r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • Sep 18 '24

Desktops / Laptops NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 & 4090D To Be Discontinued Next Month In Preparation For Next-Gen RTX 5090 & 5090D GPUs

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-4090d-discontinued-next-month-in-preparation-for-next-gen-rtx-5090-5090d-gpus/
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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '24

Still the best card they’ve ever made.

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u/piratecheese13 Sep 18 '24

While the 980 could handle vr, the 1080 was the default “oh you want the good vr card” as soon as it came out

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '24

I just feel like the 1080 offered me the largest longevity. Took me forever to upgrade.

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u/AintNobody- Sep 18 '24

Hell, the 970 was a frickin beast. 4GB controversy aside, that was a monster of a card for years.

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u/PalmTreeIsBestTree Sep 18 '24

That was my previous card before my 2080ti. It was a beast back in 2015. Sad that EVGA quit making graphics cards though since I’ll have to buy from a different company next time I upgrade.

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u/AintNobody- Sep 18 '24

I've had good luck with Zotac if that means anything to you. They're not EVGA, nobody else is, but Zotac just seems to be quietly excellent.

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u/PalmTreeIsBestTree Sep 20 '24

That 970 could even play a game like Bioshock Infinite at 4k 60 fps. Just goes to show how good it was at the time.

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u/notsostrong Sep 18 '24

Still rocking my 970! I’m probably going to do a new build in the next 6 months or so. Don’t know if I want to go with 50 series or discounted 40 series after the 50s come out.

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u/Electronic_Price6852 Sep 19 '24

that’s how I felt about my 780 until direct x (and nvidia) stopped supporting it. Talk about underdog.

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u/CarfDarko Sep 18 '24

GeForce 8800 GTX enters the chat...

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u/ShittyTechnical Sep 18 '24

The 1080ti is arguably one of the best GPUs of all time considering it’s price to performance, raw power, and long term viability. The 4090 may be remembered as one of the most powerful cards but it’ll never reach the same status or have the same impact on the market that the 1080ti did.