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Demand has been 'very strong' and 'outpaced supply' for AMD's RX 9000-series cards according to CEO Dr. Lisa Su, as anyone who's tried to buy one can attest (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

What does a 9000 series have on a 7000? Why do people even buy new cards at this point? Anything can run anything almost.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I think mainly better ray tracing for those that want it.

    People buy new cards because their games require something better to run smoothly. Some people still use 1660ti's and I'm sure are happy to upgrade their hardware.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I mean sure, but people on very old cards are finite.

    I'm asking what makes a 9000 series a more attractive buy than a 7000?

    On rereading the headline, it does not say much either, demand for GPUs manufactured by me in my garage is also outpacing supply.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Ask the people that held off on the 7000 series I guess. People don't buy on the same upgrade frequency as others. We're all at different phases of our hardware refresh cycles.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    In fact demand for GPUs manufactured by you in your garage has just gone from outpacing supply by another 100% because i too would be interested in your personally made microchips. They must be very small batch and artisanal!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The 9000 cards don't offer much of value other than running a bit cooler IMO. The fact is that the good 7000 cards aren't really available in retail anymore, so it only matters to people (like me) that already have a good 7000 series card. If I didn't have one and was looking for a new card I would have no problem picking up a 9000 series card as long as the price wasn't ridiculous.

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