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PC Gamer Chat Log Episode 57: Who is your favorite character from Fallout, season 1?
Why doesn't anyone update their graphics cards?
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Colif
Moderator
if only i could read the video...
Do I need an upgrade? I am only using an RX 7900 XT? Is it too old now? 5 months old... time flies, guess I do.
Do I need an upgrade? I am only using an RX 7900 XT? Is it too old now? 5 months old... time flies, guess I do.
my wifes rig is running a 1080ti and a 4790k and still doing pretty darn good even if its going to be unusable in 2025 literally
Brian Boru
Moderator
Only people I've heard asking this are the GPU and graphics card manufacturers, plus a few high-end game devs. Do you know of any others?
Me too. It's ta-raa… people are not generally idiots. There are only a small percentage willing to spend more on a graphics card than they've ever spent on a full PC build.
There are of course a few who have the spare cash, for whom this doesn't apply.
I should probably make a video about this…
Got a 3080. With the way prices are now, I am not going to upgrade my gpu for a very long time.
Myself as well. My 3080 runs everything I need it too, generally on a mix of high & ultra when those types of graphics settings are available in a game. I don't see the 4060s, 4070s, or even the 4080 as being enough of a technological leap to warrant an upgrade. And the 4090 is just stupidly expensive; I refuse to pay that kind of money for a graphics card. I'll being pushing my 3080 for several more years.
Will I be able to read it?
Colif
Moderator
Brian might use big text so maybe
this starting to feel like elderly abuse... I might change the subject...
Nvidia ignoring GPU market because they making ludicrous profits on AI is bad news for most people who want a new GPU that doesn't cost as much as their PC, and who don't know other makers actually make GPU... as Nvidia just reduce number made instead of reducing prices. Its only when they stop making a killing on AI that they might update cards. I don't expect much from any low end 50 series cards... the 5090 will be amazing but also cost as much as you could buy a car for when I was a kid. Nvidia GPU division losing 38% last year but when you can sell 1 system for 200k USD, who cares about selling 4060 TI.
AMD not much better, hard to say since they only announced top end and possibly bottom end of their current line up. They too making money off AI but they haven't got the same type of products as Nvidia, they can sell CPU as well.
Intel are 3rd GPU maker and their cards are getting better. They good at RT, but will always lack years of optimisations for older games released years before they made cards
Currently their cards are competing for low end of market
Brian Boru
Moderator
Huh, what?
How serious a problem do you think that could be? Wouldn't the cards being in newer rigs counteract old optimization issues?
CParsons
Staff member
Sarafan
Community Contributor
Me too...
GPUs are getting expensive, but I wouldn't count this will change in the future. It's quite the opposite. There's no reason to think that in the long term the prices will be more affordable in average. We have inflation not deflation and a potential military conflict in Taiwan. Of course if someone has GeForce RTX 3080, there's almost no reason to do an upgrade now. But when the next generation is released it may be advisable if you want to play in decent graphics quality. But it won't be cheaper for sure...
PCG Dash
Staff member
Every time I need a new GPU I buy an entire new computer instead because opening them to fit new parts is scary.
Colif
Moderator
That seems excessive.
not everyone buys brand new PC to just play new games. Some of us like to see what performance difference you get on older games, and always assume it will be better on new PC... and post about it on forums if it doesn't.
Depends on what the changes made were as to how well Intel cards will run I guess.
That's what my dad does when his storage is full, just buys a new computer with bigger storage and moves over some documents.
PCG Dash
Staff member
To be fair, I have managed to get quite a bit of mileage out of both my machines so far!That seems excessive.
I was using a GTX 970 from 2014 up until 2022, by which point everything in that machine was truly on its last legs and therefore much easier to just replace entirely.
Colif
Moderator
That makes sense but my last few pc have had more than one Gpu in them. Current one has had two, it's only two years old so it is too soon.
Zloth
Community Contributor
Come to think of it, "time for a new PC" and "time for a new graphics card" have been coinciding for me lately, too.
I upgraded a few months ago, but to a previous generation card. Currently this generation cards are either
But if your playing at 1440p there still is nothing this generation that is worthwile.
- top end and way too expensive
- mid range, too expensive, underpowered and underspecced.
- lower range, too expensive and underspecced (really 8gb on a 4060ti???)
- yet to be released (and will probably be too expensive...)
But if your playing at 1440p there still is nothing this generation that is worthwile.
Looks like graphics cards are on a serious downward trend:
Hopefully this will stimulate more innovation and releases in the budget and mid-tier areas. I can't say I'm surprised people aren't buying 4090s in droves.
Hopefully this will stimulate more innovation and releases in the budget and mid-tier areas. I can't say I'm surprised people aren't buying 4090s in droves.
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