Re: Maybe they're right... maybe GPU prices _are_ a bit high

On 12/05/2025 18:00, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Of course, you don't need any of these high-end cards, not really. If
you don't mind playing at 'mere' HD resolutions (1920x1080) and
cranking down the settings a bit, even the newest games will run on
video cards two or three generations old. Still, it's a far cry from
the heyday of video-card development (late 90s, early 2000s) where you
could scoop up the hottest card for $300 or less. (And even then we
thought the prices outrageous!).

Something I did see that I find quite plausible is that the gulf between settings has now shrunk a lot as developers understand how to get a lot more out of medium and low settings than they did before. That doesn't mean that a top end GPU won't look nicer but instead lower settings no longer make your eyes bleed as much.
My personal view is that I got out of 'chasing' high end graphics several years ago as the price you were paying seem to have ever diminishing returns for the actual game experience. I also find you very quickly get used to what you've got so I'm sure I'd be impressed running at native 4K but I'm also sure that in a month or so it will just be the norm to me.