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welcome back to hardware unboxed it's time for another update to our series that explores current graphics card prices we must provided you with a look at the market in October and well we're back today with a December overview of how prices have changed what to expect in the future and the current best value cards in terms of value what you'll see in this video isn't gonna differ greatly from steve's top 5 best graphics cards video he published a couple of weeks back but it will provide a bit of extra information and there has been a few interesting trends to emerge in this last month in terms of pricing so let's start this exploration with a look at invidious current GPU liner in this table you can see the lowest available prices for graphics cards across the year from May July October and now December Plus each cards MSRP all in US dollars what you'll notice immediately is that most cards have come down in price since October when we get the data just after the release of NVIDIA GeForce r-tx 2017 the GTX 1050 Ti hasn't changed all that much but both gtx 1060 s are a good 10% cheaper while the gtx 1070 against a hefty 12% reduction meanwhile the gtx 1070 TI which has been great value for months now has only dropped in price slightly which isn't a surprise considering a lot of people have been recommending them the big thing is to know it from Nvidia is Pascal cards are firstly that the gtx 1070 is now more appropriately priced back in october there was only a $10 or so difference between the 1070 and 1070 TI which didn't make it worth buying a 1070 today that difference is more like $45 which brings the 1070 back into discussions but the bigger news is the exit of the gtx 1080 and gtx 1080i from the market in october both these cards were readily available and competing very strongly with the RT x 2070 and RT x 2080 respectively in both cases we recommended the older pascal cards over the new truing products as i simply provide a better bang for buck today both the 1080 and 1080 TI are basically gone from the market there are a few available at retailers like Newegg and amazon but very inflated prices and the cards will not be restocked when sold out this isn't a huge surprise in video we'll have been wanting to get rid of 1080s and 1082 eyes in the market as quickly as possible leaving their new r-tx cards unchallenged by older products those who were able to purchase either a 1080 or 1080i before they saw that got a fantastic deal anyone wanting that sort of performance today is essentially stuck with the r-tx line that isn't necessarily bad news though because both the RT X 2070 and RT X 2080 are now available at their MSRP of five hundred and seven hundred dollars respectively the art X 2080 coming down to seven hundred dollars is relatively new development the RT X 2070 has been at five hundred dollars for a little while now but the 2080 has been very slow to reach its MSRP and at seven hundred dollars the twenty eighty isn't offering amazing value but it's at least now matching where GT X 1080 eyes were priced at the end of that Pascal cards life however the RT x 2080 Ti is still massively overpriced no card has ever been seen at the $1,000 MSRP in fact since October prices have actually gone up with the cheapest cards now sitting around $1,300 so $100 above the founders edition price the reason for this inflated price still seems to be related to stock there just aren't enough 2080 guys being made so we'll be stuck with high prices for a while to come it's also worth remembering that there's a reason why cars like the GTX 1070 and gtx 1066 gigabyte are currently priced below the MSRP that's because we are expecting in video to launch their successors in the 2060 and 2050 in january the 2060 looks to be replacing the 1070 and the 2050 replacing the 1060 so while you can get a good deal on those Pascal cards now like with the 1080 and 1080 TI we don't expect the 1060 or 1070 to be around that much longer but that does bring up the question should you buy a card like the GTX 970 now or wait until we see what the 2060 is going to provide I'll leave that one up to you guys but considering you shouldn't have to work too much longer it might be worth simply waiting and seeing what NVIDIA has in store in a month or so I think discounted Pascal cards will still be available around the launch of mid-range cheering cards as well all right let's talk ambi GPUs now and it's here that we have some great value in the mid-range the RX v 7t and rx5 a have been available below the MSRP s for the last month or so now both offers screaming good value the RX 570 at $150 is an absolute steal and has come down and price by $10 since October while the rx 588 gigabyte has received a significant 20% price cut pushing it under $200 for the first time either our phenomenal value right now however it's not as good news for the rest of AMD's Linna Vega cards have actually increased in price slightly up 4% since October I suspect that's due to Vega cards receiving nice discounts around the launch of invidious r-tx line now that those discounts are no longer in effect both cards are back around or slightly above the MSRP meanwhile the freshman released rx 590 is still 280 dollars which is nowhere near a good price for that card at this stage we're not expecting any new ambi GPUs in the near future so I hope AMD can continue to price the RX v 7t and rx 580 aggressively and keep stock at healthy levels they're pretty much crushing Nvidia in that 150 to 250 dollar mid-range space right now though that could change come the release of invidious nuturing based mid-range offerings the next big release from AMD should be Navi GPUs manufactured using TSM sees seven nanometer technology we're hoping those GPUs provide competitive options through the high-end as well as a flagship GPU to compete with the art x20 ATI but really we don't have any idea what the lineup will look like at this stage in any case if you want to buy a GPU right now there's not much point waiting to see what Navi will bring because you might be waiting a little while there right I've already talked a bit about which products in these lineups offer the best value but let's now take a look at some cost per frame charts across five recently released titles using 1440p noxious settings starting with the Assassin's Creed Odyssey we see both the RX v 7t and rx 580 providing elite value at the top end of the charts beating out both the GTX 1063 gigabyte and six gigabyte variants the rx 570 is slightly better value but either option is great for 1080p gaming meanwhile the RX 590 is worst value than the ITX 2070 here 1440p gaming it's the gtx 1070 beating out the gtx 1070 TI and vega 56 at the moment previously vega 56 was quite competitive with these cards but that's not really the case anymore the top-end in this tile unfortunately in Vegas 64 isn't great value up against the RT X 2070 or ix 2084 horizon for is a much more optimized higher than assassin's creed in here we're seeing the arts 570 and 580 taken even stronger lead while the RX 590 is OK value but still not worth recommending over the 580 then for 1440p class gaming Vega 56 is very competitive but it's edged out in terms of bang for buck by the gtx 1070 vega 56 is faster but also $80 more expensive there that said in this town Vega 56 is the way to go compared to the 1070 TI Vega 64 is a better buy than the RT X 2017 this title both cards of the same price but Vega 64 is faster while the RT x 2080 and 2080 I are unchallenged in terms of the performance in battlefield 5 we're looking again at the RX 570 in arts 580 destroying the rest of the field here while invidious upper mid-range cards in the gtx 1070 and 1070 TI form the best options around that 300 to 400 dollar mark then at the upper end it's a close call but the RT x 2070 is just slightly better value than Vega 64 though you could go either way here hitman 2 is again very favorable to the RX 517 RX 5 value they are much better value than the gtx 1060 in this title however Vega isn't as strong here the gtx 1070 and 1070 to offer better value than vega 56 while the RT x 2070 gets out not over Vega 64 finally we have just called for the least optimized tariffs in this selection of games and well it's really no different to what I've been saying Ami's players cards take the mid range crown while NVIDIA is better value in the upper price brackets again all this data aligns perfectly with what Steve showed in his top 5 best GPUs video he recommended both the RX 570 and I ox 580 in that $150 to $250 range and the gtx 1070 TI at around $400 I also throw in the gtx 1070 at $340 which is come down in price since our top 5 video and across a handful of today's games is now slightly better value than the 1070 TI about that price to your value starts to drop away and you're left with diminishing returns for every extra dollar you spend these days the RT x 2070 isn't a terrible deal at $500 in most games it's a better choice than the identically priced Vega 60 for me while both the r-tx 20/80 and especially the r-tx 20 atti are the least attractive cards in terms of bang for buck but they're also completely unchallenged in terms of performance so if you want that level of power you'll have to spend be whoever at least it's nice to see the artex 2080 now sitting and it's MSRP some models I guess that's it for this one as we've been doing all year we'll continue to monitor graphics card prices into 2019 and revisit this topic early next year likely with a few new GPUs on the market if you like our content give this video a thumbs up and subscribe for more but you can support us on patreon to get access to our disco chat and monthly live streams and I'll catch you in the next one