The original post: /r/pcmasterrace by /u/Alternative_March_67 on 2025-02-21 15:29:44.

For a while every new GPU generation was designed and manufactured on a new process node which was smaller and more advanced than it’s predecessor. This allowed new GPUs to perform and have way better performance uplift percentages than the previous generation. For example the GTX 980 was made on a 28nm process, while the 1080 was on 16nm which allowed it to be 30+ percent faster (and at lower TDP). Over the years semiconductor shrinking has slowed and GPU generational gains have become slimmer. Manufactures like Nvidia and AMD try to fight this by raising clock speeds and TDP but this leads to diminishing returns. New technologies like DLSS and FSR are welcome innovations but they cannot replace non-AI frames. We know that 2nm nodes have lower yields than 3nm and above. This makes me worried about the future of computing, are we just going to be getting rehashes of previous tech with higher TDPs or is it just going to be AI Frame gen with hundreds of fake frames. I would really like to hear your thoughts.