Nvidia still not feeling pressure to release next-gen GPUs

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Two big gaming related conferences are coming up at the end of this month, the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and Nvidia’s Graphics Technology Conference (GTC). Folks anticipating announcements of next-gen GPUs at one of these gatherings are likely in for a disappointment, as Nvidia is not in any particular rush to move us all to their next big graphics architecture.

Industry signs point to only teasing and vagueness at these two shows rather than anything solid about the successor to the current crop of Pascal-based video cards. As noted in TechRadar's review of the high-end AMD Radeon RX Vega 64, Team Red is in the game as far as matching Nvidia's line up but second best when it comes to power efficiency:

We'd disagree that Pascal is completely unbeatable. In our review of the AMD RX Vega 64 we found that the card is roughly on a par with the Nvidia GTX 1080 in terms of gaming performance.

However, when it comes to power draw, Nvidia's cards have a clear lead, drawing significantly less power than their competitors despite offering a similar level of performance.

If you're looking for the all around best card, then this could give Nvidia the edge if you care about power consumption, but we'd stop short of calling Pascal 'unbeatable', at least on a price to performance basis.

Nvidia’s next-gen gaming architecture, under the alleged “Turing” code name, is coming but tea leaves point towards a July launch at the earliest, given the logistics of bringing a new video card lineup to market. This means Gamescom in August is the next probable time for a big reveal from partners if it were to occur.

Hopefully, whatever the actual time of release, gamers will be able to get their hands on new cards in a decent time frame and at a reasonable price point but that will be influenced somewhat by cryptocurrency mining and how Nvidia decides to tackle it. Anyone looking to DIY a new machine or upgrade their current one will, at the very least, be stuck paying a lot more money than they probably planned.

Posted: Mar 05, 2018 8:11 am
Related Forum: PC Gaming Forum

Source: https://www.neowin.net/news/nvidia-still-not-feeling-pressure-to-release-next-gen-gpus

Comments

TuskPosted: Mon. Mar 05, 2018

The new gen cards are hugely overpriced. Miners ruined pc gaming for everyone at the Moment.

CraigPosted: Mon. Mar 05, 2018

Decy
Craig I don't blame them. These bloody miners that have ruined GPU and RAM pricing recently are to blame. I do want a new gen card but only if the price is correct.

Yeah i agree.. i know they have that thing in place where people can only buy a limited number of gpu's... tbh there should be some type of seperation for the cards and it could be better business for nvidia if they made gaming cards and cryptomining cards.

But who buys from them direct. Who's to say people are just mass buying from a number of online shops. It's how I'd do it if I was into that sort of thing.

MushroomElmPosted: Mon. Mar 05, 2018

DragonBall-Z
MushroomElm I am ready for the next release of GPUs. However, I feel they shouldn't release anything new for one reason: CryptoCurrency. Any PC gamer who builds a computer will understand why.

PC builders can no longer boast building a PC at the same market price of a console due to demand of GPUs. Older budget cards now costing 2, sometimes even 3, times more than they used to be worth. A 1080TI, for example, markets for only $800(I'm not lying) but due to demand, places like New Egg can get away with selling it for upwards of $1,600! I've even seen websites asking for $2,000.

Tell me about it, I was recently trying to build a new rig for the wife and I had to settle for the 1070TI because of the damn price for the 1080.

I'm in love with the 1080Ti Strix. I'm a huge collectors and aesthetics guy, so that really hits me where I hurt. I'll probably settle for a regular 1080Ti, though, because of it.

DecyPosted: Mon. Mar 05, 2018

Craig I don't blame them. These bloody miners that have ruined GPU and RAM pricing recently are to blame. I do want a new gen card but only if the price is correct.

Yeah i agree.. i know they have that thing in place where people can only buy a limited number of gpu's... tbh there should be some type of seperation for the cards and it could be better business for nvidia if they made gaming cards and cryptomining cards.

AD4MPosted: Mon. Mar 05, 2018

Craig I don't blame them. These bloody miners that have ruined GPU and RAM pricing recently are to blame. I do want a new gen card but only if the price is correct.

Tell me about it, I've built my new machine a while back but just cannot afford a new GPU... I'm aiming for a 1080Ti but they're just ridiculously priced

DragonBall-ZPosted: Mon. Mar 05, 2018

MushroomElm I am ready for the next release of GPUs. However, I feel they shouldn't release anything new for one reason: CryptoCurrency. Any PC gamer who builds a computer will understand why.

PC builders can no longer boast building a PC at the same market price of a console due to demand of GPUs. Older budget cards now costing 2, sometimes even 3, times more than they used to be worth. A 1080TI, for example, markets for only $800(I'm not lying) but due to demand, places like New Egg can get away with selling it for upwards of $1,600! I've even seen websites asking for $2,000.

Tell me about it, I was recently trying to build a new rig for the wife and I had to settle for the 1070TI because of the damn price for the 1080.

MushroomElmPosted: Mon. Mar 05, 2018

Craig I don't blame them. These bloody miners that have ruined GPU and RAM pricing recently are to blame. I do want a new gen card but only if the price is correct.

I read a report(not official) that the new 2080 card might be marketed around 1,200-1,400 base price. Once 3rd Party Retails get a hold of it..2,000. Maybe 2,500..

And even with that, old gen cards(1080s) would still remain out of stock and highly priced.

CraigPosted: Mon. Mar 05, 2018

I don't blame them. These bloody miners that have ruined GPU and RAM pricing recently are to blame. I do want a new gen card but only if the price is correct.

MushroomElmPosted: Mon. Mar 05, 2018

I am ready for the next release of GPUs. However, I feel they shouldn't release anything new for one reason: CryptoCurrency. Any PC gamer who builds a computer will understand why.

PC builders can no longer boast building a PC at the same market price of a console due to demand of GPUs. Older budget cards now costing 2, sometimes even 3, times more than they used to be worth. A 1080TI, for example, markets for only $800(I'm not lying) but due to demand, places like New Egg can get away with selling it for upwards of $1,600! I've even seen websites asking for $2,000.

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