[mohamed_5090]

he RTX 5000 series has been a topic of discussion among tech enthusiasts, particularly because its improvements seem to lean more on software enhancements rather than significant hardware upgrades. Unlike previous generations, the RTX 5000 series did not introduce groundbreaking changes in hardware architecture. Instead, NVIDIA focused on optimizing performance through advanced software features, such as better ray tracing and AI-driven technologies like DLSS Deep (Learning Super Sampling)


Interestingly, many of these software-based improvements could have been implemented as updates for the RTX 4000 series, as the hardware capabilities were already present. However, NVIDIA chose to release the RTX 5000 series as a new product line, likely driven by financial motivations. By launching a new series, the company can attract consumers to upgrade, boosting sales and revenue. While this strategy benefits NVIDIA economically, it leaves some users questioning the necessity of a full generational leap when software updates could have sufficed

[iuiu]

i am also unimpressed by their performance. i was expecting more from them given that they are the most valuable company in the world. lets hope that the software improvement or whatever it has, will, in the near future show us that its worth its value.

[Aapje]

All the software improvements that matter actually will come to the 40-series as well. Multi-frame generation is the only exclusive feature, but it seems pretty useless in most situations.

[REDRUM2]

Only really worth looking in to if you are upgrading from 2000 series imo. Over all not impressed but I guess Nvidia is taking the Apple route where even if they don't have much to add they still will throw a new series out there to manufacture market share price.

Ofc it's also poorly optimized games from AAA titles that will make less tech savy people think that their 3000 series can't handle their game because it's old not just because optimization will lose them time and money.

[miskkie]

Not been a big fan of the way they've marketed these. The "real" performance doesn't match their graphs at all.

[Lascax]

With the newest benchmark results we had from Hardware Unboxed, it seems pretty clear to me that we're just confirming an already estabilished trend on CPU: the silicon has reached its limits.
Margins of improvements are not following Moore's Law anymore and the new heights of consumer techs will come from softwares and internal architecture.
Multi-FrameGen seems really niche in its usage, and totally not appealing to those who already have a good 40 Series GPU.

[UnapologeticDino]

Wait, so they made a whole new series but didn’t actually change the hardware much? Is this normal in the tech world?

[Lascax]

@UnapologeticDino Kind of.
When a new generation of hardware is made, usually it has 2 improvements: smaller components ( meaning higher numbers in the same area ) and a better architecture ( for example to improve thermals, leading to better electric consumption and improved stability ).
Since the silicon has reached its physical limits ( especially on thermals ), now hardware makers focus on software innovations: DLSS is the best example of that.

[mohamed_5090]

@iuiu
I completely agree the value should translate into better performance and hopefully future improvements will justify their worth

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@Aapje
I don't think it will be available for the RTX 40 series anytime soon.

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@REDRUM2
I completely agree I also dislike how companies follow this pattern pushing new releases even when theres little innovation Iam not a fan of unnecessary updates either especially when they only address needs that shouldve been tackled earlier

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@miskkie
They've used a clever marketing trick by comparing the 4090 to the 5070, which isn't entirely accurate. The performance difference isn't as clear-cut as they make it seem.

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@Lascax
It’s a bit like Apple’s marketing approach where they make you feel like the older generation is no longer good enough compared to the new one Multi-FrameGen might be niche, but it seems more like a way to push the new generation rather than a groundbreaking feature

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@UnapologeticDino
Kind of yes. It's not uncommon in the tech world for companies to release new series with minimal hardware changes focusing more on software updates or small optimizations to maintain market momentum

[LunarLady]

Most companies are thinking materially