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Used RTX 4090 Beats Expensive 5090 [66671]

 
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2026 9:58 am    Post subject: Used RTX 4090 Beats Expensive 5090 [66671] Reply with quote

s buying a used RTX 4090 for around $1,100 instead of a new RTX 5090.

According to their tests, the RTX 4090 is only about 35% slower than the flagship RTX 5090.

They note that new RTX 5090 cards currently cost between $5,500 and $7,500, while used ones sit around $2,300.

The site argues that the 4090â

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2026 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Of course it does. 5090s are rate-limited so they don't catch fire.
You know, Nvidia did not really advance technology at all.
They just keep jamming more and more of the same on the same board, and now that they reached their limit they can only make money in DCs because nobody cares about heat and power in DCs - some idiot will always pay for it.

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The site argues that the 4090’s performance combined with 2x frame generation is more than enough for most users.

lol
A 3060Ti is enough for most users.
Ever wondered why Nvidia resurrected those?
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2026 12:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I still have a 3070 RTX 8GB, and it's enough for me....
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2026 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

3060Ti, which is almost the same - all good!
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2026 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In this day and age of scammers. I wouldn’t buy a secondhand GPU ever!

End up with a kilo of washing up powder, like that Indian guy Laughing
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