TECH TALK
This is a disappointing generation of GPUs
Jarred Walton
ALONGSIDE THE INTRODUCTION of the RTX 40-series Super models, this past month also saw the launch of AMD’s RX 7600 XT. I think it’s fair to say that this entire generation of GPUs has been disappointing on the whole, but AMD’s offerings were particularly bad.
The previous generation of GPUs were plagued by scalpers and cr yptocurrency miners jacking up prices—why wouldn’t AMD and Nvidia bump MSRPs? If that wasn’t bad enough, AI and deep learning have come of age. Add China tensions and restrictions on what can be manufactured and sold, then factor in rising costs of chip manufacturing technology, and we have the current situation.