▲ 625 ▼ Gamers Are Reportedly Skipping GPU Upgrades Due to Soaring Prices — Paying Bills Takes Priority Over Chasing NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 (wccftech.com) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 206 comments fedilink hide all child comments Well I am shocked, SHOCKED I say! Well, not that shocked.
[+] JordanZ@lemmy.world 94 points 1 year ago (17 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 17 child comments replies: [–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 51 points 1 year ago (5 children) It doesn't help that the gains have been smaller, and the prices higher. I've got a RX 6800 I bought in 2020, and nothing but the 5090 is a significant upgrade, and I'm sure as fuck not paying that kind of money for a video card. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago I'm in the same boat. In general, there's just no way I could ever justify buying a Nvidia card in terms of cost per buck, it's absolutely ridiculous. I'll fork over 4 digits for a gfx when salaries go up by a digit as well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago I just picked up a used RX 6800 XT after doing some research and comparing prices. The fact that a gpu this old can outperform or match most newer cards at a fraction of the price is insane, but I'm very happy with my purchase. Solid upgrade from my 1070 Ti permalink fedilink source parent [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago Not to mention the cards have gotten huge and you just about need a nuclear reactor to power them. Melting cables and all. permalink fedilink source parent [–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago I have a 6700xt and 5700x and my pc can do vr and play star citizen, they are the most demanding things I do on my pc, why should I spend almost £1000 to get a 5070 or 9070 and an am5 board+processor? permalink fedilink source parent [–] harxanimous@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago Well that depends on your definition of significant. Don't get me wrong, the state of the GPU market is not consumer friendly, but even an RX 9070 provides over a 50% performance uplift over the RX 6800. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 474D@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) "When did it just become expected that everybody would upgrade GPU’s every year and that’s suppose to be normal?" - that's a really good question because I don't think normal PC gamers have ever, and still aren't, like that. It's basically part of the culture to stretch your GPU to the limit of time so idk who you're complaining about. Yeah, GPU prices are bullshit rn but let's not make up stuff permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zurohki@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago Nah, there was a time when you'd get a new card every two years and it'd be twice as fast for the same price. Nowadays the new cards are 10% faster for 15% more money. I bought a new card last year after running a Vega 64 for ages and I honestly think it might last me ten years because things are only getting worse. permalink fedilink source parent [–] missingno@fedia.io 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) I don't think they're actually expecting anyone to upgrade annually. But there's always someone due for an upgrade, however long it's been for them. You can compare what percentage of users upgraded this year to previous years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago I just finally upgraded from a 1080 Ti to a 5070 Ti. At high refresh-rate 1440p the 1080 Ti was definitely showing its age and certain games would crash (even with no GPU overclock). Fortunately I was able to get a PNY 5070 Ti for only ~$60 over MSRP at the local Microcenter. 5000 series is a pretty shitty value across the board, but I got a new job (and pay increase) and so it was the right time for me to upgrade after 8 years. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Sticking with 1440p on desktop has gone very well for me. 2160p isn't worth the costs in money or perf. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's never been normal to upgrade every year, and it still isn't. Every three years is probably still more frequent than normal. The issue is there haven't been reasonable prices for cards for like 8 years, and it's worse more recently. People who are "due" for an upgrade aren't because it's unaffordable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago* If consoles can last 6-8 years per gen so can my PC. Your PC can run 796 of the top 1000 most popular games listed on PCGameBenchmark - at a recommended system level. That's more than good enough for me. I don't remember exactly when I built this PC but I want to say right before covid, and I haven't felt any need for an upgrade yet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] qweertz@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Still rocking a GTX 1070 and I plan on using my Graphene OS Pixel 8 Pro till 2030 (only bought it (used ofc) bc my Huawei Mate 20 Pro died on me in October last year 😔) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) When did it just become expected that everybody would upgrade GPU’s every year and that’s suppose to be normal? Somewhere around 1996 when the 3dfx Voodoo came out. Once a year was a relatively conservative upgrade schedule in the late 90s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Those cards were like what though, $199? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago That's still not cheap when you account for inflation. Of course there's a world of difference between "not cheap" and what they charge these days. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 51 points 1 year ago (5 children) It doesn't help that the gains have been smaller, and the prices higher. I've got a RX 6800 I bought in 2020, and nothing but the 5090 is a significant upgrade, and I'm sure as fuck not paying that kind of money for a video card. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago I'm in the same boat. In general, there's just no way I could ever justify buying a Nvidia card in terms of cost per buck, it's absolutely ridiculous. I'll fork over 4 digits for a gfx when salaries go up by a digit as well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago I just picked up a used RX 6800 XT after doing some research and comparing prices. The fact that a gpu this old can outperform or match most newer cards at a fraction of the price is insane, but I'm very happy with my purchase. Solid upgrade from my 1070 Ti permalink fedilink source parent [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago Not to mention the cards have gotten huge and you just about need a nuclear reactor to power them. Melting cables and all. permalink fedilink source parent [–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago I have a 6700xt and 5700x and my pc can do vr and play star citizen, they are the most demanding things I do on my pc, why should I spend almost £1000 to get a 5070 or 9070 and an am5 board+processor? permalink fedilink source parent [–] harxanimous@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago Well that depends on your definition of significant. Don't get me wrong, the state of the GPU market is not consumer friendly, but even an RX 9070 provides over a 50% performance uplift over the RX 6800. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago I'm in the same boat. In general, there's just no way I could ever justify buying a Nvidia card in terms of cost per buck, it's absolutely ridiculous. I'll fork over 4 digits for a gfx when salaries go up by a digit as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago I just picked up a used RX 6800 XT after doing some research and comparing prices. The fact that a gpu this old can outperform or match most newer cards at a fraction of the price is insane, but I'm very happy with my purchase. Solid upgrade from my 1070 Ti permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago Not to mention the cards have gotten huge and you just about need a nuclear reactor to power them. Melting cables and all. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago I have a 6700xt and 5700x and my pc can do vr and play star citizen, they are the most demanding things I do on my pc, why should I spend almost £1000 to get a 5070 or 9070 and an am5 board+processor? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] harxanimous@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago Well that depends on your definition of significant. Don't get me wrong, the state of the GPU market is not consumer friendly, but even an RX 9070 provides over a 50% performance uplift over the RX 6800. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 474D@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) "When did it just become expected that everybody would upgrade GPU’s every year and that’s suppose to be normal?" - that's a really good question because I don't think normal PC gamers have ever, and still aren't, like that. It's basically part of the culture to stretch your GPU to the limit of time so idk who you're complaining about. Yeah, GPU prices are bullshit rn but let's not make up stuff permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zurohki@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago Nah, there was a time when you'd get a new card every two years and it'd be twice as fast for the same price. Nowadays the new cards are 10% faster for 15% more money. I bought a new card last year after running a Vega 64 for ages and I honestly think it might last me ten years because things are only getting worse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago Nah, there was a time when you'd get a new card every two years and it'd be twice as fast for the same price. Nowadays the new cards are 10% faster for 15% more money. I bought a new card last year after running a Vega 64 for ages and I honestly think it might last me ten years because things are only getting worse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] missingno@fedia.io 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) I don't think they're actually expecting anyone to upgrade annually. But there's always someone due for an upgrade, however long it's been for them. You can compare what percentage of users upgraded this year to previous years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago I just finally upgraded from a 1080 Ti to a 5070 Ti. At high refresh-rate 1440p the 1080 Ti was definitely showing its age and certain games would crash (even with no GPU overclock). Fortunately I was able to get a PNY 5070 Ti for only ~$60 over MSRP at the local Microcenter. 5000 series is a pretty shitty value across the board, but I got a new job (and pay increase) and so it was the right time for me to upgrade after 8 years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago I just finally upgraded from a 1080 Ti to a 5070 Ti. At high refresh-rate 1440p the 1080 Ti was definitely showing its age and certain games would crash (even with no GPU overclock). Fortunately I was able to get a PNY 5070 Ti for only ~$60 over MSRP at the local Microcenter. 5000 series is a pretty shitty value across the board, but I got a new job (and pay increase) and so it was the right time for me to upgrade after 8 years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Sticking with 1440p on desktop has gone very well for me. 2160p isn't worth the costs in money or perf. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's never been normal to upgrade every year, and it still isn't. Every three years is probably still more frequent than normal. The issue is there haven't been reasonable prices for cards for like 8 years, and it's worse more recently. People who are "due" for an upgrade aren't because it's unaffordable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago* If consoles can last 6-8 years per gen so can my PC. Your PC can run 796 of the top 1000 most popular games listed on PCGameBenchmark - at a recommended system level. That's more than good enough for me. I don't remember exactly when I built this PC but I want to say right before covid, and I haven't felt any need for an upgrade yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago* If consoles can last 6-8 years per gen so can my PC. Your PC can run 796 of the top 1000 most popular games listed on PCGameBenchmark - at a recommended system level. That's more than good enough for me. I don't remember exactly when I built this PC but I want to say right before covid, and I haven't felt any need for an upgrade yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qweertz@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Still rocking a GTX 1070 and I plan on using my Graphene OS Pixel 8 Pro till 2030 (only bought it (used ofc) bc my Huawei Mate 20 Pro died on me in October last year 😔) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) When did it just become expected that everybody would upgrade GPU’s every year and that’s suppose to be normal? Somewhere around 1996 when the 3dfx Voodoo came out. Once a year was a relatively conservative upgrade schedule in the late 90s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Those cards were like what though, $199? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago That's still not cheap when you account for inflation. Of course there's a world of difference between "not cheap" and what they charge these days. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Those cards were like what though, $199? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago That's still not cheap when you account for inflation. Of course there's a world of difference between "not cheap" and what they charge these days. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago That's still not cheap when you account for inflation. Of course there's a world of difference between "not cheap" and what they charge these days. permalink fedilink source parent