QUOTE(Convael @ Feb 1 2025, 05:05 PM)
Yes I am fully aware the 3090ti , 3090 and 4090 cards have 24gb vram , which is ... irrelevant ?
It is relevant because it is not prosumer card, it is consumer card
QUOTE(Convael @ Feb 1 2025, 05:05 PM)
Nvidia can release RTX 5090ti with 64gb vram and I will insist gamers don't need 64gb VRAM.
You are talking about the card's value while I insist the 90 series are the entry level pro-card before you get to quadro.
Higher res texture maps and videos are what consume the most vrams , how is game optimization has nothing to do with that ?
If a game released in 2025 require gamers to have 32gb vram to play it , then you can be sure that 99.99% of us won't be playing it , especially now that the 5090s are in severe shortage.
Since when I'm talking about rtx5090 memory size? It got good enough performance and memory size bump up for the bump in price, although not generationally good. But your point here is totally irrelevant to 5080's small vram issue
QUOTE(Convael @ Feb 1 2025, 05:05 PM)
I didn't forget about the 3080. One of the best cards for your money , plenty of gamers still have a RTX 3080 according to steam's hardware survey.
4080 didn't just get a magical bump to 16 gb vram out of no where , the upgrades were incremental and logical . Between the release of 3080 and 4080 , there was 3080ti which has 12gb vram. And 3090ti , 24GB vram.
I am not going to discuss Nvidia's marketing strategy with you. I am not Jensen Huang nor I am from their marketing team.
I'm simply saying that gamers don't need a 5090 to enjoy games. Of course gamers with fat wallet can still get it but it is more luxury than essentials.
Nothing is truly future proof in the electronics world. I am sure there will be games that want you to keep fueling up on your vram , but is not why you " need " a 5090 to play games.
16GB 4080 is still a bump of vram vs 3080ti's 12GB.
Again, we're talking about 5080 with the 16GB, not 5090
Why you defending the expensive 5080 16GB which in reality is a 5070ti in disguise? Your argument is exactly the same as defending quad core i7 7700k that "no gamers need more than quad core anywayz, if a game needs more it is unoptimized"
We want more money worth, turns out 5080 is not it, in a very big way.
This post has been edited by terradrive: Feb 1 2025, 06:55 PM