginal]

I wanted to be able to do 1440p even it was just above 60 so I went with a 2060 super at the time, the 1660ti does handle 1080p over 60 at least.

yes i was also preparing for the 1440p and that is why i gpt the 3060ti just need to get the 1440p screens do lol

 

[airborne]

You can go check few places I made the same checks. I really want a new card but 10k is my budget limit

I just tried Lara Croft 20th anniversary on my 1070ti and it ran 4k max detail and it ran flawlessly, a bit of an old game but I can't see a 1080ti letting you down.

All else being equal what are the real world advantages of the newer RTX/XT vs GTX cards?

 

[PhireSide]

I just tried Lara Croft 20th anniversary on my 1070ti and it ran 4k max detail and it ran flawlessly, a bit of an old game but I can't see a 1080ti letting you down.

All else being equal what are the real world advantages of the newer RTX/XT vs GTX cards?

Tray Racing is one of them. Pardon my dyslexia

 

[_kabal_]

I just tried Lara Croft 20th anniversary on my 1070ti and it ran 4k max detail and it ran flawlessly, a bit of an old game but I can't see a 1080ti letting you down.

All else being equal what are the real world advantages of the newer RTX/XT vs GTX cards?

DLSS?

 

[DTBA]

I just tried Lara Croft 20th anniversary on my 1070ti and it ran 4k max detail and it ran flawlessly, a bit of an old game but I can't see a 1080ti letting you down.

All else being equal what are the real world advantages of the newer RTX/XT vs GTX cards?

The warranty . Only reason I would buy a new card when 2 cards perform the same.

Also living in the Kalahari has some issues with meeting face 2 face. Sure I buy lot of second hand stuff and let them courier to me... But buying R10k worth of stuff makes me uneasy

Don't get me wrong if the 1080ti was like 5k ... then yea sure

 

[PhireSide]

The warranty . Only reason I would buy a new card when 2 cards perform the same.

Also living in the Kalahari has some issues with meeting face 2 face. Sure I buy lot of second hand stuff and let them courier to me... But buying R10k worth of stuff makes me uneasy

Don't get me wrong if the 1080ti was like 5k ... then yea sure

Considering a new 1080ti way back then was what, R11k new?

I think I paid R6k for my Zotac 1070 from @Gtx Gaming back in 2017/2018, back when we thought prices were still 'good'