Over 2 years ago I was left with MSRP for the 3080 for the performance and feature set it provided. Yes, that’s a lot more than the €375 I paid 6 years ago for a GTX970. But it offers 3.5x-4.5x performance, plus an interesting feature set…
But not being able to get a card at that price, when that was (almost) possible, the next generation was already ready. The price of electricity has increased significantly, consumption has increased, cloud gaming has become accessible and has relatively large support, a Steam Deck is available, etc. I’ve been considering a 4090, so the issue isn’t just money, it’s a combination of several factors. I’m certainly not the only one skipping this generation for the time being, and Nvidia can thank that for their pricing, availability, and design picks. However, Nvidia is still getting money from me for now through their Geforce Now subscription service…
