Comment on We all deserve better than this
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 day agoFor years now the prices on this year’s latest cards are so high that I don’t know who buys them. I can afford to spend $1000 but I never would when I can probably get 85% of the performance for $250.
bassomitron@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Out of curiosity, what GPU is getting 85% of a 5080’s performance at $250? Genuine question.
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That was genuinely pulled out of my ass. Not a benchmark comparison. It’s just my perception that cards only get incrementally better each year, but “this year’s card” is always wildly expensive. Few games actually demand the very latest and greatest, so I don’t know why people would ever pay the premium for the latest and greatest.
bassomitron@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Ah, gotcha. I haven’t been looking for GPUs for a few years now, so I was low-key excited that there was actually a deal that good.
But yeah, I agree that the last couple gens of flagship GPUs are vastly overkill for 95% of games.
50_centavos@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
What games are the 5% that need a 5090 to enjoy? I can run any game on the market right now at a minimum 1080p 60fps on my 3060.
balder1991@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
And the same applies to smartphones since a while ago.