The Ethereum Effect: Graphics Card Price Watch (Updated)

[kyotokid]

They aren't going to invest in all knew architecture for just mining. When the existing product already works. Mining is volatile so they are reluctant to ramp up production and get stuck with 3 months worth of stock and next generation ruling out in a few months

It looks like Nvidia seriously considered solution (described here in earlier posts) about graphic card problem. The separation of current GPU to two different lines of products is not question of if anymore. Ampere and Turing, new code names for two different production lines of next GPU generations could hit market in this year.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/nvidia-turing-ampere-graphics-cards-gtc-2018/

...yeah, but it still does nothing for getting a 1070 at original base price and no enthusiast card will break the 12 GB limit as that is the realm of their Quadro line.