[SOLVED] Why all the hate for the 2080 Super?

[savage8190]

I don't really understand why everything I read hates on the 2080 super so hard...

Yes it didn't get the same performance boost as the 2070 did, but when you look at the line up as a while it seems to make sense to me. In Canada at least, the 2060 super sits around 600 bucks, the 2070 super around 800, and the 2080 super around 1000...give or take depending on the various models for each. When you look at the benchmarks there's a big gap between the 2060 and 2080, and the 2070 splits it pretty evenly. So it splits price and performance seemingly right down the middle...it all sort of lines up.

Yup it would have been nice if the 2080 super had even higher performance, but they cut the price to bring it more in line instead. And yes, AMD presents a better value on paper, but they are plagued with issues (I know this first hand, I just returned a 5700 XT).

Is there something I'm missing? Pretty sure I'm grabbing a 2080 super, really because there's just no good 2070s in stock to be had...but I don't feel like the money is wasted as much as people make it out to be...the only reason I would favor the 2070 super is because the price is more comfortable for me, but it's a different class of card.

 

[Obakasama]

Hm... first time I've seen mention of people disliking the RTX 2080 Super. Perhaps I've been reading the wrong things....

Are you looking for others to help justify your purchasing decision? It really depends what your use case is, but as far as I'm aware there are no AMD alternatives at that end of the graphics card market as the RX 5700 XT is marginally below the RTX 2070 Super.

 

[savage8190]

Not justification no, just seems like every review site says don't buy it flat out...but their only drawback is the cost. Seems the cost is in line with the other cards to me though....just seems odd. Little annoying to be honest because I kind of wrote it off and have been waiting forever for a 2070...when I really dig into the numbers the 2080 makes sense to me.

 

[Obakasama]

Price comes down to what it's worth to the individual contemplating the product. What is worth it to one is different to another.

Generally, I think the RTX Super graphics cards were seen as a very cynical move by Nvidia. Most reviewers I'm aware of suggested it is what the original RTX cards should have been; but Nvidia business practices means segmenting the market as much as they can. Some may or may not agree with it. And they were released fairly soon after the original cards too, which seems to put the original consumers at a disadvantage.

For gaming I would suspect there are very specific targets for consumers. With resolution being typically 1080p, 1440p and 4K (personally doubtful of 4K), and combined with the refresh rate targets like 60Hz, 120Hz and 240Hz. And displays can be a combination of those. If one was to segment the graphics card market according to these display requirements, then we can do the maths about the projected target requirements and segment the market accordingly. But things are never that simple....