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[Hoddi]

May have to finance my final gpu at this rate. I wouldn't mind it. I just don't feel like throwing out 3grand of more for a gpu. I've been buying gpus for around 30 years. These are unprecedented times.

I see it a bit differently. While the price difference is huge then the actual practical difference between a $600 and $2000 GPU has never been smaller.

Like, sure, if you want to drive a 4k240 monitor then a 5090 might be worth it. But if you're only running a 1440p monitor then you can basically just buy whatever because you won't notice much difference between a 5070 and 5080 with VRR. I bought a 5080 at launch and I'm still kicking myself that I didn't wait for the 9070 XT reviews because I would 100% have bought one instead.

My 5080 might be faster but would I have noticed the difference between 140fps and 180fps or whatever? The answer is simply no.

 

[Gaiff]

I see it a bit differently. While the price difference is huge then the actual practical difference between a $600 and $2000 GPU has never been smaller.

Like, sure, if you want to drive a 4k240 monitor then a 5090 might be worth it. But if you're only running a 1440p monitor then you can basically just buy whatever because you won't notice much difference between a 5070 and 5080 with VRR. I bought a 5080 at launch and I'm still kicking myself that I didn't wait for the 9070 XT reviews because I would 100% have bought one instead.

My 5080 might be faster but would I have noticed the difference between 140fps and 180fps or whatever? The answer is simply no.

If you wanna leverage high quality ray tracing at high frame rates and resolutions, that little 9070 XT won't do. You don't need 4K240 to justify a 5090.

 

[Hoddi]

If you wanna leverage high quality ray tracing at high frame rates and resolutions, that little 9070 XT won't do. You don't need 4K240 to justify a 5090.

Sure, but that's only a small handful of games. Same argument applies to the 5070 Ti for that matter. I would also have bought that instead of my 5080 if I'd known how small the difference was.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

It's not unprecedented when recalling old school SGIs' prices.

US$1999 in 2025 is like US$1000 in 1992.

US$3000 in 2025 is like US$1500 in 1992.

Without competition against level 4090/5090 SKUs, NVIDIA is acting more like SGI.

No. The way these prices unfolded is not normal. I won't go into it, though... because I have been drinking a little.

 

[nemiroff]

I felt like I didn't need a 5090 (I have a 4090 in another computer). But my 4K 240Hz display is glad we got one anyway. It's a beast.

 

[peish]

Looking at how apple made gen on gen uplift to their a17p - a18p - a19p all on the same tsmc 3nm

I can see a 6090 doing 180% better than 5090 in 2027!

 

[Haint]

No. The way these prices unfolded is not normal. I won't go into it, though... because I have been drinking a little.

A very large portion (if not majority) of the demand (and accordingly prices) for the 4090 and 5090 weren't driven by #Gamers. They've been driven up by companies who run AI server farms that sell hourly or per-generation access to 4090/5090's for generative AI, as well as individual AI prosumers and hobbyists. They're the only truly useful consumer cards for AI because of their VRAM pools.