BGR Lists 10 Biggest GPU Flops, From Intel i740 to RTX 4080 12GB
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Updated · Boy Genius Report · Aug 16
BGR Lists 10 Biggest GPU Flops, From Intel i740 to RTX 4080 12GB
1 articles · Updated · Boy Genius Report · Aug 16
Summary
BGR’s roundup names 10 major GPU flops across nearly three decades, arguing that weak performance, bad pricing and canceled launches repeatedly derailed even high-profile graphics bets.
1998’s Intel i740 and 2002’s $400 Matrox Parhelia made the list for failing to match rivals despite heavy expectations, while NVIDIA’s 2003 GeForce FX 5800 Ultra was faulted for noise, heat and image-quality compromises.
Later entries include Intel’s canceled Larrabee, AMD’s late Radeon HD 2900 XT and NVIDIA’s $2,999 Titan Z, which BGR says was undercut by AMD’s similar dual-GPU card at roughly half the price.
Recent examples center on mismatched specs and market fit: NVIDIA’s planned RTX 4080 12GB was “unlaunched” before returning as the cheaper RTX 4070 Ti, while AMD’s Radeon VII and 4GB RX 6500 XT were criticized as outdated or inadequate at launch.
The list closes with 3dfx’s unreleased Voodoo 5 6000, a 4-processor prototype whose complexity and cost underscored how GPU missteps could end product lines—or entire companies.