I game on a 2GB Maxwell GPU I purchased new almost 4 years for $140. I play at 2560x1440 (1440p) @ 60fps+ on all of the popular Steam games. I have 1080s that have never seen a game in their life. They're used for compute. I've been gaming since gaming was gaming. I have no clue where this obsession comes from with the
take my money crowd. It's a new minority breed of mainstream gamers that seem intent on blowing cash on their "hobby"/one upping each other.
Look at what the majority of people run on :
https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/videocard/
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 - 12.29%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti - 8.60%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 - 4.59%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 4.32%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 4.15%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti - 3.62%
Meanwhile :
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 -
2.80%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti -
1.50%
If you think these ridiculously priced Geforce 20 series cards are being sold in any notable volume, you're asleep. $1200/$800/$600 .. All of these are priced at a point that most people won't purchase them. Pascal was a godsend when it was delivered and a no brainer purchase at various levels. Geforce 20 is a joke compared.
People play games that are fun. None of these games need a Geforce20. CS:GO / CS:Source top charts frequently... Yes, one of the most played games is 6 years old. You can get 70fps+ on poverty tier cards in these games. Barely ever notice lower fps. You play games to enjoy them not stare at textures and say ahhhhh how pretty the 4k @100fps.
https://store.steampowered.com/stats/Steam-Game-and-Player-Statistics?l=english
628,339 958,714
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
418,196 680,474
Dota 2
227,908 488,980
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
78,463 170,452
MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD
52,090 116,155
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
40,173 74,553
Grand Theft Auto V
I thank whoever buys these ridiculous cards for keeping the coffers filled at Nvidia. However, I'll never understand such consumers. I've done the LAN parties and know tons of true gamers. None of these obsess over ridiculous things like 4k 200fps .. 300hz monitors and $1000+ GPUs. It's like a deep pocket crowd of mainstream individuals caught on to the gaming fad late and decided to carve a ridiculously expensive niche to set themselves apart from the unwashed masses. Meanwhile, the vast majority of people are gaming on basic hardware and having a blast.
Thanks for paying the Luxury/early adopter tax so we don't have to