Textbook case of "fuck around and find out".
Cuz it's a 4070 and basically everyone and their mom called them out on that.
Ahaha, who were those defending this piece of crap card? Even NVIDIA realized it was way too much of a scam to work.Unlaunching The 12GB 4080
The RTX 4080 12GB is a fantastic graphics card, but it’s not named right. Having two GPUs with the 4080 designation is confusing.
So, we’re pressing the “unlaunch” button on the 4080 12GB. The RTX 4080 16GB is amazing and on track to delight gamers everywhere on November 16th.
Unlaunching The 12GB 4080
16GB GeForce RTX 4080 on track to delight gamers everywhere November 16th.www.nvidia.com
wuuuut ?
It's a piece of crap and even NVIDIA realized it was going too far.
Yeah it was vapid brand damage kind of awful so they had to backpedal.
Fucking LOLUnlaunching The 12GB 4080
The RTX 4080 12GB is a fantastic graphics card, but it’s not named right. Having two GPUs with the 4080 designation is confusing.
So, we’re pressing the “unlaunch” button on the 4080 12GB. The RTX 4080 16GB is amazing and on track to delight gamers everywhere on November 16th.
Unlaunching The 12GB 4080
16GB GeForce RTX 4080 on track to delight gamers everywhere November 16th.www.nvidia.com
wuuuut ?
And launch a 4080 non TI that is barely faster than the outgoing 3080 really? Brings back memories of G80/G92 endless rebranding, but this is a brand new GPU, not even a die shrink. The 4080 12GB is only apt to be called a 4070, as Nvidia seem to have realised.
Yes. The only way this SKU can be a "4070" is if they'll sell it at $600. Which is a 33% price reduction which I don't think is realistic.
Why is that so unrealistic? Do you have privileged access to their finances? Plus $600 is still more than what the RTX3070 MSRP was...
Wow! A 4090 with the same performance but 12GB I'll never run out of for $900. What a bargain! Thanks, NVIDIA.
Because they would put it on this price in the first place if it was realistic.
Costs went up so it's a 4070 and 4080.
Price is dictated by market forces and what consumers are prepared to pay. What's the point of them unlaunching this SKU to just change the name to 4070 and keeping the price? That won't magically make consumers who buy *70 parts at 500-600, pay 800. You were also the one saying on the thread that was closed down that product names don't matter. The consumer side of the market forces just proved you wrong, forcing Nvidia to do this. Nvidia is a company who naturally tries to extract as much value of it's products as they can, plus they got used with the inflated prices due to crypto. They probably tried to play the game and see if they could extract the same value by playing shenanigans with product naming. Too bad for them that people saw though their bullshit.
