RTX 4080 versus 4090: upside down world in prices and demand

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from Norman Wittkopf
Actually, one would think that a noticeably cheaper graphics card would sell better than a very expensive one. A look at the price comparison suggests the opposite.

In October, the Geforce RTX 4090 was launched as Nvidia’s new top-of-the-range graphics card model, and shortly after the launch, despite criticism of the high acquisition costs, prices climbed by several hundred euros above the recommended retail price (RRP) of 1,949 euros. At the same time, the available offers were sold out quite quickly despite the high price, which is generally attributed primarily to the high demand.

The Geforce RTX 4080, which recently followed in November as the second fastest model of the new Nvidia generation, has a difficult time despite a 480 euro cheaper RRP and also very good test ratings in terms of performance and efficiency: According to reports, it is selling poorly and given the In an opinion article, PCGH is currently also advising against the purchase of a price increase compared to the direct predecessor model.

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RTX 4090 up, RTX 4080 down

The discrepancy between the two graphics cards is also reflected in the prices and offers when looking at the PCGH price comparison: The RTX 4090 starts there at best from 2,216 euros and is therefore available still around 270 euros above Nvidia’s RRPwhile the RTX 4080 even at the recommended retail price from 1,469 euros is widely available (only Notebooksbilliger.de has five tickets under 1,500 euros in stock), after the launch offers had initially been above that for a short time. The two current top graphics cards from Nvidia are currently separated by around 750 euros.

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Current hardware bestsellers at Amazon:

Logitech G PRO X gaming headsetOver-Ear Headphones: Offer currently for 59.99 euros
Samsung 980 Pro 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2: offer for 209.99 euros
Samsung 980 1TB PCIe 3.0: offer for 78.99 euros
Samsung 980 Pro 1TB PCIe 4.0: offer for 103.99 euros
Amazon smart plug (WLAN socket), works with Alexa: offer for 12.99 euros


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Meanwhile, the negative headlines about the RTX 4090 about cases of charred power plugs seem to have done little harm to demand for Nvidia’s top model. In order to achieve even higher margins in the professional sector, the company is even rumored to be shifting production to “hopper” GPUs, which would explain a more limited supply in terms of available quantities compared to the RTX 4080. Meanwhile, the drama surrounding the 12GB version of the RTX 4080, which is expected to come back as the RTX 4070 Ti, could still linger.

Radeon RX 7900 XT(X) will soon be competing

Without a doubt, however, many prospective buyers should also wait for the release of AMD’s competing products in the form of the Radeon RX 7900 XT or XTX on December 13: The new Radeon top model RX 7900 XTX is known to have a significantly lower RRP (999 US dollars) in terms of performance at least invest with the RTX 4080 and also become readily available. Then there should also be a little more movement in the current next-generation graphics card market, while no more price miracles are to be expected with Nvidia’s outgoing RTX 30 series.

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Reference-www.pcgameshardware.de