*Official Benchmark Thread* - Post it here or it didn't happen :D

[Mr. Fox]

2 hours ago, Papusan said:

 

They will still offer gaming cards😬 8GB cards at premium. Perfect cards for coming Garbage mode in games. Yup, this is progress. The old 980 notebook GPU in my Clevo from 2015 have also 8GB vram buffer but with not as fast cores as the new and modern GPUs in 2026. 11 years of innovation. Heey, yeah I forgot this one from 2014 or 12 years ago... NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M This is pathetic.

 

 

AMD's RDNA 4 focus for 2026 will reportedly be one GPU, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

 

In addition to the shift in focus to 8GB cards, the report notes that a 5-10% price increase for Radeon GPUs occurred in January 2026 for AMD's AIB partners purchasing GPU and memory bundles, and another price increase is coming soon. So soon that it could take effect as early as this month, or at the latest in March.

Even the Quadro P5000 MXM in my Dell Precision turdbook has 16GB of vRAM. It is inexcusable that 8GB GPU options exist today. That should only be on the cheapest and lowest tier garbage-class products that are just one step up from integrated graphics.

 

Nothing new is built to last the test of time or deliver maximum performance. Everything is designed to fail, and deliver structured performance limitations, to ensure a never-ending flow of cash.

 

It is remarkably similar to the pharmaceutical industry and practice of medicine. They do not make money on healthy people or cures. Keeping people on meds forever, and follow up doctor visits to renew prescriptions, and creating new medical problems from prolonged consumption of chemicals that require more meds and more medical care is the gift that keeps on giving. They don't want anyone to be healthy because it is bad for business. 

 

PC and electronics hardware companies do not want to manufacture and sell durable consumer products that perform well. They want to sell garbage with a limited lifespan so they can collect more money on upgrades and product refreshes to replace the last generation of trash they sold consumers.

 

Live to pay, pay to live. Just like the old bumper sticker... Ass, gas or grass... nobody rides for free.

[Papusan]

2 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

Even the Quadro P5000 MXM in my Dell Precision turdbook has 16GB of vRAM. It is inexcusable that 8GB GPU options exist today. That should only be on the cheapest and lowest tier garbage-class products that are just one step up from integrated graphics.

 

One more reason to make Garbage mode in modern games. 

 

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 SUPER pushed back, RTX 60 mass production could move to 2028

[electrosoft]

17 hours ago, Papusan said:

 

Intel put the money into AI focused GPUs. They want their share of the cake before the bubble pops. But max profit from the more expensive workstation cards is also very welcome. 

 

If you are in hope for intel consumer graphics cards meant for gaming, then you can buy Intel CPUs. iGPU  will come with Multi-Frame Generation feature, same as from Nvidia. Nice.

Intel confirms its fight in GPUs against NVIDIA and AMD by hiring Eric Demers to lead the design of its graphics architecture.

Intel has faced uncertainty in the AI sector for the past two years, but yesterday, at Cisco's AI Summit, it sought to dispel any doubts about its continued presence in the GPU market.

 

 

Intel Arc B770, aka Big Battlemage, has reportedly been canceled due to AI
A new report citing sources at Intel is saying that the company has canceled the Intel Arc B770 in favor of the workstation, AI-focused Arc Pro B70.

 

According to a report on XDA, Intel has canceled its plans for a second Battlemage gaming GPU due to a "lack of financial viability."

 

 

 

I don't blame Intel for cancelling B770 at this point of the current GPU cycle with skyrocketing memory prices for consumers and inflated costs for VRAM. I just don't think it is viable right now.

 

I would also redirect short term efforts to suck up all the AI $$ they can while they continue to refine and make substantial gains in the mobile market both CPU and GPU wise and introduce a serious architecture advancement with Nova in the fall.

 

I'm in total agreement with every decision Intel has recently made recently (which is rare) and I think they could be the dominant hand held and mobile laptop force this and next year. Tack on Nova and their own X3D along with serious gains in MT performance? Yeah, things are looking good for Intel IMHO. They're hungry again and clawing their way back with a vengeance. 

 

Ironically, it is AMD who is stagnating at the moment as @Mr. Fox video from Jay lets us know.....

 

13 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

They are all part of the same circle jerk and worshipping at the same Satanic throne of AI filth.

 

 

4 hours ago, Papusan said:

 

They will still offer gaming cards😬 8GB cards at premium. Perfect cards for coming Garbage mode in games. Yup, this is progress. The old 980 notebook GPU in my Clevo from 2015 have also 8GB vram buffer but with not as fast cores as the new and modern GPUs in 2026. 11 years of innovation. Heey, yeah I forgot this one from 2014 or 12 years ago with  8GB vram... NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M This is pathetic. Not even mid tier cards nowadays can should have more than 8GB vram.

 

 

AMD's RDNA 4 focus for 2026 will reportedly be one GPU, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

 

In addition to the shift in focus to 8GB cards, the report notes that a 5-10% price increase for Radeon GPUs occurred in January 2026 for AMD's AIB partners purchasing GPU and memory bundles, and another price increase is coming soon. So soon that it could take effect as early as this month, or at the latest in March.

 

 

 

No surprise here..... Nvidia, AMD and Intel are going where the massive profits are and that is all things AI and all things data centers atm....they are behaving *exactly* as I would expect them to.

 

Like I've said since the old forums, corporations are NOT your friend. It is a transactional scenario each and every time. They offer a product you want at a price you will pay. You buy it. End of story.

 

Now it looks like the 6000 series could slip into 2028 

Memory prices are rumored to have a significant bump sooner than later

SSDs continue to rise....

 

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-50-super-pushed-back-rtx-60-mass-production-could-move-to-2028

 

Right now, if you're in the market for GPUs, RAM or SSDs, (in that order), it is not a good time to buy.

 

Better to stalk the used market or as noted before, get a Microcenter bundle if you need new hardware.

 

 

 

 

 

[Mr. Fox]

3 hours ago, electrosoft said:

 

I don't blame Intel for cancelling B770 at this point of the current GPU cycle with skyrocketing memory prices for consumers and inflated costs for VRAM. I just don't think it is viable right now.

 

I would also redirect short term efforts to suck up all the AI $$ they can while they continue to refine and make substantial gains in the mobile market both CPU and GPU wise and introduce a serious architecture advancement with Nova in the fall.

 

I'm in total agreement with every decision Intel has recently made recently (which is rare) and I think they could be the dominant hand held and mobile laptop force this and next year. Tack on Nova and their own X3D along with serious gains in MT performance? Yeah, things are looking good for Intel IMHO. They're hungry again and clawing their way back with a vengeance. 

 

Ironically, it is AMD who is stagnating at the moment as @Mr. Fox video from Jay lets us know.....

 

 

 

No surprise here..... Nvidia, AMD and Intel are going where the massive profits are and that is all things AI and all things data centers atm....they are behaving *exactly* as I would expect them to.

 

Like I've said since the old forums, corporations are NOT your friend. It is a transactional scenario each and every time. They offer a product you want at a price you will pay. You buy it. End of story.

 

Now it looks like the 6000 series could slip into 2028 

Memory prices are rumored to have a significant bump sooner than later

SSDs continue to rise....

 

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-50-super-pushed-back-rtx-60-mass-production-could-move-to-2028

 

Right now, if you're in the market for GPUs, RAM or SSDs, (in that order), it is not a good time to buy.

 

Better to stalk the used market or as noted before, get a Microcenter bundle if you need new hardware.

The least they could do is pretend they love us and say nice things while they are choking us and pulling our hair.

[Mr. Fox]

4 hours ago, electrosoft said:

No surprise here..... Nvidia, AMD and Intel are going where the massive profits are and that is all things AI and all things data centers atm....they are behaving *exactly* as I would expect them to.

The question is, "Are there really going to be massive profits?" or are they spending a lot of money on a gamble that it will eventually pay off. I am not convinced they are going to make money and may end up drawing back a bloody stump before it's over. I certainly hope so. It would be a real shame if their cash-grabbing nonsense turns out well for them and for their shareholders. I'd much prefer to see financial tragedy visited upon them. Tit for tat.