![]() ![]() It was just spoiled by the massive spike in GPU prices. So, I'd me much happier spending $720 on the RTX 3080 than $1,000-plus on the new AMD boards.Īt launch in 2020, the RTX 3080 looked like a killer proposition. ![]() Meanwhile, the RTX 3080 is still a beast for plain old raster games. My bet is that an RX 7900 XT or XTX will barely be any better, if it is indeed any better, for playing games with ray tracing than an RTX 3080. How much does ray tracing really matter? Is it obvious when it's enabled versus disabled in a given game? I'll admit, I'm not confident I can always tell the difference.Īnd yet I still find it very hard to compute the notion of paying a thousand dollars for a GPU with an obvious performance weakness. The whole ray tracing thing is admittedly a bit of a nightmare. AMD puts the improvement at 1.5x to 1.6x versus RDNA 2's acutely weak ray tracing performance. Assuming you can buy them, and they don't sell out in a matter of minutes.Įven by AMD's own claims, the new RDNA 3 architecture has substandard ray tracing performance. And there's a decent chance they'll sell for well beyond those figures for several months after launch. ![]() But, hello? Even at MSRP, they are $899 and $999 cards respectively. The internet has been alight with predictions that AMD's new boards will tear Nvidia apart thanks to their keen price-performance proposition. I still find it very hard to compute the notion of paying a thousand dollars for a GPU with an obvious performance weakness.Īs for AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 7900 XT and XTX boards, they're simply not doing it for me. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |