NVIDIA Clearing Out Last-Gen Stocks

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It has been heavily rumored that NVIDIA has been dealing with some massive inventory issues for a while now. Just last week NVIDIA informed us through its earnings call that sales into the cryptocurrency market had all but dried up and much of that business was shifting over to purpose built ASICs. Digitimes, which is usually a very solid source for this type of information, is reporting that NVIDIA's second quarter revenues are much better than expected. It is suggesting that ten of NVIDIA's AIBs have taken "massive contracted shipments." What this means is, and let me translate, "You had better sell all these "old" GPUs, or you will not be getting new GPUs." This is not uncommon and has been done since I have been involved with reporting on the GPU business for two decades. What does this mean to the gamer and enthusiast? Hopefully we will see an over-supply of GTX 10XX series video cards, and we will see those prices start to fall. We are finally seeing GTX 1080 Ti cards $50 below the original $700 MSRP, and GTX 1080 cards are down to $450. So if I was a betting man, we should be seeing even deeper inventories of GTX 10XX cards soon, and with RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti cards now for pre-order, we might be seeing the GTX 10XX drop even a bit further. If you have been waiting to buy an NVIDIA GPU, you might be better off by waiting a bit longer.

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After suffering thick inventory of mining graphic cards amid sustained mining chill seen since April 2018, graphic card suppliers including Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology still have to absorb massive contracted shipments from Nvidia before the chipmaker releases its new-generation GPU chips in the near future. This has allowed Nvidia to score slightly higher revenues than US$3.10 billion projected for the May-July quarter, the sources said.
 
as someone with a 970, i would have considered a good 1080ti deal for vr, but having waited this long and dont get into vr as much as i would like, will wait for the 1080ti to clear out first and see if the 2070/2080 prices come down. i would upgrade with a threaripper2 build anyways and thats not happening till next spring/summer.
 
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We really have to see where the benchmarks fall in regards to costs. If the new cards really beat out the current gen 1080ti's then I assume we'd see a major drop in price. Would like to upgrade my daughters 1070ti.
 
So how will this affect demand for the new 20xx cards? Will there be a significant number of consumers that will opt for a now-really-cheap 10xx card instead of the shiny, new 20xx cards?

I can't imagine this will do AMD any good, either.
 
My 970 serves me well, does everything I really need, but I wouldn't object to a blowout priced 1080, that would just extend the life of my current system even more. It's already 5+ years old, replaced the GPU once, upgraded the SSD, but still it chugs along. I built it originally with 16GB RAM so that's never been an issue.
 
My son is still using my old 770 I'd really like to see some good 1060 6gb under $200, would make a good xmas present for him. Although he mostly plays LoL so it probably doesn't matter.
 
Got my 1080 ti for like 630 awhile back. Maybe I'll SLI another one as an FU too this new nonsense generation.
 
I've been debating getting a 1080Ti...but then I thought if I'm going to pay $600+ for a 1080Ti, why not pay that (or a bit less/more) and get either the 2070 or 2080...decisions...decisions
 
What would be a good price on a 1080TI in relation to expected price/performance of the new 20x0 series?
 
polonyc2 said:
I've been debating getting a 1080Ti...but then I thought if I'm going to pay $600+ for a 1080Ti, why not pay that (or a bit less/more) and get either the 2070 or 2080...decisions...decisions
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Unless Nvidia made big improvements on CUDA core performance (doubtful) than the 1080 it is going to be faster than either of those.
 
Derangel said:
Unless Nvidia made big improvements on CUDA core performance (doubtful) than the 1080 it is going to be faster than either of those.
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it'll definitely be faster but the 2070/2080 would contain the ray tracing/Tensor cores...basically new tech versus faster but older tech
 
I'm in the market, coming from 2x GTX 980 outputting to 1440p @ 144Hz. Here are the current local prices. All prices are in CAD and are the Gigabyte Gaming OC variant. The RTX prices are pre-order placeholders but ought to be somewhat indicative.

GTX 1080 Ti - $869 (which is quite a bit cheaper than the average in-stock items... normally should be around $950)
RTX 2080 - $1129
RTX 2080 Ti - $1649

For myself, and if those prices hold, as long as the RTX 2080 at least equals the GTX 1080 Ti in real-world gaming performance, I will be willing to go for the RTX. Heck, it was only a few months ago that the 1080 Ti was going for more than that!

As for the RTX 2080 Ti pricing, the jump is a bit big for me. I think it makes more sense for me to get the 2080 for now, then perhaps a year later and when I need more horsepower, to try and nab another while on sale.
 
SnowBeast said:
Every 980Ti owner:"You're killing me Smalls you're killing me!"

I am itching hard at getting at least a 1080Ti right now.
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Also gaming on a 980ti but I also snagged a 1080ti yesterday night for $460 from Craigslist. Mind you this card has been mined on but as a previous miner myself mining has negligible effects on the longevity of the card. Also can’t wait for my 2080ti ship two months from now lol.
 
Megaslug said:
My 970 serves me well, does everything I really need, but I wouldn't object to a blowout priced 1080, that would just extend the life of my current system even more. It's already 5+ years old, replaced the GPU once, upgraded the SSD, but still it chugs along. I built it originally with 16GB RAM so that's never been an issue.
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I'm in the same boat. Been cruising with a GTX 950.. if a 1080ti is low enough then super. Maybe even a 1070ti.
 
TheStiggyOne said:
I'm in the market, coming from 2x GTX 980 outputting to 1440p @ 144Hz. Here are the current local prices. All prices are in CAD and are the Gigabyte Gaming OC variant. The RTX prices are pre-order placeholders but ought to be somewhat indicative.

GTX 1080 Ti - $869 (which is quite a bit cheaper than the average in-stock items... normally should be around $950)
RTX 2080 - $1129
RTX 2080 Ti - $1649

For myself, and if those prices hold, as long as the RTX 2080 at least equals the GTX 1080 Ti in real-world gaming performance, I will be willing to go for the RTX. Heck, it was only a few months ago that the 1080 Ti was going for more than that!

As for the RTX 2080 Ti pricing, the jump is a bit big for me. I think it makes more sense for me to get the 2080 for now, then perhaps a year later and when I need more horsepower, to try and nab another while on sale.
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Same boat.
I'm getting a 2080 if it's at least on par with 1080Ti on non ray-tracing, regular titles.
As I'm still rocking a 1060 (my backup card:confused:), it seems stupid to upgrade to a card of the same architecture after 2 years.
And the price of 2080 Ti is really too steep.
 
4884 said:
Same boat.
I'm getting a 2080 if it's at least on par with 1080Ti on non ray-tracing, regular titles.
As I'm still rocking a 1060 (my backup card:confused:), it seems stupid to upgrade to a card of the same architecture after 2 years.
And the price of 2080 Ti is really too steep.
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Not stupid especially if you have needs has to be met quickly, even if you don't, the 1060 will not break your bank account.
 
Go ahead and pick up a EVGA 1080 ti Hybrid water block cooler while you're at it. Amazon and other stores have dropped the prices to to $60. That's more than half of in some cases. Pick up one for my FTW3 Elite.
 
I wonder how a 1080ti will compare against a 2070 at 1440P 165Hz. I can usually hit ~130FPS on my 1060 6GB but my card sounds like a vacuum cleaner. I would like something quieter at the same or better performance (without having to water cool, that shit is expensive on its own).
 
Gamer237 said:
Also gaming on a 980ti but I also snagged a 1080ti yesterday night for $460 from Craigslist. Mind you this card has been mined on but as a previous miner myself mining has negligible effects on the longevity of the card. Also can’t wait for my 2080ti ship two months from now lol.
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"Yesterday night?!?!" You tried to divide by zero didn't you? That made my brain hurt :p:p:p..

That is a great deal you snagged on the 1080TI. I would not be afraid of mining cards either. Most of us spend hundreds of hours tweaking these cards to run at the lowest possible voltage which means less heat, wear on the fans etc. It is funny how some here act like mining just magically kills cards. It really makes me laugh. A lot.:eek:
 
_l_ said:
LOL no dust, light mining, low temps ... they nailed ya one 2 three you're out, told ya EVERYTHING you wanted to hear and you swallowed it. Many online do this, they lie out the teeth but people think it's the truth because IT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR
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Well, I bought a couple AMD 7970 cards a few years back that I am pretty sure were mined on... and they still work just fine.

This card works just fine and doesn't run hot either.

I have absolutely no qualms running cards that have been mined on.
 
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