Nvidia says 'something super is coming', any guesses?

[Albal_156]

The next cards are rumoured to be code named Ampere right?

[MeatFeastMan]

1 minute ago, ThePD said:

Early adopters rekt. Seriously though, if WCCFtech is actually accurate then I feel the new cards will be just as short lived as the current RTX cards. Next gen Nvidia cards are supposedly using EUV 7NM from Samsung and I would imagine those cards would have a much bigger performance jump then we saw from Pascal to Turing. Even if Super cards are going up a tier and a new 2080ti is coming out, I would hold out for 2020 and see Navi 20 and next gen Nvidia first.

Why wait? We finally have at least decent choices available. On the Nvidia side, we have what people actually wanted. An 8gb vram mid-range card, the 2060 Super. That's what they should have done originally, and I and many others have been screaming from the rooftops about the lack of vram. I may be an AMD lover, but I appreciate that Nvidia have decided to learn from their mistakes and listen to people.

 

The prices still aren't ideal from what is being rumored, but the extra vram and slight improvement in performance is welcome. The RX 5700 and RTX 2060 Super are both great choices, and we finally have options in the midrange that are (just about) worth buying that aren't Vega.

[Princess Luna]

This is great, I was disappointed I had to buy a RTX 2080 since AMD didn't deliver anything up to it, now the RTX 2080 Super Edition might be that little bit better at same price point I was hoping to see.

 

Ryzen 7 3800X + RTX 2080 Super Edition... sounds a good pairing for a high end gaming system.

[_Hustler_One_]

How long was the GTX 1060 3Gb since it released to when the 6Gb finally came?

 

The RTX 2060 6Gb to the Super 8Gb may be similar to the GTX 1060 3Gb to 6Gb, no?

[ThePD]

15 minutes ago, MeatFeastMan said:

Why wait? We finally have at least decent choices available. On the Nvidia side, we have what people actually wanted. An 8gb vram mid-range card, the 2060 Super. That's what they should have done originally, and I and many others have been screaming from the rooftops about the lack of vram. I may be an AMD lover, but I appreciate that Nvidia have decided to learn from their mistakes and listen to people.

 

The prices still aren't ideal from what is being rumored, but the extra vram and slight improvement in performance is welcome. The RX 5700 and RTX 2060 Super are both great choices, and we finally have options in the midrange that are (just about) worth buying that aren't Vega.

We don't have anything. It is all rumor. We don't know specs, we don't know prices. This could be just like when they did a memory speed bump on the 1060 which did nothing for actual performance. Until we see actual specs and pricing, nothing has changed.

[ThePD]

1 hour ago, Albal_156 said:

The next cards are rumoured to be code named Ampere right?

Yes.

[pizapower]

RIP AMD again

[RotoCoreOne]

Seems like nvidia's strategy is to release cards priced as high as possible (or unreasonably so). Wait for AMD to release or try to respond to. Then respond back with either a more reasonably priced version or release higher performing versions so the public eye will react like "Amazing! It's finally a good value. Time to buy!".

[mercury7elite]

Anything was more performance is always welcome. I have no problems with the RTX cards. They all run better and faster than my GTX 10 series cards. Anything better is a winner in my book. Navi is nothing. A waste of money to even buy them. 

[mr moose]

33 minutes ago, mercury7elite said:

Anything was more performance is always welcome. I have no problems with the RTX cards. They all run better and faster than my GTX 10 series cards. Anything better is a winner in my book. Navi is nothing. A waste of money to even buy them. 

I think it would be prudent to wait for actual pricing and benchmarks before calling Navi a waste of money.

[Fnige]

44 minutes ago, mercury7elite said:

Navi is nothing. A waste of money to even buy them

Navi (as shown on E3) is also equal to its competitor in terms of Price and Performance so theres no waste there

[ch3w2oy]

4 hours ago, RotoCoreOne said:

Seems like nvidia's strategy is to release cards priced as high as possible (or unreasonably so). Wait for AMD to release or try to respond to. Then respond back with either a more reasonably priced version or release higher performing versions so the public eye will react like "Amazing! It's finally a good value. Time to buy!".

lol. Most people wont understand this.. No point in trying to explain anything to basic minds.. This is the entire point of marketing.. Make everyone think they're winning.. 

[TetraSky]

So.... It's reusing the same numbers as existing cards except it has Super in the name... but isn't the same chip? What?
Nvidia loves making things confusing for the average consumer.

[RotoCoreOne]

27 minutes ago, TetraSky said:

So.... It's reusing the same numbers as existing cards except it has Super in the name... but isn't the same chip? What?
Nvidia loves making things confusing for the average consumer.

I think nvidia just doesn't like to make too many price drops on their products and just release more models instead. Forces techtubers like ltt or gamers nexus to do a review on it and benchmark it for more press.

[79wjd]

8 hours ago, _Hustler_One_ said:

How long was the GTX 1060 3Gb since it released to when the 6Gb finally came?

 

The RTX 2060 6Gb to the Super 8Gb may be similar to the GTX 1060 3Gb to 6Gb, no?

-1 month. The 6gb 1060 preceded the 3gb 1060.

[_Hustler_One_]

23 minutes ago, 79wjd said:

-1 month. The 6gb 1060 preceded the 3gb 1060.

 

[mr moose]

2 hours ago, _Hustler_One_ said:

 

yep, the 6G was out in July 2016 while the 3G release in august 2016.

[Reytime]

Although I don't mind these ''Super'' cards it does kind of make me scratch my head, knowing the regular cards came out less than a year ago. Not really to flattering for the adopters of the regular cards.

 

But can't deny I wouldn't mind a  RTX 2080 Super that has the capabilities of the a regular RTX 2080ti.

[mr moose]

6 hours ago, Reytime said:

 Not really to flattering for the adopters of the regular cards.

 

I keep hearing this or a sentiment close to it.  But the reality is all PC parts get cheaper and faster over time. if you bought Ram 6 months ago you'd be pissed a the price now.  I am looking at 32G dual channel for about $50 more than 8G this time last year.   Then there is the early adopter tax that everyone knows about on top of that,  If you play on the bleeding edge you'll get cut.

[Reytime]

14 minutes ago, mr moose said:

If you play on the bleeding edge you'll get cut.

Good point. In that case I should probably hold off on getting one of these Super cards and just wait for the 3000 series huh.

 

But lets wait for benchmarks! Maybe the super is not so-so super in the real world.

[mr moose]

1 minute ago, Reytime said:

Good point. In that case I should probably hold off on getting one of these Super cards and just wait for the 3000 series huh.

 

But lets wait for benchmarks! Maybe the super is not so-so super in the real world.

My advice is always to wait for benchmarks.  You woudln't buy a car unless you saw how many seats it had, or how much it could tow.

[Reytime]

7 minutes ago, mr moose said:

My advice is always to wait for benchmarks.  You woudln't buy a car unless you saw how many seats it had, or how much it could tow.

My thing is just the resale value of the regular cards. In the near future when we're past these super cards and people are selling their 2000 series cards - the regular cards will sell for less than these super cards.

 

You might argue the (possible) insignificance of the Super card, but regardless of specs, 9 out of 10 people would prefer something super over not-super. Lmao.

 

So better sell before it's too late and the market is flooded with super cards ':)

[mr moose]

2 minutes ago, Reytime said:

My thing is just the resale value of the regular cards. In the near future when we're past these super cards and people are selling their 2000 series cards - the regular cards will sell for less than these super cards.

 

You might argue the (possible) insignificance of the Super card, but regardless of specs, 9 out of 10 people would prefer something super over not-super. Lmao.

 

So better sell before it's too late and the market is flooded with super cards ':)

I guess if you intend on selling within the first year of buying then that might be a problem for you.

 

 

[Reytime]

2 minutes ago, mr moose said:

I guess if you intend on selling within the first year of buying then that might be a problem for you.

 

 

That all depends on what you're getting for it.

[thorhammerz]

43 minutes ago, Reytime said:

My thing is just the resale value of the regular cards. In the near future when we're past these super cards and people are selling their 2000 series cards - the regular cards will sell for less than these super cards.

 

PC parts are like cars: they lose ~10% value the moment you open the box / drive off the dealership, and depreciate steadily year over year.