Is it too early to say Nvidia RTX 5000 is an abject failure of a generation?
At one point in time, I was genuinely excited about the sheer potential of Nvidia's fancy new RTX 5000 GPUs. Now? I'm positively horrified with how Nvidia's handled this generation of hardware, and just how big of a failure it is on almost every single front, from performance to pricing. Of course, there are always problems with brand-spanking-new hardware early on. Thing is, Nvidia has obviously dropped the ball on almost every level this time around. We're not facing mere driver issues with RTX 5000, no. We've got frankly unacceptable manufacturing issues leading to performance losses, the loss of legacy features, a new set of heat-related 12VHPWR connector problems, and an overall meager performance uplift compared to RTX 4000. That's without even going into the topic of price-to-performance, which in turn is related to excessive scalping that Nvidia GPUs are oh-so-painfully susceptible to. It's a bad look, no matter how you flip it. But wait, it gets even worse, because the MSRP-tier RTX 5000 GPUs are now apparently being "unlaunched." Image via Nvidia Nvidia RTX 5000 GPUs are hard to get, ridiculously overpriced, come with manufacturing defects, and should be considered a fire hazard This latest development in what may be Nvidia's most egregious hardware launch yet has been revealed by VideoCardz.com. Apparently, MSI has decided to silently "unlaunch" its cheapest MSRP-level RTX 5070Ti graphics cards less than two weeks after their release: "There's no RTX 5070Ti at $749 anymore at the MSI US Store... ...This means that MSI has not respected its own launch pricing and has now become a scalper themselves. Even the most basic model [with revised pricing], called Shadow 3X, which doesn't even have factory overclocking, is now retailing at $819," writes VideoCardz. Good grief. Please keep in mind that MSI isn't the first to come up with this "unlaunch" meme at all. No, that award goes over to Nvidia itself, as the company had to do pretty much the same thing with the original RTX 4080 12GB GPU back in 2022 following a massive outcry. Setting aside the fact that Nvidia set a dangerous precedent years ago, one that other board manufacturers are now seemingly beginning to abuse in a similar fashion, is there even any point in looking at RTX 5000 GPUs anymore? Unless you're willing to spend roughly 30-50% more than the MSRP, the answer is probably no. And note that this is coming from a long, long-time Nvidia user. I'm still not fully convinced AMD will deliver with the new RX 9070-series graphics cards, but I find it hard to believe they'll be beset by the same number of problems as RTX 5000 cards have been. It's frankly ridiculous how almost everything seems to have gone wrong with this generation of Nvidia cards, especially considering the value proposition on show. Specifically, Nvidia has gone all-in on Frame Generation, of all things, but it's not nearly as good as the company wants you to think it is. Take Multi-Frame Generation out of the equation, consider the actual real-world pricing of RTX 5000 cards, and then keep in mind that you may end up getting one of the cards with missing ROPs. In the case of RTX 5070Ti, for example, getting an ROP-lacking GPU essentially nullifies the generational performance uplift from the older RTX 4070Ti. I find it hard to believe any of this is worth it, especially if MSRP-priced RTX 5000 cards are nowhere to be found. Keep an eye out for more manufacturers potentially following MSI's stead. MSPR doesn't matter at all if it's not actually being delivered upon, and Nvidia's new-gen GPUs are so far beyond being reasonably priced in the real world that it's not even funny anymore. Wild stuff, truly. The post Is it too early to say Nvidia RTX 5000 is an abject failure of a generation? appeared first on Destructoid.
At one point in time, I was genuinely excited about the sheer potential of Nvidia's fancy new RTX 5000 GPUs. Now? I'm positively horrified with how Nvidia's handled this generation of hardware, and just how big of a failure it is on almost every single front, from performance to pricing.
Of course, there are always problems with brand-spanking-new hardware early on. Thing is, Nvidia has obviously dropped the ball on almost every level this time around. We're not facing mere driver issues with RTX 5000, no. We've got frankly unacceptable manufacturing issues leading to performance losses, the loss of legacy features, a new set of heat-related 12VHPWR connector problems, and an overall meager performance uplift compared to RTX 4000.
That's without even going into the topic of price-to-performance, which in turn is related to excessive scalping that Nvidia GPUs are oh-so-painfully susceptible to. It's a bad look, no matter how you flip it. But wait, it gets even worse, because the MSRP-tier RTX 5000 GPUs are now apparently being "unlaunched."
Nvidia RTX 5000 GPUs are hard to get, ridiculously overpriced, come with manufacturing defects, and should be considered a fire hazard
This latest development in what may be Nvidia's most egregious hardware launch yet has been revealed by VideoCardz.com. Apparently, MSI has decided to silently "unlaunch" its cheapest MSRP-level RTX 5070Ti graphics cards less than two weeks after their release: "There's no RTX 5070Ti at $749 anymore at the MSI US Store... ...This means that MSI has not respected its own launch pricing and has now become a scalper themselves. Even the most basic model [with revised pricing], called Shadow 3X, which doesn't even have factory overclocking, is now retailing at $819," writes VideoCardz.
Good grief. Please keep in mind that MSI isn't the first to come up with this "unlaunch" meme at all. No, that award goes over to Nvidia itself, as the company had to do pretty much the same thing with the original RTX 4080 12GB GPU back in 2022 following a massive outcry.
Setting aside the fact that Nvidia set a dangerous precedent years ago, one that other board manufacturers are now seemingly beginning to abuse in a similar fashion, is there even any point in looking at RTX 5000 GPUs anymore? Unless you're willing to spend roughly 30-50% more than the MSRP, the answer is probably no. And note that this is coming from a long, long-time Nvidia user.
I'm still not fully convinced AMD will deliver with the new RX 9070-series graphics cards, but I find it hard to believe they'll be beset by the same number of problems as RTX 5000 cards have been. It's frankly ridiculous how almost everything seems to have gone wrong with this generation of Nvidia cards, especially considering the value proposition on show.
Specifically, Nvidia has gone all-in on Frame Generation, of all things, but it's not nearly as good as the company wants you to think it is. Take Multi-Frame Generation out of the equation, consider the actual real-world pricing of RTX 5000 cards, and then keep in mind that you may end up getting one of the cards with missing ROPs. In the case of RTX 5070Ti, for example, getting an ROP-lacking GPU essentially nullifies the generational performance uplift from the older RTX 4070Ti. I find it hard to believe any of this is worth it, especially if MSRP-priced RTX 5000 cards are nowhere to be found.
Keep an eye out for more manufacturers potentially following MSI's stead. MSPR doesn't matter at all if it's not actually being delivered upon, and Nvidia's new-gen GPUs are so far beyond being reasonably priced in the real world that it's not even funny anymore. Wild stuff, truly.
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