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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
Given the current 'market' pricing on the 3000 series, it's not even that bad. I can find a 4070 Ti, in stock, for less than I can find an in-stock RTX 3080. The 4070 Ti will hands down outperform it and are available at a lower price.

This argument conveniently ignores how poorly priced the 3000 series currently is though. The 3080 models I could find are all some 2-400 USD above MSRP in Sweden atm, more than 2 years after their release. The introduction of the 4070 Ti at this price level seems like an attempt in trying to root this as a new "normal" for this performance level, which is nothing short of insane, and completely unacceptable.
gpt
the 3000 series are poorly priced because nvidia doesn't manufacture them anymore besides the 3050 and the lower spec 3060, giving you the perception that the 4070 ti is a good deal because remanufacturing the 3080/3090 would literally kill off the 4070 ti cause nvidia would have to offer the 3080 and 3090 at lower prices than the 4070 to compete with the companies own pricing segment. Nvidia will realize this next generation and offer more affordable cards in the 5000 series, this isn't new it's a cycle that's happened since the 900/1000 series.