1. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

Reviews Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super Founders Edition Review

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by bit-tech, 2 Jul 2019.

  1. bit-tech

    bit-tech Supreme Overlord Lover of bit-tech Administrator

    Joined:
    12 Mar 2001
    Posts:
    3,676
    Likes Received:
    138
    Read more
     
  2. IamSoulRider

    IamSoulRider Minimodder

    Joined:
    24 Aug 2016
    Posts:
    137
    Likes Received:
    11
    I haven't got to the end of the review yet, as I started watching the video on the page, and then again on you tube, but it seems the audio and video are out of sync wherever I watch it. I am returning to read the article instead, as my brain can't deal with unsynced videos.
     
  3. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    4 Dec 2007
    Posts:
    17,066
    Likes Received:
    6,610
    Just skipped through the embedded YouTube version, and it's perfectly in sync for me. Dunno if that'd change if I watched it all the way through, though.
     
  4. Corky42

    Corky42 Where's walle?

    Joined:
    30 Oct 2012
    Posts:
    9,648
    Likes Received:
    388
    Why did Nvidia bring forward the NDA? Because NAVI is better than expected and they hope to steal some sales, because NAVI is worse than expected and there's no thunder to steal, or maybe some other reason.
     
  5. Wakka

    Wakka Yo, eat this, ya?

    Joined:
    23 Feb 2017
    Posts:
    2,117
    Likes Received:
    673
    Interesting times ahead - If the 5700 launches for $20-30 less than a 2060S, and performance is around the same (averaged over a bunch of games), I suspect Nvidia will EOL the standard 2060 like it has/will with the 2070 and 2080... Then, instead of more performance for the same money, they would have just successfully moved everything even more out of reach for a lot of people.
     
  6. edzieba

    edzieba Virtual Realist

    Joined:
    14 Jan 2009
    Posts:
    3,909
    Likes Received:
    591
    Source on a change to NDA? It was "we can't mention any NDAs, but something something 2nd July" for a couple of weeks now.

    They would still need a SKU to handle the TU106 dies that can't be binned to the new higher enabled core count.
     
  7. Corky42

    Corky42 Where's walle?

    Joined:
    30 Oct 2012
    Posts:
    9,648
    Likes Received:
    388
    Didn't Matt mention in the video that Nvidia decided to bring forward the launch by a week, maybe saying it was the NDA was a poor choice of words (by me) but considering you can only buy them direct from Nvidia and they don't have any stock (currently) it may as well have been a lifting of the NDA.
     
    Last edited: 4 Jul 2019
  8. MLyons

    MLyons 70% Dev, 30% Doge. DevDoge. Software Dev @ Corsair Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    3 Mar 2017
    Posts:
    4,174
    Likes Received:
    2,732
    It was a very rushed launch. The timeline about a phone call outlined in the video is 100% accurate. They phoned us telling us we had a week to get reviews out as we were getting ready to start Navi testing. Very busy week and it's not over yet.
     
  9. DbD

    DbD Minimodder

    Joined:
    13 Dec 2007
    Posts:
    519
    Likes Received:
    14
    They had to release now to make sure every Navi review was done vs the super cards not the original ones. These first reviews tend to be the ones that stick. Those Navi conclusions would obviously have been better if there had just been a 2060 and 2070, instead of a 2060S and 2070S.
     
  10. Corky42

    Corky42 Where's walle?

    Joined:
    30 Oct 2012
    Posts:
    9,648
    Likes Received:
    388
    They could've done that anyway, it just would've been the other way around, it would've been the Super's being compared to the Navi's.
     
  11. MLyons

    MLyons 70% Dev, 30% Doge. DevDoge. Software Dev @ Corsair Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    3 Mar 2017
    Posts:
    4,174
    Likes Received:
    2,732
    That way Navi may get good reviews compared to RTX then be beaten by super. Nvidia want Navi seen as bad from the start.
     
  12. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    4 Dec 2007
    Posts:
    17,066
    Likes Received:
    6,610
    If you're launching a product that's better, you always want to be first. Going second means that your competitor gets, say, a week of "wow, this product is great" coverage until yours comes out; going first means your competitor gets "well, it's not as good as Company X's" instead.

    It's especially important in an effective duopoly where you'll always be compared directly to the same competitor.

    EDIT:
    Ninja'd by @MLyons!
     
    MLyons likes this.
  13. Corky42

    Corky42 Where's walle?

    Joined:
    30 Oct 2012
    Posts:
    9,648
    Likes Received:
    388
    That's assuming Navi is bad, obviously you don't know that yet. ;)
     
  14. MLyons

    MLyons 70% Dev, 30% Doge. DevDoge. Software Dev @ Corsair Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    3 Mar 2017
    Posts:
    4,174
    Likes Received:
    2,732
    *cough. Wouldn't know anyone with that info ;). What you would expect is all I'll say
     
  15. Corky42

    Corky42 Where's walle?

    Joined:
    30 Oct 2012
    Posts:
    9,648
    Likes Received:
    388
    I wouldn't have thought it would've mattered much as (afaik) your only talking about two days before everyone would go...well Navi seems a bit naff now the Super's have come along (why is it every time i say Super's i think of The Incredibles).
     
  16. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    4 Dec 2007
    Posts:
    17,066
    Likes Received:
    6,610
    Doesn't matter if it's two days or two hours, because once the reviews are done they're done. If you DuckDuckGo "GTX 780 Ti Review" you'll find absolutely loads of glowing reviews telling you to run out and buy it, despite the fact that it's six years old and has long been surpassed. If, say, the GTX 980 Ti (I know it's from the same company, bear with me here) had launched first, those reviews would all have said "don't bother, the GTX 980 Ti is better."

    Always launch first. If your product is better, you rob your competitor of positive reviews. If your product is worse, you win yourself positive reviews. The only way you'll lose is if you rush the thing out of the door before it's ready (see Samsung's foldable phone, rushed to beat Huawei to the punch.)
     
Tags: Add Tags

Share This Page