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But but but there's that one Samsung monitor everyone trots out every time the subject is brought up! Obviously every 7000 series owner has one, though I can't fathom what game even a 7900XTX could drive at 4K super ultrawide at 240Hz.
Nvidia: "No one has DP2.1 monitors, why ship it?"
Monitor manufacturers: "No one has DP2.1 capable sources, why ship it?"
Some one has to go first. This is how tech works people.
He's right, though. Even the 4090 isn't powerful enough for 4k120 without upscaling and Frame Gen. Why put out 4k240 monitors if the newest gen, essentially "Titan" class GPU, can't even drive it? Just to say you did it first? It hardly seems like a good idea to sink all that capital just to be the first person to offer a halo product that relatively very few people will buy. There's a significant risk to that strategy that could bite them in the end.
There's a natural progression to technology, always has been. When the hardware becomes powerful enough, that's when the next step forward will happen. Especially with how much money is involved in researching and implementing new technologies. As of now, IIRC only one monitor is capable of pushing 4k240 anyway, and it should work with the 4090 with DSC by HDMI 2.1's specifications. So either Samsung screwed up, or Nvidia needs to enable it at the driver level. Either way, it's a non issue, which I'm sure is why Nvidia didn't put DP 2.1 on the 40 series. If they don't have the power to drive the port now, they sure as hell won't have it down the line.
Because AI-upscaling and frame gen are here to stay. You're going to have to accept it eventually.