CONSOLEs vs PC

[TheJimbo1234]

the-pi-guy said:

TheJimbo1234 said:

RIght, here is the issue, but thanks for the clarity;

The specs are compared, and I have said this before. The xbone is 1.3 Tflops, the PS4 is ~1.8, and a high end single chip gpu for a PC is 5.5+....So that right there shows how much better the PC is.

http://gpuboss.com/

Pull up all gpu specs. You can compare everything to the known console specs. Cross reference with price and you can see why PC gamers are unimpressed with consoles.

I have said this before in my first post that PC gpus are miles head of consoles and that very cheap gpus match console specs now. This will only become worse in time.

Hmmm, there's only 1 single chip GPU that is above 5.5.  

GTX 970 - 3.494 TFLOPS

GTX 980 - 4.612 TFLOPS

GTX Titan - 4.500 TFLOPS

GTX Titan Black 5.121 TFLOPS

R9 280 - 2.964 TFLOPS

R9 280X - 3481.6  TFLOPS

R9 290 - 4.848  TFLOPS

R9 290X -  5.632  TFLOPS

Of course people running a system like this is going to be unimpressed.  But FLOPS isn't the end all of performance.  The GTX 970 beats out the 290X in a lot of games.  But this difference is exactly why Intrinsic is bringing up the OP.  Is it fair to compare a GPU that has 3x the performance for much higher cost?  

Aye, tflops isn't everything as the 970 shows. 

But when you look at cards of equal price range to the consoles, or factor in the cost of console vs Pcs (ergo a slightly beefier gpu), the gpus still outstrip the consoles. A 280 or 760 easily can play games at 1080p on high/ultra and only cost £150. Within a few months they will be even cheaper....yet the consoles can't.

Sure, consoles in the short term might be a bit cheaper, but they have to last you how many years? Then when you factor in the cost of running one, a PC is by far a better choice (cheaper, can do more, far more power etc). Besides casual and social gaming, there is no reason to buy consoles anymore.