If you're going to spend that kind of money i would never buy the reference cards. No idea why they did this, but seems smart to me. Leave customers better off for their money

Bomby569If you're going to spend that kind of money i would never buy the reference cards. No idea why they did this, but seems smart to me. Leave customers better off for their money

If you're gonna spend that much on a 7900 XTX why even buy a 7900 XTX at that point, may as well buy a 4080 or make the jump for the 4090.

After EVGA scandal where we found out how little money they make from GPU's i guess they are not in a hurry to waste time with Amd, isn't it enough they wasted time with RTX 4080's ? after the scalpers wave all is quiet.

JojaIf you're gonna spend that much on a 7900 XTX why even buy a 7900 XTX at that point, may as well buy a 4080 or make the jump for the 4090.

Seems only logical?

JojaIf you're gonna spend that much on a 7900 XTX why even buy a 7900 XTX at that point, may as well buy a 4080 or make the jump for the 4090.

Unless you really want RT, the 4080 is terrible value for money.

let's say your into FPS, why settle for 4090's mirerable 4k when you can have unlimited k and all rays traced and join the army

The KingSeems only logical?

Did you intentionally misunderstand my comment to make that meme?
"if you're gonna spend that much on a 7900 XTX" keyword "A" meaning that particular MSI 7900 XTX model, it would be pretty much the same price as an RTX 4080 with pretty much negligible differences in raster, but much worse RT, QoL stuff, power etc

JojaDid you intentionally misunderstand my comment to make that meme?
"if you're gonna spend that much on a 7900 XTX" keyword "A" meaning that particular MSI 7900 XTX model, it would be pretty much the same price as an RTX 4080 with pretty much negligible differences in raster, but much worse RT, QoL stuff, power etc

So apples to oranges with an upcharged 7900xtx and reference 4080? just take the L lol

Bomby569If you're going to spend that kind of money i would never buy the reference cards

It depends, the nvidia reference models currently are very interesting imo and in the case of amd from what i've seen so far the reference boards are the only ones to include the USB-C output.

Jojakeyword "A" meaning that particular MSI 7900 XTX model

So in English when you want to avoid ambiguity when addressing a generally ambiguous subject, you use "this" or "that" to suggest you are addressing the current topic. So instead of saying "a 7900 XTX" (which could be quite literally any 7900 XTX in existence) you would say, "this 7900 XTX" which hooks into the context of the subject of this discussion (MSI's 7900 XTX). In effect, your words were ambiguous and we can't read your mind to infer what you ACTUALLY mean, so say what you mean. On the topic of MSI's 7900 XTX and how its value relates to a 4080, and how it's obviously a better deal to go to a 4080, I ask; how the hell do you know what the better value is when they haven't announced their card's spec, price, or design yet? You're either making a bold assumption based on bias, or you're being contrarian just for the sake of it.

Jojait would be pretty much the same price as an RTX 4080 with pretty much negligible differences in raster

Would it be the same price? They haven't said so. Stick to the facts, not what your feelings tell you. Would it be a negligible difference in raster? Because testing results show that AIB 7900 XTXs are by and far superior to the 4080 in raster due to the factory overclocking headroom, with cards from ASUS and Sapphire pulling out 11-13% performance leads according to TPU's own testing.
Does this look negligible to you? Honest question. Oh and in that above comparison, the Sapphire Nitro is still cheaper than the base price of the 4080.

The only argument you made with any truth was that power draw is significantly lower on the 4080.

trsttteIt depends, the nvidia reference models currently are very interesting imo and in the case of amd from what i've seen so far the reference boards are the only ones to include the USB-C output.

you're right the new nvidia models are an exception, but the 3000 series were a mirage and these ones are stupid, so there is that :D

Maybe history is repeating itself.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_Partner_Program

I didn’t even know this was a hypothetical issue. I wonder if was as wide spread a rumor as people thought? Maybe I just don’t spend enough time in Reddit threads.

Solaris17I didn’t even know this was a hypothetical issue. I wonder if was as wide spread a rumor as people thought? Maybe I just don’t spend enough time in Reddit threads.

The less time you spend in Reddit threads, the less you need to shower.