My point was there really isn't any need for any metric. It's just a bragging rights thing.
"Just a bragging rights thing" would be me saying "the 8GB 480 is $199.99 because I bought one for that price." Such a statement ignores the fact that the next person who buys a reference 4GB 480 might not get the extra 4GB of VRAM no matter how savvy they are. Or someone going "I got my 1060 for $225 because a Paypal coupon" is a bragging rights thing because that coupon is expired and had nothing to do with how Newegg is pricing 1060s.
Trying to figure out the best metric for perf/$ is at the core of trying to decide which product is the best for your money and what product to recommend to other people (which is why people come here). Without a consistent metric pages of words are wasted as people put forth whatever perf/$ metric they can think of that makes their "side" look better.
What do you think we should recommend cards based on- how many lights the GPU cooler has? Which side gives you or miners the most GPUs for free? We need a solid metric that applies to everyone, and in that perf/$ is king.
No real meaning in the real world.
You must be kidding me. Yeah right, perf/$ has no meaning in the real world which must be why EVERY GPU review mentions it.
This is a technology site, not a fashion blog. Metrics and facts are the only way we know which product is the better technology offering. When people come here for recommendations being able to say "this is the fastest card for the money" is a huge deal. It used to be the only metric that matters, and I argue it's still the most important metric for MOST midrange consumers with options (aka people looking at this thread trying to figure out which card to get).
If you can arbitrarily change any metric you wish, then there are no need for any metrics at all.
Agreed, which is why I put forth what I think is a consistent and fair perf/$ metric that would apply to any savvy (read: can put in a nowinstock notification and buy when the lowest priced card is in stock) GPU consumer. Heck once supply catches up even the savvy part won't matter, all that will matter is perf/$.
But as I said, if you have a better metric for perf/$ spill the beans please. I am open to ideas, and I would be happy to admit a better metric exists. I care more to have something we can all agree on so when the next cards hit (1060 3GB, 1050, AMD Vega, etc.) we don't have to have this metrics discussion all over again. For example, I could see the value in having two perf/$ metrics- a Directx 11 perf/$ one and a Vulkan/Directx 12 perf/$ one. What matters is fairness and consistency.