new Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 cards released
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I'm mostly offended by the part where you point out that you're using Klipsch for your couch gaming when much better quality components exist at that insane price point. It's like buying a Ferrari when an Audi will school it in the playground at half the price.I knew that post was going to open a can of worms
So in the end, with some of the prices they want for this, depending on use case, I can get more entertainment for my dollar across use cases based on money spent in my situation and the way I play games now. And believe me, my Xbox One X doesn't get a lot of the play time because the games aren't anywhere close. But, like Spronk says, for RDR 2 it may get to be the go to platform * If * the extra horsepower is taken advantage of.
The RTX is just the GTX on a smaller fab process at a slightly higher clock. They're adding whistles to their bells. Sure, it'll perform better than a 1080 due to a smaller fab process, using lower power, lower heat, but they're adding additional shit to fill out the transistor count when they could just double the core count for a much higher end result. If said toys take off, it might make a difference, but just like PhysX, it's likely to just be another experiment in graphical functionality that maybe two games take advantage of.
That said, it's a good time to buy a 1080Ti if you're behind on hardware.
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I'll also say if it differentiates itself significantly in any way from the mining community, I'm all for it. If anything, I see code compilers looking to abuse the new ray tracing pipelines to squeeze out compute cycles for digital gold. But again, we'll see.
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To further your point, it's the first generation of a "new tech" without proven capacity on existing pipelines. That they've even released a new product will help saturate the market when it has been stagnant as fuck for so long, allowing existing product to flow back into consumer hands. PC architecture is so far ahead of gaming design at this point, the top end has been pretty irrelevant save for those in extreme circumstances (high resolution, VR, etc). Meanwhile the mobile gaming industry is so strong they could give a fuck about an extra few fps on games they're not selling...
Slow progress on monitor tech has been slowing things down as well. It takes years for new tech to get refined, and then even more years to become mainstream, then even more just to become affordable for your average Joe. 1080p gaming at this point is attainable by even the lower end cards. A nice bump into affordable 4k/high refresh monitors would help spur demand for more performance if it was more widespread.
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Yeah what the hell is with there being no cheap options for 4k/high refresh monitors?
What is this $2000 monstrosity and why is it my only option?
ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQ 27" 4K UHD 144Hz DP HDMI G-SYNC HDR Aura Sync Gaming Monitor with Eye Care - Newegg.com
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And it's probably a panel that has numerous issues similar to the shitty AHVA ones we're saddled with if we want 1440p/144hz IPS. It will be a decade before we see a good affordable selection of similar spec monitors like that 4k one.
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ray tracing is very badly optimized in that game right now i wouldn't be so sure of that as a baseline
also dlss is a bigger deal, less talked about, not comparable to hair thingy.
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It sounds pretty amazing...on paper. I'm very interested to see real world results on it.
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This is the right attitude toward any machine-learning approach.
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It's a guesstimation, but one I don't think is too far off if you look at how long it takes for the various monitor techs to penetrate the market. The 1440p/144hz IPS panels for example are the same panel that has been around for years, are still plagued with various issues, and still pretty damn pricey all things considered. Mind you I'm speaking of mass availability in relation to it being a common enough component in people's systems to actually encourage more GPU power. The vast majority of PC gamers are still using 1080[/60hz, which doesn't exactly encourage a hard push except for marketing purposes.
Something like 3 years for there to be at least 3 4k/144hz options, with another 3 for refinement/more panels, and then 3 for significantly lower prices isn't too far fetched IMO.
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And remember, this is the asshole you are dealing with when they wanted people to continue buying 1080's and 1080ti's.
Nvidia CEO says next gaming GPU announcement won’t be for ‘a long time’
I guess a LONG TIME means 8 weeks when they already knew when they were announcing AND shipping.
This guy is a shit bag.
Nvidia CEO says next gaming GPU announcement won’t be for ‘a long time’
I guess a LONG TIME means 8 weeks when they already knew when they were announcing AND shipping.
This guy is a shit bag.
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Don't think eight weeks is a long time? Try holding your breath! 30 seconds from now, eight weeks is going to seem REALLY long.
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