$1000 dollar card is an ~800mm2 Die with 8GB GDDR6. Yes the Die is only 90% enabled, but $1000. If you look at what Intel is selling you in terms of Die Size per dollar, and comes without High bandwidth GDDR6 Memory, the 2080 looks like a bargain. I would be happy if Intel sell me a ~700mm2 Die for $1000 without memory.

I was initially thinking the same on Ray Tracing. But having seen more videos and more tuning so less performance loss when using RT, I am now fully convinced Ray Tracing is the future, and it is achievable. The next 5 years, 7nm, 5nm and 3nm from TSMC is going to make RT Gaming Everywhere.