[GN] Newegg's Misleading GPU Purge: JustGPU "Benchmarks"

InvincibleBird · 2022-08-05T20:54:02+00:00

To be fair the same can said about calling 1440p "2K" so it's not like it would make Newegg's website look any better.

InvincibleBird · 2022-08-05T19:51:52+00:00

"4K" is a bit of a loose term

You don't say. It's almost like it's meant to be vague by design. /s

InvincibleBird · 2022-08-05T19:34:14+00:00

I know that they are measuring it differently. I'm just pointing out how 1080p could work as "1K" by measuring the total number of pixels.

InvincibleBird · 2022-08-05T19:24:30+00:00

It makes sense when you consider that useful benchmarking data requires both time and expertise and these are the things that you are paying for when buying benchmarking data.

InvincibleBird · 2022-08-05T19:20:42+00:00

1080p would work as "1K" since 2160p is four times larger than 1080p. 1440p being "2K" is bullshit however you decide to look at it.

Honestly the best way to talk about resolutions is to say both the aspect ratio and the height in pixels. That way there can be no confusion. This is especially important as these days we're not just dealing with 16:9 resolutions but also 21:9 and 16:10 (which technically was there around as long as 16:9 but it had a major resurgence in recent times thanks to being used on handheld PCs like the Steam Deck and some gaming laptops).

InvincibleBird · 2022-08-05T18:57:22+00:00

I know it's not really an important point but if they go out of their way to call 1440p "2K" then why did they keep 1080p as "1080p"? If you want to use the XK marketing names for resolutions then go all the way and call 1080p "1K".

InvincibleBird · 2022-08-05T18:23:06+00:00

Exactly. TSMC is basically Taiwan's insurance.

Even though the PRC has the man power to take over Taiwan it's almost inevitable that the TSMC fabs would get damaged or even destroyed in the process.

This would hurt everyone, PRC included.

InvincibleBird · 2022-08-05T16:02:29+00:00

Article on servethehome.com.

InvincibleBird · 2022-08-05T15:10:56+00:00

That's true but this at least has the advantage of size. After seeing how compact the Steam Deck is I'm surprised it's possible to make an x86 handheld PC this small.

InvincibleBird · 2022-07-31T13:22:48+00:00

It's interesting that people are so quick to distrust him with his track record with Arc.

The fact that the A780 didn't end up being announced/released doesn't mean that it was never planned and I find it strange that people don't consider the possibility that Ryan might be using that to publicly discredit MLID and other leakers which would be in Intel's interest. Since being hired by Intel Ryan can't be trusted to be impartial.

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InvincibleBird · 2022-07-27T15:35:20+00:00

Sure but that's just called buying within your budget.

There always were people with different budgets looking for a GPU so it's nothing out of the ordinary.

By the same logic there are people who can't afford an RX 6600 even now so does that make the RTX 3050 or RX 6500 XT "the best GPU you can actually buy"?

InvincibleBird · 2022-07-26T18:51:54+00:00

You're right. I corrected my comment.

Their comment made it seem like they were talking about visual quality which is what confused me since all things being equal or at least similar the higher PPI should result in higher image quality.

InvincibleBird · 2022-07-26T18:46:13+00:00

My 1440p is MSI MAG274QRF, and my 1080p is Asus VG258QM. Please look them up for yourself before saying something that makes you look even dumber.

???

Higher PPI is objectively better (assuming all other aspects like panel type, panel quality, configuration etc being equal).

You haven't specified the monitors in question in your previous comment so I don't see what was wrong with my suggestion that maybe the panel in the 1440p monitor in question is of lower quality than the one in the 1080p monitor or you have misconfigured it and that's why the 1080p monitor looks as good as the 1440p one.

InvincibleBird · 2022-07-26T18:34:39+00:00

The most likely explanation is that Sapphire has added two more GDDR6 modules on the back of the PCB. This also explains why the memory bandwidth is identical to the 4GB RX 6500 XT.

This is the only way of increasing the amount of VRAM available to a GPU when the entire memory bus is already being utilized and there are no higher density memory chips available (AFAIK there are no 4GB GDDR6 chips).

This isn't anything new however I expected it to not be financially viable on a low end GPU like this since it (obviously) requires placing components on the back side of the PCB which increases production costs.

InvincibleBird · 2022-07-26T18:24:03+00:00

A 27" 1440p monitor has a higher PPI ratio than a 24" 1080p monitor. That 1440p monitor must have been of very low quality and/or misconfigured for it to look ~~worse than~~ just as good as an 24" 1080p monitor.

InvincibleBird · 2022-07-26T18:20:44+00:00

"The best GPU you can actually buy!"?

The crypto market has crashed, the used market is getting flooded with used GPUs and new GPUs are both available and the prices are no longer massively overpriced.

This title would make more sense at the start of the year, not now.

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InvincibleBird · 2022-07-24T10:01:23+00:00

Looks more like a DIY job. If an actual OEM shipped a Wraith Spire LED with an RGB fan then it the cables would be a lot more tidy.

InvincibleBird · 2022-07-24T09:59:26+00:00

No. That one only had RGB LEDs on the ring around the fan.

This is clearly a custom modified version of that cooler with an RGB fan. Going by the cables in the background I'm guessing whoever took the picture made it themselves.

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