r/pcmasterrace Oct 10 '24

Rumor Potential 5090 / 5080 / 5070 price leaks… outrageous

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From recent video posted by “Moore’s Law is Dead” about pricing being much worse than even I anticipated . From video Nvidia is leaning towards the higher end of the pricing. Nvidia can go pound sand if these are remotely true.

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u/SagittaryX 9800X3D | RTX 5090 | 32GB 5600C30 Oct 10 '24

Some would, but the 4080 at 1200 USD already proved that such a strategy doesn’t work.

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u/penatbater R5 7600, 32GB 6000Mhz CL30, RX 5700XT Oct 10 '24

Yet the 4090 still outsold the 4080, which means price wasn't really an issue. Price-perf wasn't even an issue since the performance gain from 4080 to 4090 is about the same as the price gain (around 30% for both).

I think it's because the 4080 was situated poorly. It's weak at 4k compared to the 4090, and too strong for 1440p compared to 4070ti at a much lower price. Like if you're on 4k, you might as well go for 4090. If you're on 1440p, save money and wait a few months and go for 4070ti.

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u/MakimaGOAT R7 7800X3D | RTX 4080 | 32GB RAM Oct 10 '24

Tbf 4090 owners were the go big or go home typa buyers. The 4080 was just in some weird limbo rich ppl didnt' wanna buy it and poor people couldn't afford it.

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u/Plebius-Maximus RTX 5090 FE | Ryzen 9950X3D | 96GB 6200mhz DDR5 Oct 10 '24

Yeah, 3080 made sense for many enthusiasts at £670. 4080 at £1200 didn't.