Question 1

I thought the MSRP was $499? You can get a 1080 for $510. I dislike Nvidia and G$ync and want an AMD card for FreeSync with a monitor for $200 less and soon a TV with FreeSync.

Accepted Answer

I think you answered your own question.  G-Sync adds $200, and this is still cheaper than a 1080 + G-sync.

Thus people will pay more for it.  Oh, and it IS stronger than the 1080 too.

Question 2

Why is newegg price gouging on vega cards?

Accepted Answer

Because they are in it to make money as a retailer, and know people will still want to buy it because it's the new kid on the block.

Question 3

Why is this so crazy expensive?

Accepted Answer

Supply and demand.

There is demand for a card this powerful at professional applications and mining for under $1000.   Don't think of this as a "More expensive 1080", think of it as a slightly weaker Vega Frontier for $300 less.   Oh, and it can match a 1080 Ti if you overclock it.  That's basically it.

Question 4

Is this a reference card? I need to watercool it so I can overclock it. Thanks.

Accepted Answer

it is a reference card, it has the one fan that actually does a good job of keeping it cool at stock values. there isnt a lot of room for overclocking, but watercooling will increase efficiency of the card, though i believe at this time theres only two choices for aftermarket watercooling. even then it will only give you a little bit more room for overclocking. with its massive power usage, you may not want to overclock anymore

Question 5

Will this work on a Mid-2010 Mac Pro 5,1? Currently running a Radeon HD 7950. Thank you.

Accepted Answer

No, you need an Apple certified card running the Apple approved firmware.

Question 6

What exactly justifies the 89$ price spike over the already 100$ inflated 2 "free" games?

Accepted Answer

The fact that this is a 25 TFLOP card for $700.   Sorry, but this renders as well as $2000 professional cards among other uses (mining, AI, etc).

Gaming isn't taking full advantage of it yet, but if it ever does it will beat the Titan Xp.

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