The reason the 3070 cost so much was because of crypto, not FE cards. In the US direct from NVIDIA was the only way to get the card for MSRP and I’m guess it’s the same in the EU. I’m not buying a 4060, but I pulled up a couple TP reviews and they compared the 4060 with another unbranded 4060, so I assume it’s an FE. Either way, it’s not a great card. But I can’t find a TP review where the FE card beats the AIB. I’m sure their out there though.
Go ahead and get all the FE cards your heart desires and happy gaming.
Not sure why you think I’m mad, I’m happy as a loon because it’s Friday!!!
It's not about the FE being the top dog?? No one ever claimed that they were. We just said that they aren't bad, and a viable option compared to the model of the past where they had to be actively avoided. I also never claimed that the FE were the reason for the high price of the GPU in the pandemic?? I just said that their existence was beneficial in that climate.
There's no 4060 FE. there's a 4060 ti FE though.
I will say it again: the FE are good cards at a compact size. They are not the absolute best, but they are among the smallest SKU that you can get, and in that category their performance is good. If you look at that graph, you'll notice that the GPUs with the lower temperatures are much bigger GPU (in length and height) with triple fans. The 4060ti FE beats the other dual fan. The TUF is 1% faster. wow. I'm impressed. Meanwhile Palit run hotter and louder without even getting a 1% advantage.
Have you even considered that the FE running at Nvidia specs is the reason as to why they are not going to run faster than a strix or a suprim ? The AiB are not running at stocks specifications, they are using more power by default, therefore they run faster. 2 or 3% faster. You can get an additional 5% more speed with an OC. But the FE also get a 5% improvement from an OC. But you talk as if you are getting a 15% speed increase over the FE. Many people even favor undervolt to get performance close to default, but at a much lower power consumption. Increasing the power limits give you little return. Even
der8auer think that the 4090 FE is already using more power than necessary. Yes, an overclocker tuned the 4090 to get 5% less performance, but a 33% reduction in power draw. In the current industry, "stock" is already pushing the silicon close to the limits, there's not much more performance to gain. That's valid for GPUs and CPUs.
Undervolted GeForce RTX 4090 Gets Benchmarked In Games With Impressive Results (hothardware.com)
In which world a cooler cooling at 64°C for 29dBA in a small size is bad? You are too self-centered mate. The beauty of DIY is that there's many people building computers for different reason. Not everyone is looking to squeeze the most out their chips while having to deal with a massive cooler. The people who want to build a small PC are not beneath you. And the FE are filling a market that most AiB are not covering adequately.
