Idiotic tariffs, indifferent retailers, depraved flippers and AI mania are making the simple act of buying a graphics card the defining misery of PC gaming in 2025.
  • ramble81@lemm.eeEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    Brand new Intel ARC B580 puts up numbers in the 4060 range and only costs around $250

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      71·
      2 days ago

      I usually buy AMD for their open-source support. I wanted nvidia this time around to fiddle with AI stuff, which is better-supported on nvidia right now.

      • ramble81@lemm.eeEnglish
        33·
        2 days ago

        fiddle with AI stuff

        I.e. one of the same things that causing gouging on GPUs and the market to be pushed out of gamers hands.

        • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          2 days ago

          I was upgrading anyway. My RX 580 wasn’t cutting it for games any more.

        • AngryMob@lemmy.oneEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          People at home using their gpus for a mix of gaming and local ai are not really the source of that issue