DooKey
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Some of us here totally called it on the nose: $800 for the 2080, $1000 for the 2080 ti. Those prices are batshit insane, especially considering the only real 4k option will be 2080 ti.
nVidia is asking $800 for their cut-down chip. Just let that settle in for a second.
If you kids thought lack of competition was killing our hobby last gen, this is a railroad spike-size nail in the coffin.
I'm hoping marketplace reality sets in and people hold onto their cash if the performance doesn't match the pricing. If I get a card that's 50% better than my current 1080 Ti for $1000 then it's worth it to me.
However, I don't think NV will sell as many 2080 Ti models for that price as they did 1080 Ti, same goes for the 2080 versus 1080.
Who would pay $800 for a card that's supposedly (2080) only 7-8% faster than a 1080 Ti when you can just buy the 1080 Ti for a lot less?
I suspect we'll see these readily available on store shelves once the early adopters buy their cards.