re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

They were almost certainly originally slated for a Q4 2024 launch. Rumors have swirled that Nvidia has pushed it back to Q1 2025 because AMD has functionally abdicated the high end this generation and are rumored to also avoid the high end next generation, and Nvidia feels no need to compete against itself in performance (price is a different animal, obviously).

Basically, everyone is holding out hope that the 50 series gets released this year, but we aren’t banking on it. Similarly, we are hoping that AMD’s abdication of the high end tiers is overblown. Because if not, I expect Nvidia to lean heavily into production of professional cards for AI and to price their gaming cards at “frick you, peasant” levels.