GPU futureproofing

[d3apool]

Hi, im looking to buy a new gpu and not having to worry about upgrading it for around 6-7 years i know its hard to preddict how games will be optimized and how much power will they need but im just looking for an opinion im split between and 7900xtx , 9070xt (when it comes out) or a 5080 (if it ever comes near MSRP price ) im rocking a 1440p monitor and i dont plan on chaniging to a higher res 

[Hinjima]

6 minutes ago, d3apool said:

Hi, im looking to buy a new gpu and not having to worry about upgrading it for around 6-7 years i know its hard to preddict how games will be optimized and how much power will they need but im just looking for an opinion im split between and 7900xtx , 9070xt (when it comes out) or a 5080 (if it ever comes near MSRP price ) im rocking a 1440p monitor and i dont plan on chaniging to a higher res 

Lets wait until 9070 / XT reviews come out tomorrow and see how they perform  

Rumors say that supply will be plentiful, it will probably sell out asap either way.

Maybe a 7900 XTX is the ideal choice. Might drop in price once 9070 XT's come out.

[Dedayog]

16 minutes ago, d3apool said:

Hi, im looking to buy a new gpu and not having to worry about upgrading it for around 6-7 years i know its hard to preddict how games will be optimized and how much power will they need but im just looking for an opinion im split between and 7900xtx , 9070xt (when it comes out) or a 5080 (if it ever comes near MSRP price ) im rocking a 1440p monitor and i dont plan on chaniging to a higher res 

You literally need to wait 24-48 hours to decide this.   Just hold off a day or two for the 9070XT results.,

 

And no, you cannot future proof a GPU purchase.  

[Salted Spinach]

Based on leaked 9070XT performance on YouTube, its above the 7900XT but below the XTX.

 

FSR4 will be limited to AMD's Radeon 9000 series and newer GPUs

 

7900XTX has 24GB VRAM while the newer 9070 series has only 16

 

In my opinion you should wait for the 9070XT as improved upscaling/RT should be more important to you than excess VRAM if you have no interest in running 4K

[starsmine]

I dont know, I feel like if we are looking that far out the stall that happened the last two gens isnt going to happen the next two gens

Blackwell next is likely going to be a double node shrink. And whatever and blackwell next next is likely to be another node shrink

3 nodes, 2 generations. in 5 years. 

and with 24Gb GDDR7 refreshing blackwell, we should expect 32Gb GDDR7 for blackwell next next (blackwell next will be on 24Gb), I fully expect vram desires on GPUs in 6-7 years to make 12GB cards be worse then 8GB cards today with us being half way into the ps6 generation. Blackwell next next next (the gpus that come out 6-7 years from now) may stall again, its really hard to see that far out. 

Basicly do not overspend now to future proof. 
get a 9070/9070xt today, upgrade in TWO generations.

micron is already shipping 1-gamma node chips (though the fabs are not really fully built yet)
https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-announces-shipment-1g-1-gamma-dram-pioneering-memory