New information from AMD suggests competitive pricing for the RDNA 4 GPUs. With the Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti scarce, the RX 9070 XT may cost less with capable 4K performance. The speculation will soon end with an official announcement on February 28. https://www.notebookcheck.net/RX-9070-XT-price-will-undercut-the-RTX-5070-Ti-according-to-AMD-press-materials.967556.0.html
HD 7970 was just $549 or something.
That was a flagship card. It was faster than the nvidia equivalent, and they were way better for crypto mining.
And now we're happy with 7770 level graphics @699...