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[–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It’s inexplicable to me. Why are folks ignoring Battlemage and AMD 9000 series when they’re so good?

Because the 2022 GPU amd 7900xtx has better raw performance than the 9000 series, and I'm pissed off they didn't try to one-up themselves in the high-end market. I'm not buying a new Nvidia card but I'm not buying a 9000 series either because it feels like I'm paying for a sub-par GPU compared to what they're capable of.

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Well, same for me TBH. I’d buy a huge Battlemage card before you could blink, but the current cards aren’t really faster than an ancient 3090.

But most people I see online want something more affordable, right in the 9000 series or Arc range, not a 384-bit GPU.

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[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

how is it a sub par GPU given it targets a specific segment (looking at it's price point, die area, memory & power envelope) with its configuration?

You're upset that they didn't aim for a halo GPU and I can understand that, but how does this completely rule out a mid to high end offering from them?

the 9000 series is reminiscent of nv10 versus vega10 GPUs like the 56, 64, even the Radeon 7; achieving equivalent performance for less power and hardware.