60 tier gpu haven't launched at under 250 usd
since 2016. The 480/580 was amd original competitors.
During the Turing/RDNA1 generation
They've started at $300 anyone thinking they will ever be 229 or cheaper again is smoking aome good $h!+
Let's ignore numbering for the moment, cuz let's be honest; there's a significant arbitrary component to that. I'm going to focus on perf/$, specifically Polaris because that stood as the champ in that regard for what, five years? RX 480 launched at $229 in 2016. Six years later, we should have something at about the same price point with
at least 150% of the performance. Some would argue that it should be double. The closest thing to +50% in current gen products is the
3050. That was
supposed to hit $250, but it's still hovering north of $300 as of this post. Next closest is the
RX 6600. Now we're starting to see something more like one would expect. The TPU database performance estimate puts it at +80% vs. the 480, and it's currently selling for ~$260. In light of the crypto hangover, inflation and everything else that's been going on the past couple of years, that almost seems reasonable. If the ASP of the 6600 can reach and hold at $250 or less
and the 3050 starts selling for under that, "normality" could be considered to be achieved. The recent talk of oversupply makes me cautiously optimistic that it could happen.
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