It is completely normal for information to come out with droppers about future releases. However, sometimes it happens that it appears at the wrong time. And it makes no sense that information about the performance of the RTX 4090 has appeared at this point. More than anything due to the fact that we don’t even have a presentation date, much less a close launch date. What is this movement due to? Does it really come from NVIDIA? Should we wait to buy a graphics card or wait?
The phenomenon of information leakers is not new, but with the existence of the network of networks it has been magnified. People who get information about future products in advance and drop it with a dropper. However, there are times when it is important not to rush, since you can break the opportunity in the market for said product. Well, this is what has happened with the latest information on the RTX 4090, which has been released too soon and has generated a process of fear, uncertainty and doubt about the potential buyer.
RTX 4090 vs RTX 3090 Ti, first performance tests
What has raised controversy about whether it is worth buying a new or second-hand graphics card is the leaking of certain information. For the moment they have dropped what would be the result of the beast that is the AD102 chip of the RTX 4090 compared to the RTX 3090 Ti they have dropped what their approximate result would be in a benchmark. Specifically the 3DMark Time Spy Extreme . NVIDIA’s prototype RTX 4090 scores 19,000 points and the RTX 3090 Ti 11,834 points . If we already talk about the RTX 3090 Founders Edition , we have to say that it reaches 9950 points under the same benchmark.
In any case, there are several things to keep in mind about leaking this information:
- First, this result cannot be verified and is being given by dogma of faith.
- Second, the graphics card is not yet finished and even less its drivers.
- Third, it is possible to manipulate the 3DMark results.
In any case, we are talking about a graphics card that is currently a ghost. If we think about it, the users who are now going after an RTX 30 in stores are not the ones who would buy an RTX 4090 for the most part. This is not a leak coming from NVIDIA itself . Moreover, at this time they are not interested in promoting their next generation. We know it exists, but the goal is to pave the way by selling the existing stock of the current one. Also. Let’s not forget that many of the price and performance segments won’t make the jump until 2023.
Where is NVIDIA?
The flood of second-hand inventory in the world of graphics is a problem to say the least. Not for those who need to renew theirs or could not set up a computer to play. Either because of the high price of the components or because of their scarcity. For NVIDIA it is a double problem and for two reasons:
- The first of them is that they do not earn anything in said purchases, but neither can they go against the fact that they do not charge anything for the transaction in the used card market and because the changes are no longer generational, each RTX 30 sold today is an RTX 40 that will not be sold in a few months.
- However, they can’t go against their partners and distributors either if they don’t want to get in trouble.
So it is surprising that performance results appear for a product that does not exist. And that he is looking for an Osborne effect and, on the other hand, we are seeing a whole campaign to encourage the consumption of the RTX 30 to clean stocks. It doesn’t make any strategic sense to reveal how well the RTX 4090 performs in a benchmark right now if you think about it.
Buy a new graphics card? Or is it better to wait?
The first thing you have to keep in mind is that your hardware is already outdated and there is a better one around the corner. The second thing is that we have been a long time without being able to have any gaming graphics card within reach and it is not logical that once these are available again we will see experts say that we wait. We do not know how much the next generation will cost and if there is still stock of the RTX 30, then do not doubt that the RTX 40 will be more expensive.
Our advice is that you use the criterion of utility, buying an RTX 30 if you need it now is not a bad idea and for many it will be a significant leap in the performance of your favorite games. Although it is true that you have every right to wait a few months to have a more powerful model. It is also not a bad decision to take an RTX 30.
