NVIDIA Launches GeForce RTX 3050 and RTX 3090 Ti

[seth1911]

UVP

3050 8GB for 249$
vs
6500 XT 4GB with 64 bit for 199$


AMD

 

[chrcoluk]

Nothing like pretending the supply isnt broken and bringing out new SKUs whilst unable to fulfil orders of old ones.

 

[bug]

Nothing like pretending the supply isnt broken and bringing out new SKUs whilst unable to fulfil orders of old ones.

Both Nvidia and AMD are making record number of GPUs. The fabs can\t make more than they already do. Launching new models has nothing to do with that, it's just a matter of doing something new with the waffers you can make vs keep making the old stuff.
This is just free market at work: limited supply and a category of users (miners) willing to pay 5x the MSRP or more. It's called inelastic supply.

 

[Berfs1]

who said 75W cards are still a thing ?

Maybe some people want a GPU that doesn't need any power connectors? Maybe idk, they are doing extreme overclocking and don't want to put any more cables for a display card? Or maybe they need a 3rd graphics card with no power connectors because their 3090 SLI setup already takes 6? Maybe, just maybe, they need a display card and don't want an extra power cable. Like for NAS computers, or file servers, etc. Fun fact, not everyone that uses a computer uses it for gaming.

 

[AusWolf]

Maybe some people want a GPU that doesn't need any power connectors? Maybe idk, they are doing extreme overclocking and don't want to put any more cables for a display card? Or maybe they need a 3rd graphics card with no power connectors because their 3090 SLI setup already takes 6? Maybe, just maybe, they need a display card and don't want an extra power cable. Like for NAS computers, or file servers, etc. Fun fact, not everyone that uses a computer uses it for gaming.

That! And maybe, just maybe, people still build HTPCs into slim cases where you need the card to have a low profile and use as little power and generate as little noise and heat as possible.

I for one, don't like the trend of PCs getting bigger and hungrier. It screams lazy chip design. The advancement of CPUs and GPUs is not measured by pure performance, but performance per Watt, in my opinion. Looking at it like that, there has been absolutely no advancement from nvidia since Pascal, apart from RT and DLSS.

 

[Dux]

Nvidia cards are like UFO's. People claiming they seen them, but no evidence

 

[Kapone33]

DId you say a 128bit bus for the 3050. Very paltry

Nvidia cards are like UFO's. People claiming they seen them, but no evidence

That's because you need to have a business licence to buy directly from Nvidia. The GPu crunch is over. Everyday I see Newegg with bundles for between 1400 to 1600 CAD that include something like a 3060TI but you have to buy the MB and CPU or PSU. It also seems to be the only way to get DDR5 memory as those 12th Gen bundles are always available.

 

[Berfs1]

I for one, don't like the trend of PCs getting bigger and hungrier. It screams lazy chip design. The advancement of CPUs and GPUs is not measured by pure performance, but performance per Watt, in my opinion. Looking at it like that, there has been absolutely no advancement from nvidia since Pascal, apart from RT and DLSS.

I'm with you there! Performance per watt is an important figure. If I am not mistaken, Turing actually increased the performance per watt, while ampere was kind of just the same performance. NVIDIA didn't tell anyone they were doubling the core count until literally launch day when we saw the livestream, but that was kind of a manipulated core count, because half the cores are FP16 only. But, if you want to increase your performance per watt on any GPU, just lower the temperature target/limit. That way, the GPU does not get too hot, which will make the GPU waste more energy to heat.

 

[B-Real]

UVP

3050 8GB for 249$
vs
6500 XT 4GB with 64 bit for 199$


AMD

What did you want to say? You know the 3050's performance? Plus AMD released its card earlier, so it can lower price if they need it.