| JEMC said: There's a problem with the cutting down hardware even more strategy that you fear. Since AMD would no longer fight for the high-end, they'll need to make their products compelling, and that means delivering good performance (for their tier) at good prices. If Nvidia relaxes and cuts down their hardware even more than they've done this gen, they may find themselves getting kicked in the ass by AMD in every tier they compete, putting Nvidia in a bad position. Sure, having the faster and more powerful card is great for marketing, but for those in the market looking to spend, say $350, if what AMD gives them for that money is 15% faster than what Nvidia brings to the table, the choice is quite easy... at leat for most. So, who knows, maybe this new AMD strategy could also force Nvidia to get back on track. More so if Intel stays in the game and also goes for marketshare over profits (for the time being). |
Hmm true will see how RNDA 4 performs first as that'll likely launch next year. And scrapping Navi 41/42 in favor of focusing on GPU's that can actually go up against Nvidia's Blackwell, in (the rumored) 2025 launch or beyond.
There's also the issue of if big tech are still invested in Ai and Nvidia may not even care much for selling GPU's. Especially on the lower end of the stack where there's less money in it. Take the disasterous 4060 /Ti launches.. they are terrible cards for the money but they are still selling - if we go by the Steam survey charts. Many people buy Nvidia regardless, as we've seen with Ampere vs RDNA 2 and now this gen. AMD needs sometthing that absolutely blows Nvidia out of the water for price or performance. And not just the odd 10-15%.. to get people to switch. They need better software too.
Hopefully will be more interesting either way come next gen. Really need AMD to come back to counter Blackwell in some way and/or Intel to bring the heat. The mid-range especially as that's the segments thats largely been so crappy this generation. Otherwise another generation of gimped or lackluster releases will leave many wallets closed.
Last edited by hinch - on 13 August 2023
