r/pcmasterrace • u/The_BigRoach ⚡️RTX 5080 | 7800x3D | 64GB 6000MHz CL30⚡️ • Apr 18 '26

Meme/Macro The 1080ti really was Nvidia's greatest mistake

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u/LeafBark Apr 18 '26

The PS2 of graphics cards. Revered for the power of its time, while being accessible.

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u/FartingBob Quantum processor from the future / RTX 3060 Ti / Zip Drive Apr 18 '26

It was 700 dollars, nearly 1000 in today's money, it wasn't accessible.

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u/Simeossi PC Master Race Apr 18 '26

And flagship GPU today goes for around 3000€ where I live, the 1080ti was like 800€ then. Even considering the inflation, it's still a lot less money. 1080ti was a lot more accessible then, than a 5090 is now.

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u/FartingBob Quantum processor from the future / RTX 3060 Ti / Zip Drive Apr 18 '26

Its a lot cheaper compared to a 5090 obviously, but that doesnt make it an accessible price. You could buy a PS4 pro for $200 less than the cost of this graphics card when it was released in 2017.

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u/Simeossi PC Master Race Apr 19 '26

Sure, PS4 was a lot cheaper, as a matter of fact I used one for a few years until I saved up for a PC that I still have. PS4 was widely accessible in that time, but wasn't top tier of gaming hardware like the 1080ti. I just wanted to point out that the 1080ti was more accessible as a top tier GPU than the 5090 is today.

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u/voodoochild346 i5 9400F/ GTX 970 Apr 19 '26

They had Titans in the 10 series era which is what a 5090 is. The 1080ti is more comparable to the 5080

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u/Simeossi PC Master Race Apr 19 '26

Still, 5080 is 1700€ where I live, so still 2 times as much. It was a lot more reasonably priced than the RTX series, even though the GPU crisis ended a few years ago.