Test Setup
We are using an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D for testing. We are using the motherboard’s current default BIOS settings on the latest release BIOS. We have enabled PCI-Express Resizable BAR in the motherboard BIOS. We have enabled EXPO I in the BIOS for the memory. We are using a fresh install of Windows 11 Pro with the latest Windows Updates, including the 24H2 update. We have the latest drivers installed, including the latest chipset drivers. We are using the “Balanced” power profile in Windows Settings, and Core Isolation/Memory Integrity (VBS) is enabled.
NVIDIA provided a press driver for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, and we are using this driver 572.50 on the GeForce RTX 5070 and 572.47 official driver on the other NVIDIA GPUs in this comparison today. In addition, we are using a beta press driver on the Radeon RX 7800 XT, which is newer than the latest web driver that was put out back in December, this is the latest build of the AMD driver straight from AMD.
Discussion (11 replies)
Join Discussion →umm, trying to be positive about this card, DLSS4 (multi frame-gen)?, umm. :unsure:
Edit: I thought of a positive, it could help promote RX 9070 / B580 sales!
Wow RTX 4090 performance for just $549, right?.... right? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ;)
Lol the ROPS comment at the end was golden.
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4090 at $549... lol!
And on top of all the fun being made....
[URL unfurl="true"]https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-says-geforce-rtx-5070-founders-edition-wont-be-availble-at-launch[/URL]
Wow... just..... wow...
This is nVidia being worried about the AMD launch
It's also a way for nVidia to screw over their AIBs by dumping the burden of selling a "not too hot" card onto them (and having them shoulder the costs -- and projected losses).
It's noteworthy that the "desired" custom AIB cards of the 5070Ti/5080/5090 class all came with very hefty premiums over the FE "MSRP-ish" pricing -- and there weren't too many of either the FE or AIB models, to boot. That's nVidia prioritizing AI (no surprise there) while also proceeding to mess around big with the AIBs. Jensen has long wanted to cut the AIBs right out of the market (he's frequently stated his admiration of Apple's closed ecosystem model, and also see what happened to EVGA, for example), and he already had the good connections (along with considerable amounts of R&D on the FE designs) with OEMs like Foxconn, etc to be halfway there. And now that Jensen has the $$$ with AI (and nVidia is a multi-trillion USD company), he has the raw capital to aggressively move strongly to cut the AIBs right to the core (by being financially able to ignore their complaints, and tie them up in courts as needed, should they sue) ...
IMHO, Jensen himself has probably envisioned the "demise" of the AIB market for nVidia gaming GPUs in 2-3 years (maybe a bit longer for the commercial/AI stuff).
I wouldn't mind them 'undercutting AIBs' if I could walk into Best Buy / Microcenter and get whichever FE model I budgeted for.
But that ain't the case.
AI priority, of course (nVidia shareholders would revolt if Jensen dedicated TSMC GPU inventory to the VASTLY less money-making gaming market), but once nVidia chases the AIBs into bankruptcy (of their GPU divisions, a la EVGA), Jensen will provide more inventory, but at increased prices, too (virtual monopoly, as expected).
With that in mind, we can expect theoretical "RTX 8060s" (relabeled 8050s?) to hit the $500-700 USD range ...
Side note: I really hope I don't end up getting the mediocre 5070 as my GPU upgrade in the days/weeks to come (there's a Microcenter near me, so I'm planning to be there a few hours early this Thursday for a shot at 9070 XT or 9070) -- I just sold my RX 6700 XT, which has been showing its age as of the past year or so ...