Now here's something that, if true, could be... controversial:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 does not have NVLINK
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2070-does-not-have-nvlink
Who is more likely to buy a secondary graphics card for SLI: a person who can afford two enthusiast-grade models at launch for 800 USD each, or a person who buys secondary mid-range graphics card two years later (to boost the performance of the rig)? Well, it does not matter anymore, because the latter will no longer have this option.
With Pascal, NVIDIA removed the SLI connector from GeForce GTX 1060, which was occupying the most popular segment for graphics card owners. The criticism had no meaning to NVIDIA, it was a business decision to avoid cannibalizing GTX 1080 sales (two 1060 would be faster than 1080).
The story continues. The GeForce RTX 2070 might not even be using TU104 GPU, but a mid-range TU106 instead. The card clearly has a different board and different Device ID. It seems that the whole GPU segmentation has shifted and we are now paying more for the same GPU-classes than before.
Please excuse my bad English.
Former gaming PC: i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070
Current gaming PC: R5-7600, 32GB RAM 6000MT/s (CL30) and a RX 9060XT 16GB
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