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hinch on 25 April 2020
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sales2099 said:
hinch said:

Just buy a high end PC if you want ultimate power, forget about flops... but seriously just wait until the consoles both launch and watch some DF if you care so much.

For a more in depth analysis for GPU's you guys should check out this video from NX Gamer, who goes quite in depth with comparisons with different hardware GPU configs and API. Really interesting stuff and goes to show that you shouldn't get too hung up on paper specs.

I'm actually more excited that these consoles are designed to be easier to develop for. So the cycle for games will be much faster this time. Graphics be damned. I mean I still appreciate really nice graphics but yeah, I think we've got to a point where games are visually good enough and can't wait to see what developers can do with that juicy Zen 2 CPU and SSD's.

The Series X specs are higher then 90% of PCs currently used on Steam. And for half the price with the added benefit of being more compatible with entertaining groups while hosting. 

PCs have their place and plenty strengths, but consoles have always been more cost effective and convenient. 

What I'm saying is that its all relative. Consoles are closed based design and will be optimised more than PC. And multiplats will be limited by lowest common denominator making the difference defunct; look at PS4 Pro<Xbox One X.

PC's will always be technologically ahead of the curve as consoles take years of planning to make GPU manufacturers will still be developing new GPU tech. Take the PS4/Xbox one for example by the time that launched it was already low mid-tier by launch. Its the same this upcoming generation.

Nvidia Ampere is soon out and will dwarf the next gen consoles in pure throughout and you can be sure the raytracing capabilities in conjunction with DLSS 2.0+ up scaling will be way more capable than either consoles.

All I am saying is that a minor difference in GPU throughput is not going to make much of a difference in real world performance. And if people are interested in tech I don't see why they spend so much energy into a topic, instead of.. you know, just buying a console and enjoying games like normal people xD Or like I said, get a PC tweak with settings. Play with mods, enjoy super high refresh rates and not being tied to an ecosystem that forces you to pay to access essential features.