lol and what allowed them to sell the mid range gpu at high end prices? um that would be AMD's modest(for a next gen card at $550) 7970. so you can easily turn it around and say that if AMD could make a better next gen card then Nvidia would not be able to charge the prices that they do. you cant have it both ways as at least Nvidia gave us 30-35% more performance at the same price where AMD actually gave LESS performance per dollar with the 7970 than their previous gen.This isnt a conspiracy............just greed. Nvidia took a mid range platform (GK-104) and sold it at a high end price (680 for 550$). They then sold the REAL GTX 680 (Titan) for 1050$, its all about money. They locked down their cards and only allow you to use the USELESS boost "feature" to overclock, that way you cant OC it high enough to interfere with their next gen of cards performance (GTX 470 OC'd to 850 core comes to mind).
lol and what allowed them to sell the mid range gpu at high end prices? um that would be AMD's modest(for a next gen card at $550) 7970. so you can easily turn it around and say that if AMD could make a better next gen card then Nvidia would not be able to charge the prices that they do. you cant have it both ways as at least Nvidia gave us 30-35% more performance at the same price where AMD actually gave LESS performance per dollar with the 7970 than their previous gen.
This isnt a conspiracy............just greed. Nvidia took a mid range platform (GK-104) and sold it at a high end price (680 for 550$). They then sold the REAL GTX 680 (Titan) for 1050$, its all about money. They locked down their cards and only allow you to use the USELESS boost "feature" to overclock, that way you cant OC it high enough to interfere with their next gen of cards performance (GTX 470 OC'd to 850 core comes to mind).
lol Nvidia was NOT losing the whole time. the 680 was faster overall than the 7970 at launch so that was why AMD had to later release the 7970 ghz. and they also gave out games like AC 3 and Metro LL. nice try though but none of that matters about what I originally said.This post should have some relevant points.
If AMD wasn't capable of making a better next gen part, why was Nvidia losing to the 7970 and 7970GE for 18 months then? Took them a total refresh to get a <5% lead, and when they were losing they were charging more and not giving out free games...
This post should have some relevant points.
If AMD wasn't capable of making a better next gen part, why was Nvidia losing to the 7970 and 7970GE for 18 months then? Took them a total refresh to get a <5% lead, and when they were losing they were charging more and not giving out free games...
7970GE was never called 8950. Nobody would have an issue if the 770 was just called GTX680+ or GTX685.
So what did nvidia do that wasn't fair?
I just mean that Nvidia didn't have the option of releasing GK110.
This isnt a conspiracy............just greed. Nvidia took a mid range platform (GK-104) and sold it at a high end price (680 for 550$). They then sold the REAL GTX 680 (Titan) for 1050$, its all about money. They locked down their cards and only allow you to use the USELESS boost "feature" to overclock, that way you cant OC it high enough to interfere with their next gen of cards performance (GTX 470 OC'd to 850 core comes to mind).
Nvidia made plenty of GK110/K20X chips in the Titan supercomputer.
I never thought I'd see the day that a bios update would qualify for a next gen card. Lmao
That is AMD 's fault according to some forum armchair analystsD:.they snapped the $999 dollar barrier on a single gpu card! :sneaky:
This isnt a conspiracy............just greed. Nvidia took a mid range platform (GK-104) and sold it at a high end price (680 for 550$). They then sold the REAL GTX 680 (Titan) for 1050$, its all about money. They locked down their cards and only allow you to use the USELESS boost "feature" to overclock, that way you cant OC it high enough to interfere with their next gen of cards performance (GTX 470 OC'd to 850 core comes to mind).
First post sounds like Corporate speak for Nvidia......If the 680 is a mid range card and it largely has the same performance as the 7970 then the 7970 must be a mid range card as well. Why blame Nvidia because AMD can't or won't compete?
After ATI sold itself to multi-billion dollar AMD, Nvidia became the underdog. Then Nvidia lost its chipset business. But it took huge risks to create and enter new markets, and relentlessly sought to add value to it's video cards. Even now Nvidia is fighting for survival. The graphics card for gaming is a dying business. Nvidia has entered markets where its competitors have tens of billions of dollars of revenue a year against it's four billion. During it's most challenging times Nvidia stood by its employees and earned their loyalty. It will soon return an additional one billion dollars of profit to shareholders instead of hoarding it. And the graphics card makers who use Nvidia gpus probably aren't complaining either.
lol and what allowed them to sell the mid range gpu at high end prices? um that would be AMD's modest(for a next gen card at $550) 7970. so you can easily turn it around and say that if AMD could make a better next gen card then Nvidia would not be able to charge the prices that they do. you cant have it both ways as at least Nvidia gave us 30-35% more performance at the same price where AMD actually gave LESS performance per dollar with the 7970 than their previous gen.
HD 6970 release price: $369
HD 7970 release price: $549
49% price increase for a ~45% performance increase. So price/perf remained roughly the same.
Sleazy not smart.Not a conspiracy theory, just smart thinking and marketing from Nvidia.
Sleazy not smart.
If you don't like how Nvidia runs their company then I suggest you not buy their products. That is the biggest way you can flip them the bird. And the same goes for Intel or AMD.