Nvidia RTX 4000 Launch

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Narcisus

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287 months

Saturday 23rd April 2022
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So we are creeping towards the next release rumour is Q3 ?

With my 5900X upgrade from 3700X I would be interested in moving up to a 4080 ( or whatever it's called ) and a 4k monitor to replace my current 1440p 27' and 2070 Super.

Of course the question is would I be able to get one at retail and If I was lucky enough to achieve that probably almost impossible feat would it cost an arm and a leg ?

Now Nvidia has seen that people are prepared to pay will they bump the RRP up for the next gen ? I thought the price of the founders 3080 was excellent and would have paid it if I could have found one.

If that's the case then it looks like my current system my have to last me as long as my 2500k and 970 combo !

FourWheelDrift

89,633 posts

291 months

Saturday 23rd April 2022
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I've heard rumour (based on the 4070) being a 10% increase in MSRP over the 3070.


Narcisus

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Saturday 23rd April 2022
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FourWheelDrift said:
I've heard rumour (based on the 4070) being a 10% increase in MSRP over the 3070.
That's a fair old hit :-(

Mr Whippy

29,922 posts

248 months

Sunday 24th April 2022
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It depends how good it is.

If the 4070 is like a 4080, then that's still good value, as it'd be similar to the 3080 initial RRP, which is well beyond the 2080Ti which was even higher RRP.


On balance I'm comfortable with these fairly high prices for very fast GPUs.

It's the lower end stuff that is silly.

Edited by Mr Whippy on Sunday 24th April 21:41

Narcisus

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Sunday 24th April 2022
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Mr Whippy said:
It depends how good it is.

If the 4070 is like a 4080, then that's still good value, as it'd be similar to the 4080 initial RRP, which is well beyond the 2080Ti which was even higher RRP.


On balance I'm comfortable with these fairly high prices for very fast GPUs.

It's the lower end stuff that is silly.
Agreed 4070 with 3080 performance at 3080 founders rrp would be a go for me.

Narcisus

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287 months

Friday 29th April 2022
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Interesting 4000 series may be sticking with PCIe4.

On another note I found my first ever video card in the loft ! A trident …

Wonder if I could get it to work if I use a bit of Gaffa tape..

Mr Whippy

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248 months

Friday 29th April 2022
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PCIe4x16 bandwidth is enormous.

I’m assuming the very top end 5000 generation might need it at a push?

Narcisus

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Friday 29th April 2022
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Mr Whippy said:
PCIe4x16 bandwidth is enormous.

I’m assuming the very top end 5000 generation might need it at a push?
Listening to the guys over at Hardware Unboxed they think their maybe a pretty large price hike for 4080 and above. Talking $1000 +

Like you said earlier If I can pick up a 4070 for 700 quid with 3080 performance or better I will be happy.

Edited to say WTF am I talking about no way the Mrs will let me spend that anyway biggrin

Mr Whippy

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248 months

Friday 29th April 2022
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To be fair 3070 is 4k @ 60hz capable with DLSS and the price is a good chunk under the 3080.

I think it’ll all work out ‘ok’ all considered.


I remember years back people all buying Titans for about £1,000 or £1,200, seemingly just because the could or had money to burn etc.

The reality is games and game devs target much lower specs, and top end “features” are ultimately just fps these days, or resolution, which arguably with DLSS/anti aliasing techs is increasingly hard to justify too.


Plus, these huge power requirements, the electricity bill is going to start taking a hit on finances if you’re running 4k at 144hz just because you can!

FourWheelDrift

89,633 posts

291 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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Quite a few places are suggesting an RTX 40xx release in July !!

https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/may-release-geforc...

Get your 1000w PSUs early.

Narcisus

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Monday 16th May 2022
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FourWheelDrift said:
Quite a few places are suggesting an RTX 40xx release in July !!

https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/may-release-geforc...

Get your 1000w PSUs early.
Anyone want to sell me their 3080 ? biggrin

mmm-five

11,437 posts

291 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Narcisus said:
Anyone want to sell me their 3080 ? biggrin
Sorry, only got a 3080Ti, and that will hit 380w - thank christ I put a 1000w PSU in when I built it.

FourWheelDrift

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291 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Hold off on that 1500w PSU just for now.

RTX 4090 rumoured to be 450w same as 3090 Ti.

https://www.pcgamer.com/excitement-builds-as-new-r...


FourWheelDrift

89,633 posts

291 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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More with same details as above.

"NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Graphics Card Rumored Specs: 16128 Cores, 24 GB GDDR6X Memory at 21 Gbps, 450W TDP, Twice As Fast As RTX 3090"

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-specs...

My system + a 450w GPU comes in at 669W. I run an 850w PSU.

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Tuesday 17th May 21:07

FourWheelDrift

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291 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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RTX 4090 / 4090 Ti leaked photos of the cooler? - https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-409...

HRL

3,349 posts

226 months

Thursday 19th May 2022
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Be very surprised if it’s not the usual Sept launch window.

However, I’d take a 4090 tomorrow if they did launch early. Will be the last GPU I’ll be buying for a while and my kids are always impatient for a handmedown.

FourWheelDrift

89,633 posts

291 months

Monday 18th July 2022
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Leaked 3d Mark Time Spy Extreme has an RTX 4090 hitting over 19,000 points. A 3090 averages 10,159 (max 13,739 everything overclocked) with a 12900k.

FourWheelDrift

89,633 posts

291 months

Tuesday 19th July 2022
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4090 2x performance in Control at 4k over 3090 - https://twitter.com/wccftech/status/15493419186512...

cadmunkey

536 posts

96 months

Tuesday 19th July 2022
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FourWheelDrift said:
4090 2x performance in Control at 4k over 3090 - https://twitter.com/wccftech/status/15493419186512...
A decent performance gain for a change then.

simonrockman

6,911 posts

262 months

Tuesday 19th July 2022
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The street price will have more to do with the state of the crypto market than the card performance. The price of Bitcoin ASIC miners has fallen through the floor due to low bitcoin prices and high electricity costs. An Antminer S9 which was £500 is now $85.