what's with the batshit insane prices
ya they're more powerful but they also keep getting more expensive
why aren't more ppl noticing it
it's not just the bitcoin bullshit
they keep beefing it up, adding to the cost
it used to $200, $300, $400-$500
for 6 7 8 series
now it's gotten double that
end of moore's law is upon us brehs
I'm looking at Euro prices now. My GXT980 Ti which I'm still rocking cost ~750 when I bought it.
The 1080 seems to be about 539 down from 800 at launch with the cheapest 2080 landing at 899.
A GeForce GTX 1060(the most used card according to
Steam HW survey) will get you 30fps@ 4k and 90fps @1080p in Battlefield 1 everything maxed out (so resolutions in between ~60/70 fps) and comes in at 225.
I don't think the only issue is Nvidia jacking up the prices (which they obviously did) but also the demand for ever faster cards and higher framerates at increasing resolutions.
However, there's still plenty of affordable options available. You just have to wait a bit for a 2050 or 2060 to release if you want to jump on this train.