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I don't get this argument at all. Unless you're buying gpus based on their name (xx80, xx70 etc), 40 series have been consistently cheaper than 30 series at any performance level. Nobody's going to think "$850 for a 4070ti is too much" and buy a 3090ti for $1500 instead.
$850 for a 4070ti IS too much.
its ridiculous for a -70 series.
And yet it's still a better deal than the 30 series equivalent
New GPUs are supposed to perform better at the same price point as their last ones. If they didn't then we'd be moving backwards.
Also the 4060's MSRP is $30 less than the 3060, and yet it performs worse than the 3060 at times. So honestly we have been moving backwards.
And they do, so?
What I think people are pissed at is that the prices of some cards have increased to the prices of higher segment cards from the previous generations. And the small generational gains on the middle/low end prices.
If you're upgrading from a 30 series card 40 series might be a huge improvement, but if you aren't you'll still choose the slightly better option. Noone would buy a worse value card just because the newer card isn't better value enough. There no logic behind the claim that Nvidia is trying to clear 30 series inventory by making 40 series worse. And the idea that they'd try to do that with the 50 series as well is absurd. This feels like people trying to hold on to hope that gpu prices will come down once some factor goes away.
Also here's a comparison of last gen vs current gen for the interested:
4090 - 60% faster than 3090/ti at the same price point
4080 - 40% faster than 3080ti at the same price
4070ti - 15% faster than 3080ti at $400 less or 25% faster than 3080 at $100 more
4070 - equivalent to 3080 at $100 less or 20% faster than 3070ti at the same price
4060ti 8gb - a bit worse than 3070 at $100 dollars less or a bit faster than 3060ti at the same price
4060 - generally 10% faster than 3060 at the same price. Exceptions aren't the rule