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Poll: Do you care about ray tracing / upscaling?

It would be interesting to see a comparison on the same Ada hardware between DLSS upscaling + FSR3 and DLSS upscaling + DLSS frame gen. I've heard it claimed that the FSR upscaling seems to be about on par between Nvidia and AMD. If so, the quality should be comparable.
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- Post #326
- Friday at 7:20 AM
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question Speculation: RDNA3 + CDNA2 Architectures Thread

It is probably too late to buy into both Nvidia and AMD at this point. The mindless investors who think that AI hardware will boom forever have overvalued these companies too much.
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- Post #6,269
- Thursday at 9:44 AM
- Forum: Graphics Cards
News Intel GPUs - Battlemage rumoured cancelled (again)

There is a much bigger risk that a product targeting the high-end will run into a big bottleneck and will have to be sold for very little, than a lower-end product. There is inherently less risk in making a small die that costs less. The A770 was arguably already too ambitious, requiring 406...
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- Post #4,601
- Wednesday at 10:22 AM
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Discussion RDNA4 + CDNA3 Architectures Thread

Are the reviews useless, or are the products mostly pretty poor compared to previous generations?
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- Post #2,864
- Wednesday at 5:58 AM
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Discussion RDNA4 + CDNA3 Architectures Thread

This is just nonsense, since Tim goes against the Nvidia narrative plenty. Like criticizing DLSS 3 quality, criticizing how it is marketed, criticizing RT, etc. The channel got blacklisted by Nvidia for not towing the Nvidia line! If this is really what you perceive as Nvidia shills, then I...
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- Post #2,863
- Wednesday at 5:56 AM
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Discussion RDNA4 + CDNA3 Architectures Thread

Many people don't want to do an in-depth investigation into what product is better and don't know whose advice to trust anyway. They just want to slap their dollars on the counter and get a product that works. So they get the product from the most reputable brand.
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- Post #2,843
- Tuesday at 6:44 PM
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Discussion Leading Edge Foundry Node advances (TSMC, Samsung Foundry, Intel)

It's going to be an interesting few years ahead. AI bubble go boom boom? All those subsidized chip factories having to fight for customers? TSMC N2 being as good as Nenni claims? Intel getting competitive again? Someone developing a cheap and fast interconnect technology? So many possibilities.
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- Post #2,921
- Tuesday at 5:19 PM
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Discussion RDNA4 + CDNA3 Architectures Thread

Yes, sure, mostly for younger women. But on the whole, I think that there are a decent number of women who would see a dedicated gaming desktop or console as a childish waste of money, while they can justify a light gaming laptop to themselves, much more than men who reason the same way. Men who...
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- Post #2,825
- Tuesday at 3:08 PM
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Discussion RDNA4 + CDNA3 Architectures Thread

No, I was referring to how many women seem to see male gaming to explain their buying decisions. My point is that it's exactly their 'I don't want to be like that' opinions, which is also visible in those commercials where men are shown as buffoons and women as the responsible ones, that make...
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- Post #2,819
- Tuesday at 2:41 PM
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Discussion RDNA4 + CDNA3 Architectures Thread

Lots of laptops are bought by light gamers, who play a bit of Minecraft or The Sims in the evening. Lots of women too, who don't see themselves as hardcore gamers and don't want to be the kind of person who spends lots on gaming stuff, as they see that as childish/male (same thing, really). So...
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- Post #2,777
- Monday at 4:18 PM
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question Speculation: RDNA3 + CDNA2 Architectures Thread

Must be because they ordered way too little of RDNA2 and couldn't get them out during the mining boom, because it it makes little sense otherwise. In any case, not really a proper comparison with the mining boom and other issues during most of RDNA2's life.
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- Post #6,234
- Monday at 3:46 PM
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question Speculation: RDNA3 + CDNA2 Architectures Thread

In my opinion, people are going overboard with their emotions. RDNA 2 was very solid and RDNA 3 had some significant issues that made it underperform a lot, but if they get that missed performance back with RDNA 4, plus a regular improvement, then it can again be a perfectly fine release. With...
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- Post #6,232
- Monday at 2:51 PM
- Forum: Graphics Cards
News Intel GPUs - Battlemage rumoured cancelled (again)

Key is to have strong competition, so the companies keep each other in check. But it's way to soon to speculate about Intel beating Nvidia. Let them prove they can make a profit on their GPUs first.
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- Post #4,593
- Monday at 8:53 AM
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question are video card prices headed down yet?

The cost of production should be around 80 dollars, so with shipping & tariffs that is probably already very close to the sale price. So then the loss would pretty much be the margins that they would have to offer to the wholesaler and retailer. Hard to know how high those are, but them seem...
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- Post #3,709
- May 12, 2024
- Forum: Graphics Cards
News Intel GPUs - Battlemage rumoured cancelled (again)

An issue is that you really need to knock it out of the park. If you produce a video card that you need to discount to move, you only sacrifice margins on the GPU parts. If you produce a laptop with a video card that people dislike, you need to discount the entire laptop, so you also sacrifice...
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- Post #4,582
- May 11, 2024
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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