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0 pointskllrnohj2y ago0 comments

Since crypto has crashed so much and most of these are borderline useless for AI/ML, there's not likely to be too much of an issue. The MSRP is already massively marked up.

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alyandon2y ago· 4 in thread

Considering the poor generational performance uplift the original 4000 series cards had vs the 3000 series - it almost seems like these super variants are what nVidia should have originally launched. :-/

ziml772y ago

Poor performance uplift? The 4080 is significantly faster than the 3090 with much lower power consumption!

kllrnohjOP2y ago

The 4080/4090 are outliers of the generation though unfortunately, and also are themselves still a rather typical generational gain at that.

Most of the rest of the 40xx stack was either unexpectedly slow or unexpectedly expensive (or both), such that performance per dollar stayed flat or regressed

beebeepka2y ago

It's not always faster than the 3090, let alone "significantly", except in very specific resolutions and games.

here's a review from a traditionally pro intel and nvidia outlet: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-f...

tagrun2y ago

Raw performance per dollar (after including inflation adjustment) has stagnated in 40 Series. A similar thing happened in 20 Series.

SUPER series has been a response to rival products offering better raw performance/price released afterwards.

Power consumption is a separate issue which may or may not be a concern depending on where you live.

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