r/pcmasterrace • u/TheGGspot • Aug 11 '26

Discussion Should developers stop making games that require 5090 for max settings now that the card is clearly not for gamers and is accessible to 0.1% of community?

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I get that the games need better hardware to dun better, but who are they really making the game for if you need a 6000$ GPU at this point

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u/zgillet i7 12700K ~ PNY RTX 5070 12GB OC ~ 32 GB DDR5 RAM Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26

I'm implying we won't be owning future cards. Ever.

EDIT: the cope under me is amazing.

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u/ZorbaTHut Linux Aug 11 '26

Do you really think that this year is when suddenly the entire field of technology stops advancing? 'Cause I don't buy it.

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u/zgillet i7 12700K ~ PNY RTX 5070 12GB OC ~ 32 GB DDR5 RAM Aug 11 '26

No, I don't. That happened years ago.

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u/ZorbaTHut Linux Aug 11 '26

So, the claim is that we'll never get a GPU faster than the 5090?

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u/Spectrum1523 Aug 11 '26

His claim is that per dollar spent we won't get any. If there are more capable cards it will be because they draw more power (not sure why that's a benchmark for him but he brought it up), they will be more expensive, and they won't even be available for sale

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u/ZorbaTHut Linux Aug 11 '26

If you agree with him, want to formalize that? "At no point will there be a video card capable of more performance than the 5090, at a lower power budget and for less than $4,000-equivalent in 2026 USD"?

(If you don't agree with him, then no worries :V)