Gamers don’t need a $5,000 RTX 5090 anyway. DLSS got good enough
The GeForce RTX 5090 is an absolute monster. It’s also becoming increasingly difficult to justify for gaming — and ironically, Nvidia’s own DLSS technology is a big…
I’ve been buying Nvidia graphics cards exclusively for nearly 30 years, and I may well continue—if Nvidia will let me. But even I’ve had to make peace with the fact that Nvidia is no longer in the business of supporting PC gaming. I’m not sure it ever will be again.
I was thinking about this while listening to the latest episode of The Full Nerd, in which Adam and his fellow cohosts discuss what it means that Nvidia may soon stop selling the RTX 5090 entirely. The news comes courtesy of a Twitter (sorry, X) post from a known leaker with a decent track record, so while you should take it with a grain of salt it seems like there’s a strong possibility it will prove true.
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