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AMD announces Radeon RX 7800 XT and 7700 XT, starting at $449
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this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2023
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$449 is still massively overpriced for a midrange card.
Prices will never come down to previous gen card prices. We’ve passed the threshold. NVidia will keep their prices high because there is significant demand for their chips outside of gaming and AMD follows in lockstep.
This is probably true, but it doesn't mean that individual, non-AI/crypto consumers have to accept it, and largely, they haven't been. All it takes is for Nvidia/AMD stock to drop from the overinflated prices for prices to come down.
And the stock dip is unlikely since they're doing gangbusters on the datacenter front. Nvidia has enough gas in the tank to weather the hit from low consumer Gaming sales.
I'll be holding onto my 1060 6GB until it croaks.
I'm still rocking an R9 380 w 2GB VRAM. Upgrading just isn't feasable for me since the midrange cards are all super overpriced.