remidian
Just a random tin foily hat theory I had earlier that is probably 100% false.  I don't know much about the architecture of the new cards. I'm assuming the RTX chip is adding to the cost of GPU's? Could NVIDIA make a faster GPU without RTX at a cheaper price?
 
I was wondering how they are going to handle this Titan release and this idea popped into my head.

One coming from EVGA?

remidian

bcavnaugh

remidian
Just a random tin foily hat theory I had earlier that is probably 100% false.  I don't know much about the architecture of the new cards. I'm assuming the RTX chip is adding to the cost of GPU's? Could NVIDIA make a faster GPU without RTX at a cheaper price?
 
I was wondering how they are going to handle this Titan release and this idea popped into my head.

One coming from EVGA?

I probably should post this over on NVIDIA's forums. It's just something I was thinking about.

It was a bummer when the next generation of Titans came out you could only get them from NVIDIA.
I would hope that NVIDA would think that not only corporate want powerful graphics card some home users do was well.
I am Not looking at this from a Mining Point. I do not mine for free money and never will.

This is all my opinion.
But...
I don't think Nvidia is going to lower the prices back to $800 for the ti. The TI has now replaced the Titan and the main reason I think they did this was because no one bought the Titans. Most smart people would wait the 6-8months until a TI variant was released close to the *80 model but performace close to the Titan model.
 
So Nvidia is basically forcing people who want the best to pay for the Titan, without calling it the Titan.
 
Especially with Nvidias stock issues lately, I don't see them lowering model prices again. 
 
 
I think most gamers are trying to move up to 2k-144hz, looking for a card that hit 144fps in most games and being told that turning RTX features on cuts frame rates by 50-60% is a HUGE kick in the balls.

I wonder if this Time NVIDIA is going to Allow EVGA to customize and sale an EVGA RTX Titan Graphics Card.

I could definitely see nvidia keeping this one in house again. It would be mice if EVGA was allowed to sell them, but I bet nvidia sticks with the Titan never gets modified theory.

the_Scarlet_one
I could definitely see nvidia keeping this one in house again. It would be mice if EVGA was allowed to sell them, but I bet nvidia sticks with the Titan never gets modified theory.

NVIDIA added RTX in the Name so I am thinking they well go back to the Gamers level of a Graphics Cards.
I would take a EVGA RTX Titan Hydro Copper (EVGA Titan RTX Hydro Copper) over the RTX KP Hydro Copper, at least Dream a Little.

the_Scarlet_one
Quadro went over to the RTX name in it, and EVGA doesn’t sell or modify those. RTX branding is reserved strictly for gaming.

$ 6,300.⁰⁰ No Thanks, But I can still Dream

bcavnaugh

the_Scarlet_one
Quadro went over to the RTX name in it, and EVGA doesn’t sell or modify those. RTX branding is reserved strictly for gaming.

$ 6,300.⁰⁰ No Thanks, But I can still Dream

My point was, don’t base the sale of the RTX Titan as a gaming card just because it has RTX in the title.

Also, $6300 is the midrange rtx6000, not the top of the line rtx8000

zerocool101
If this is truly NOT a gaming card according to NV, why would they even be giving these to the influncers to test? The marketing of these TITAN cards is a JOKE.

Sometimes it’s because these are what games are made on as a sign of what the future might be like in a few years. Often times though they are not really that impressive on today’s games though.

MegaTimX

remidian
Just a random tin foil hat theory I had earlier that is probably 100% false.  I don't know much about the architecture of the new cards. I'm assuming the RTX chip is adding to the cost of GPU's? Could NVIDIA make a faster GPU without RTX at a cheaper price?
 
I was wondering how they are going to handle this Titan release and this idea popped into my head.

I highly doubt it as AMD is working on their own version of real them ray tracing , and now it is a feature imbedded in DirectX, as DXR. Ray tracing is the future of gaming, support will only grow. DLSS on the other hand may or may or may not be the future of gaming. Next gen consoles may support real timer raytracing Then people who chose to buy 1080 Ti cards instead of 2080 cards will have some nice paper weights.

We will see. I keep remembering PHYSX cards and other gimmicks from the past when I think about Ray tracing. 

Nvidia is just being weird with their releases this generation.

They must’ve seen how the old titans sold as gaming cards, then they made the price of the volta so high that no gamer would be silly enough to buy it, then some gamers did, so now they are just exploiting people because they know they can.

remidian
 
We will see. I keep remembering PHYSX cards and other gimmicks from the past when I think about Ray tracing. 

Ray tracing has been in use for decades when it comes to professional level rendering. My wife works in the jewelry industry and virtually every web or magazine advertisement uses rendered pictures of jewelry rather than actual pictures. Real time ray tracing is as good as lighting can ever get. Once the technology becomes more efficient, developers become better at using it and cards become even more powerful, there will really be no turning back. Specially since it makes things easier from the standpoint of developers. It will get to a point where non-real time ray tracing cards will not even be able to play new games. I give it 3-10 years for that to happen. This is just my opinion of course.

Flonkam

MegaTimX
I give it 3-10 years for that to happen. This is just my opinion of course.

Three years?!?! LOL HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH HAAA HAAA HAHAHA
 
*Gasp* Sorry, but yeah..everything else you said I agree with :)

If next gen consoles support real time ray tracing, do you think devs are going to go through all of the trouble to add "fake" reflections and lighting just for the few people who have graphics cards that are more than 5 years old? I'm speaking mainly about AAA titles of course.
Before the August announcement no one even suspected that games would be getting real time ray tracing any time soon. No doubt AMD's next cards and Intel's 2020 cards will support ray tracing with DXR. Again, it all depends on how powerful the next generation of consoles turns out to be.