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So the reports are that Nvidia isn't bothering to release any new
models of RTX graphics cards in 2026, and the next generation --the
60xx series-- is going to be pushed back to the end of 2027. *

That's not to say they aren't developing new cards... but they aren't
making them for regular computer users. Instead, they're pushing out specialized cards for AI server farms. Which is fair; that's where the
money is. At least until its not, and the AI bubble inevitably and
thankfully pops (and with reports that nvidia is already backing out
of a $100 billion deal with OpenAI, may be slightly closer than we
hoped).

But all this comes at a cost to the market that propelled them to
success in the first place: the PC gaming market. Nvidia still
maintains an overwhelming lead there (its market share is about five
times higher than AMD's, according to the Steam hardware survey)...
but AMD's share is growing even as Nvidia's starts to slump. Yeah, the
change is tiny... but it's noticeable.

And AMD isn't sitting still. They're pushing out ever more powerful
cards. Intel too. And if Nvidia truly skips a year... well, do you
think OEMs will ignore that and keep offering two year old cards when
AMD has shiny new tech on the market? Nvidia's advantage good
disappear overnight.

But keep at it, Nvidia. I'm sure AI will save you.





* stuff https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/nvidia-reportedly-wont-release-any-new-rtx-graphics-cards-this-year-and-the-rtx-60-series-is-said-to-be-pushed-back-too/


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I don't think it's that they care any less about gamers than they ever
did, they care about creating technology that stays ahead of the
competition and making as much money as possible doing it. That's
what all technology companies do.

Look at Intel as a chip company. They did not originally enter the
business because they envisioned the PC and a world where mainframe
computing became increasingly replaced by more powerful clients
running faster chips. That's just kind of how it played out. So then
PC gaming happened and to some extent that fueled the need for growth
more than the typical number crunching needs of a Lotus 1-2-3 user on
their IBM PC Jr at home.. so they chased that money.

NVidia or any chip maker is doing the same thing. They care about
elevating their stock price so they can retire in golden parachutes
and talk about how they changed the world. If there is more money to
be made in entertainment (music, games, etc.) they will chase that.
Right now AI is the stock market darling and that bubble too will
burst.

But don't confuse that with thinking that Nvidia, AMD or any other
chip maker ever cared about gamers or what gamers like. They're
pimping out technology to whatever johns pay the most money, and
gamers are old homeless hags sleeping in their feces on the sidewalk
on skidrow for all anyone cares.

Gaming hit a plateu about 20 years ago, and to some extent CPU and GPU
speed did too. Moore's law ain't what it used to be, so its hard to
get the wow factor that was seen in the industry at one time, its
harder to push the envelope... so that's slowed down.

Meanwhile AI is in a growth spurt. There is more interest in that
right now over the buyer spectrum than there is in playing games at
slightly faster framerate or with slightly more pixels.

Most of these games are now running on the same small subset of 3D
engines which means the visual innovations have slowed. It's kind of
like the issue of restaurants all being supplied their raw materials
by the same food distributor, so they all start tasting alike, which
leads to lack of consumer interest and the lower sales from that lead
to cutbacks at the distributor which leads to the food increasingly
tasting lackluster which leads to consumers eating out less.... ad
infinitum.

The downfall of society. Gamers are no less fucked than any other
category of society in that regard.

What works best is learn to generate your own happiness internally and
don't depend on games or anything else provided by others to feed your
dopamine needs. I learned that at about age 12 and it's still working
for me today.
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 17:35 this Sunday (GMT):

So the reports are that Nvidia isn't bothering to release any new
models of RTX graphics cards in 2026, and the next generation --the
60xx series-- is going to be pushed back to the end of 2027. *

That's not to say they aren't developing new cards... but they aren't
making them for regular computer users. Instead, they're pushing out specialized cards for AI server farms. Which is fair; that's where the
money is. At least until its not, and the AI bubble inevitably and
thankfully pops (and with reports that nvidia is already backing out
of a $100 billion deal with OpenAI, may be slightly closer than we
hoped).

But all this comes at a cost to the market that propelled them to
success in the first place: the PC gaming market. Nvidia still
maintains an overwhelming lead there (its market share is about five
times higher than AMD's, according to the Steam hardware survey)...
but AMD's share is growing even as Nvidia's starts to slump. Yeah, the
change is tiny... but it's noticeable.

And AMD isn't sitting still. They're pushing out ever more powerful
cards. Intel too. And if Nvidia truly skips a year... well, do you
think OEMs will ignore that and keep offering two year old cards when
AMD has shiny new tech on the market? Nvidia's advantage good
disappear overnight.

But keep at it, Nvidia. I'm sure AI will save you.

* stuff https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/nvidia-reportedly-wont-release-any-new-rtx-graphics-cards-this-year-and-the-rtx-60-series-is-said-to-be-pushed-back-too/

Nvidea also had the whole thing a few years back of focusing on
cryptomining, right?
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On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:20:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> said this thing:

Nvidea also had the whole thing a few years back of focusing on
cryptomining, right?

Ayuh. They basically pivoted directly from the crypto-bros to AI-bros.
IIRC, they even made GPUs optimized for crypto-mining. Often you
couldn't find an nvidia card on the shelves because they were all
bought in bulk by the crypto-crowd. But at least Nvidia still
pretended to sell to gamers. Now, they increasingly they're giving up
on the market.

It almost makes me want the AI bubble to last /just a bit longer/ so
nvidia can dedicate themselves /entirely/ to AI, only for them to have
no market left amongst gamers for when the bubble pops. I wouldn't
shed a tear were that to happen.



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