Low-profile and pcie-powered cards.
Steam Hardware & Software Survey
the 970 and 960 at top certainly show demand for the $200-$400 segments... But what goes under-noticed if the 750ti, and if you remove integrated graphics the 650 is not far behind...
I think there is a much larger demand for low-profile and no-power-connector cards, than is acknowledged. I have a feeling that whichever company comes out with the better low-profile low-power card, is going to make a big splash in market share for this generation...
There are a lot of people out there who put these things in their office computers and use them for recreation during down time. I dont even think price is an issue for this segment, as a lot of people just want as much performance as possible from the form factor... I think people would buy $300 low-profile/low-power cards if they provided a $200-equivalent level power, so long as they can slap it into their office PC or pre-built without having to change a power supply, case, motherboard, etc...
Steam Hardware & Software Survey
the 970 and 960 at top certainly show demand for the $200-$400 segments... But what goes under-noticed if the 750ti, and if you remove integrated graphics the 650 is not far behind...
I think there is a much larger demand for low-profile and no-power-connector cards, than is acknowledged. I have a feeling that whichever company comes out with the better low-profile low-power card, is going to make a big splash in market share for this generation...
There are a lot of people out there who put these things in their office computers and use them for recreation during down time. I dont even think price is an issue for this segment, as a lot of people just want as much performance as possible from the form factor... I think people would buy $300 low-profile/low-power cards if they provided a $200-equivalent level power, so long as they can slap it into their office PC or pre-built without having to change a power supply, case, motherboard, etc...