Subj : The RTX 4090 is finally getting cheaper but theres bad news for To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Wed May 03 2023 11:45:03 The RTX 4090 is finally getting cheaper but theres bad news for some Date: Wed, 03 May 2023 10:36:03 +0000 Description: If youve had your eye on Nvidias flagship GPU, now might be the time to snap one up but only if you need the power it offers. FULL STORY ====================================================================== After high demand and fierce price-gouging at launch, Nvidias RTX 4090 graphics card is finally starting to drop in price but if youre in the US, you might not be so happy about it. While its finally possible to snap up an RTX 4090 below list price in America specifically, this PNY XLR8 model , which has seen a price cut down to $1,549.99 on Amazon most models are still selling above the $1,599 launch price, and the biggest price drops are actually in Europe. In most European countries, the original retail price was 1,949, and its dropped steadily each month since February this year; first to 1,859, then 1,819, and now all the way down to 1,769. You can get a Palit model from German retailer Mindfactory for just 1,648. Thats still around $1,950, but higher taxes and EU import fees mean that computer hardware typically costs more in Europe than it does across the pond, and those prices are for Nvidias own Founders Edition of the GPU third-party models are cropping up for even cheaper. This proves one thing: Nvidia messed up Over in the UK, its a similar story. The price cuts havent been quite as pronounced as they are in mainland Europe, but you can pick up that same PNY XLR8 card for 1,546.51 on Amazon right now. What can we learn from this? Well, if the prices keep declining, then Id say weve got pretty clear confirmation that Nvidia did indeed make the launch price of the RTX 4090 too high. Sure, its one of the best graphics cards ever made, but theres no denying that many balked at the asking price. Beyond that, the repeated European price cuts on the Founders Edition model could signal that Nvidia is actually struggling to shift RTX 4090 stock now that the initial rush of orders has slowed; the GPU giant already allegedly had to throttle 4090 restocks in order to sell its ill-fated RTX 4080 , and now that the excellent and more affordable RTX 4070 has arrived, it becomes even harder to justify buying the flagship graphics card. Frankly, I still wouldnt recommend it. Unless youre a professional 3D animator or require some serious GPU grunt for running scientific modeling software, you simply dont need the level of performance that the 4090 offers. The RTX 4070 can play the vast majority of games at 4K with high frame rates thanks to the magic of Nvidias DLSS 3 upscaling tech ; beyond that, youre just wasting money. I do hope the RTX 4090 keeps dropping in price, purely so it becomes more accessible and fewer people settle for the unimpressive 4080, but I have to wonder what this could mean for Nvidias future in the gaming GPU space. With AI chatbot expansion threatening to cause another GPU shortage and Nvidia notably going all in on AI development , Team Greens hardware is likely to be in hot demand in the coming years but not from gamers. Honestly? If you just want to play some PC games, you might be better off with one of the best AMD graphics cards instead. ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/the-rtx-4090-is-finally-getting-cheaper-but-the res-bad-news-for-some --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .