cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/19278175
I’ve been team red for a very long time. I’ve never thought of them as top of the line. CPU has shifted, but I’ve got no delusions about the GPU side. My 7800xt is great. Handles everything I need it for. I don’t care about Ray tracing. And I know its not comparable to most of the 40xx offerings.
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 2 months ago
Here’s a link to the Tom’s Hardware post about AMD’s new GPU strategy, cited in the GN video.
Some thoughts after watching this part of the video:
chloyster@beehaw.org 2 months ago
That is quite unfortunate. However it seems like it could lead to more affordable gpus that do well enough? That would be nice at least
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 2 months ago
I think this is a net positive for sure. Two manufacturers competing to be the most affordable can only mean lower prices overall!
Crotaro@beehaw.org 2 months ago
I wonder what they think of as high-end GPUs, though. I’ve been using a GTX 1060 to run my games for around two or three years and am mostly usually happy with performance vs quality. Would a GTX 1060 today be out of AMD’s scope already or are we talking rivaling Nvidia’s 40xx series today?
DdCno1@beehaw.org 2 months ago
The 1060 is an eight year old mid-range card, lacking almost all of the features that are setting nvidia apart from AMD these days. It has CUDA, but on its own, that’s mostly useful only for non-gaming applications. AMD is lagging behind, but they are not lagging that far behind. AMD has trouble keeping up with 20xx cards and newer, especially when it comes to ray-tracing and upscaling. FSR, while supporting older cards and being manufacturer-agnostic (that’s why even your old Nvidia card is supported), is a crutch that comes with serious visual downgrades, whereas DLSS improves both performance and visuals. This matters in all market segments. Ray-tracing meanwhile is mostly a mid-range and up thing - and while newer AMD cards support it, their performance relative to otherwise equivalent Nvidia cards is lagging far behind.