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On 5/18/2017 at 5:31 AM, Carclis said:

I doubt it'll be worth waiting if you're looking for a card at GTX 1070 price. Raja Koduri has specifically said on many occasions that RX Vega is aimed at the ultra-enthusiast market, so Vega 11 is probably more down your alley and nothing has been said regarding possible release windows for that.

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So it's looking like $500+ for RX Vega.

Update: Bought a 1070

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Is it worth waiting (a month or so) for vega for nvidia price drops or should I just pick up a 1070 now? Will the 1080 possibly be affordable by then?

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why not,even if vega sucks maybe nvidia will adjust the prices 

or just use it to save a bit more

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Depends at what price they will release Vega. But I don't expect price drop of more than 10% of current prices.

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I find it highly unlikely the 1070 will drop in price by any considerable margin when Vega hits. Maybe +/- $30. If you can wait, then wait. But if you have both the urge and the money, then there's no reason not to grab the 1070. AMD will likely fit Vega accordingly in the price gaps that Nvidia's been leaving.

 

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Depends at what price they will release Vega. But I don't expect price drop of more than 10% of current prices.

You really think that's all it'll be?

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2 minutes ago, trentklein said:

You really think that's all it'll be?

Late generation prices usually don't fluctuate much until retailers start emptying stock to make room for new products. There's no reason for a significant price drop on Pascal GPUs until Volta is ready to hit.

 

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12 minutes ago, Frankenburger said:

Late generation prices usually don't fluctuate much until retailers start emptying stock to make room for new products. There's no reason for a significant price drop on Pascal GPUs until Volta is ready to hit.

Hmm, alright! I do see that the strix 1070 is on sale right now.

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Just get a 1070.

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as sad as it is a think vega is taking too long and unless it's really good will be shadowed by Volta later this year or early next year 

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59 minutes ago, TheNeonWhiteOne said:

as sad as it is a think vega is taking too long and unless it's really good will be shadowed by Volta later this year or early next year 

Keep in mind that Volta will be pretty darn expensive since it will be using HBM ...

 

It's true that Vega will be competing more with Titan line up, but they could also make cut down versions of it, to compete with GTX 1070 and GTX 1080. But right now that's only guessing. Not sure if there are any official news that they will be releasing only 1 version of Vega GPU lineup.

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Keep in mind that Volta will be pretty darn expensive since it will be using HBM ...

Only the Titan X should use HBM2, the other cards are supposedly using GDDR6 no?

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1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Only the Titan X should use HBM2, the other cards are supposedly using GDDR6 no?

Not sure about that.

GDDR6? Didn't even know that was the plan in next few years.

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1 minute ago, Simon771 said:

Not sure about that.

GDDR6? Didn't even know that was the plan in next few years.

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The TITAN X (Volta) is the only card that supposedly will feature the very expensive HBM2, the other cards will feature GDDR6 which is enhancement from GDDR5x ^^

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im pretty sure NVIDIA wont drop the prices on their cards unless VEGA is amazing and AMD places it at a stupidly low pricepoint

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vega is not out until the end of the year. That's all you need to know I guess, since at the moment there is no info on its performance.

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I doubt it'll be worth waiting if you're looking for a card at GTX 1070 price. Raja Koduri has specifically said on many occasions that RX Vega is aimed at the ultra-enthusiast market, so Vega 11 is probably more down your alley and nothing has been said regarding possible release windows for that.

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On 5/18/2017 at 5:31 AM, Carclis said:

I doubt it'll be worth waiting if you're looking for a card at GTX 1070 price. Raja Koduri has specifically said on many occasions that RX Vega is aimed at the ultra-enthusiast market, so Vega 11 is probably more down your alley and nothing has been said regarding possible release windows for that.

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So it's looking like $500+ for RX Vega.

Update: Bought a 1070

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On 5/17/2017 at 10:54 AM, DemonicHeart said:

dont wait.. AMD usually disappoints. dont waste your time

Yeah man Ryzen is shit compared to the i5. Oh and the 290? Terrible card. Why would I want to spend $100 less for the same performance from Nvidia? I buy PCs because I LIKE to burn my money /s

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