Nvidia's RTX 4070 Super came out yesterday, but we're told the first day sales might not have been what Team Green wanted to see.
Moore's Law is Dead (MLID) on YouTube discussed the initial response to the first new Super revamp (there are two more on the way), and the comments from the leaker's sources are quite negative.
MLID cites no less than six sources (retailers and distributors) to give us an idea of the interest and sales levels with the RTX 4070 Super (along with others who did not want to be cited).
The consensus? That sales for this graphics card were relatively lackluster on the initial launch day, and stock remained strong, even with MSRP models that can often sell out quite a bit on launch day. So, that wasn't the case with the RTX 4070 Super, and even on Nvidia's site, the Founders Edition model was not sold out.
At the time of writing, looking at Newegg, for example, RTX 4070 Super stock still appears to be plentiful, with no models out of stock, and both variants at the MSRP are still available to purchase as well.
On top of that, RTX 4070 Super stocks are rumored to be a bit lighter than expected, and the various MLID experts only anticipated “decent” inventory levels in the first place. Which means not only is there still stock on shelves, at MSRP, but ground shipping is smaller than expected.
Some of the quotes from MLID sources include that the launch inventory of the RTX 4070 Super is about half of what the RTX 4070 witnessed at its launch, and that sales of the new Super are “very low” and only the MSRP models They are really selling.
Other sources commenting on sales are even more negative, with one person claiming that sales are a “disaster” from day one, and another noting that the RTX 4070 Super's numbers were actually worse than the RTX 4080's sales on the day. of the launch (yes, ouch). .
The source who made the disastrous comment was from a graphics card manufacturer and also expressed some frustration that Nvidia told him to push custom models priced above MSRP, while Team Green sells its Founders Edition for the recommended price directly from its own store . website.
Analysis: What is the reason for the lack of interest? Let's be careful here…
So what's going on with the RTX 4070 Super? Well, first of all we must keep in mind that these are just rumors. However, these are pretty consistent talks that largely coincide, so these are definitely worrying rumors. And as noted, stocks remain visibly strong (certainly in the US) for now, so there's clearly not a lot of demand, that's for sure.
The second thing to keep in mind is that we are talking about first day sales. Let's give this graphics card a chance, shall we? Additionally, January is traditionally a time when people may be struggling financially a little more than usual (until the first pay package arrives).
It is very possible that the boost will increase for the RTX 4070 Super. As MLID actually points out, the base RTX 4070 was a bit slow from the start, but it sold very well (and ranked very well on our list of the best graphics cards, where it's now been replaced by the 4070 Super). , we should add). That could happen again here, but there is concern about the apparent slowness of the RTX 4070 Super even at this early stage.
When exploring the reasons why PC gamers might not be as interested in Nvidia's new graphics card, there's a recurring theme surrounding online complaints, and that's that in 2024, 12GB still seems like a burden. more unstable than with the RTX 4070 last year.
What many gamers wanted was an upgrade to 16GB, and the price of the upper-mid-range RTX 4070 Super is really leaving a bad taste in some people's mouths given that it has 12GB of video memory. It lacks future-proofing and, as we noted in our Founders Edition review, the VRAM hinders this graphics card's potential when it comes to 4K gaming.
Compounding all of this in terms of value is that AMD's RX 7800 4070 Super. Simply put, that AMD graphics card makes the most sense as a value proposition right now (assuming you don't care about ray tracing, i.e. where Nvidia reigns as undisputed champion, of course).
Of course, we'll have to watch sales of Nvidia's RTX 4070 Super in the future, but we're already wondering if pricing will need to be adjusted in the future. Is that something the Green Team will be willing to consider if things go this way?
Well, we can only guess, but MLID also conveys a worrying suggestion that future shipments of the RTX 4070 Super may be more biased toward custom models selling above MSRP, just another lingering doubt to add to the pile here for this GPU. renewed. . Another option could be to push the RTX 4070 Ti Super more, with its 16 GB of VRAM. (That GPU will supposedly have much lower stock levels to begin with when it comes out, according to previous MLID rumors, allowing existing RTX 4070 Ti stocks to clear out.)
