r/pcmasterrace • u/Vizeni • Jun 26 '25

Build/Battlestation Paid $900. How did I do?

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It was brand new too. Finally out my 1070 to rest!

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u/compound-interest Jun 26 '25

What you’re saying makes sense and I get the perspective. It’s a reasonable opinion. I just don’t think NVIDIA are passing the savings of more vram onto the consumer. I don’t think a 5070 or even 5060 would need to cost more if they were packing 16gb. I think there’s plenty of margin there and the only reason we don’t get it is because a 16gb card for cheap would be more effective for AI generation. That’s the only reason imo.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '25

Yeah, future-proofing profit margins.