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I mean, if a slight increase in visual fidelity is worth a couple hundred (if not thousand) bucks every year or two to you, then sure, treat yourself. But I don't see the need to buy a slightly faster thing every year that basically will do the same as the old. And that's before mentioning the resources used up for producing soon-to-be-ewaste or software bloat.
It is always the same story, cars, phones, computers, smart fridges, clothes... companies try to push people to buy the shiny new thing for obvious reasons. Companies trying to build products that last get out-competed. The line must go up.
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The card is 9 years old, not 2. I bet you the number of gamers swapping cards every 2 years is in the single digit percentage.
I am in a peer group of friends and colleagues making 175-300k a year and not a single one of them is swapping a GPU every 2 years.
As I said, if 4k and high settings is worth the investment for you, sure, go for it, treat yourself. I am in no position to preach about ascetic life or anything. Eat out, go on holidays, buy a new gaming PC, life is short.
I cannot seem to find numbers on GPUs in particular, only marketing or AI bullshit "articles". But smartphones seem to have a replacement cycle in western countries ranging from 1.5-3 years, depending on who you ask. And that is average, meaning that for every weirdo like me, who keeps their phones until they break, there are around three people who get a new phone every year.
That sounds pretty insane to me. Sure, new products are better. But I don't want to own a better product. I want to play games, or in the case of smartphones, chat and doom-scroll on the go.