On the other side of the equation, the Nvidia GPU supply might have slowed for some reason or other in the last few weeks. ![]() This might have been enough to tempt some Nvidia fans who had sheltered from the storm over the preceding months. So people are still snapping GPUs up at all tiers.ģD Center's previous figures showed both Nvidia and AMD GPUs were both ~25% over MSRPs at the end of March. Never mind the ever increased video game graphics demand and no increased monitor resolution and/or speed demands.ĮDIT: I just checked NewEgg and my GPU is out of stock again when it was available yesterday at $1299. So when I see people saying the GPUs are just insanely more expensive these days, they are not taking into consideration the power increase for each generation over the previous one, even lower vs. Now to put that GPU into performance perspective relative to today, a $650 8GB RTX 3060 that is available is about 5x as powerful. The most expensive GPU I ever purchased was back in 2012 with the hot 2GB GTX 680 which retailed for $499 but after-market sold from like EVGA for $549 (mine was EVGA's Superclocked SC). Like Eximo said, that "normal" GPU price ship sailed long, and for a lot of reasons. It is said people have short memories, and already I'm seeing comments out there from people still upset at high GPU prices even at retail price. ![]() Things were so bad for so long that people needing a new build and wanting an Nvidia GPU were degraded to buying an inferior pre-built PC like from ABS on NewEgg just to get a high end or mid range GPU. Playstation 5 where you can get the XB all day but the PS5 is either not avaialble at retail price (and you have to get on Sony's waiting list) or you pay scalping prices on E-tailers and eBay. A similar thing is happening with Xbox X vs. I know that too because I helped a buddy build his MSFS rig around the same time for his son and advised him to get the Radeon as it was the only thing in stock at "normal" price. Case in point? The $1,399 Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB was avialable all last year on NewEgg and other E-tailers except during a short blip mid-summer. It took that long to win just a buying opportunity, and then some hours thinking it over having that GPU in my cart when I really just wanted the 3080 which in the same EVGA FTW3 trim was $400 less.Īnd make no mistake the shortage was worse for Nvidia GPUs over AMD GPUs because the demand was not there for AMD cards. To put things into perspective last year, I was on both NewEgg and Microcenter's shuffle program for five months last year just to win the option to pay retail for any three of these: the 3070, the 3080, and the 3080 Ti (with any brand preference). Yes, I paid $1,299 retail for my EVGA FTW3 Ultra edition 3080 Ti from NewEgg last August on the shuffle lottery purchase win, and I was lucky to get that for my new mostly MSFS build. We are fortunate to have GPUs back in stock at retail price. Use the site's handy "in stock" power search toggle (upper left) to save you time and zero in on what is on offer – and available. ![]() Having a quick nose around the US graphics card market this Easter, it is notable that Newegg appeared to have stocks of every GPU we checked for. However, with the significant moves we observed last month, we also decided to add a mid-month update. We have our own monthly price watch, considering US pricing and availability once a month, the Tom's Hardware GPU Pricing Index. The above news looks at data from the German GPU market. Traditional trade show timelines suggest that we could learn quite a bit about the new graphics microarchitectures at Computex time (starts on Tuesday, May 24). However, perhaps the best news PC component bargain hunters could see are some convincing leaks regarding the capabilities and pricing of the next-gen GPUs from all parties.Ĭontinuing to hold stocks of current-gen graphics cards gets ever riskier as people learn more about the appeal of Ada and RDNA3. Likewise, if AMD's price decline doesn't waver, the average price in early May will be at parity with MSRP.Įthereum cryptocurrency valuations seem to have largely decoupled from GPU pricing, which is welcome to see. However, if Nvidia's price decline doesn't change by the beginning of May, then its cards will end up 13% over MSRP by that time. With the next-gen graphics cards being pretty easy to wait for, this time in the GPU refresh cycle would normally only attract buyers with decent price cuts. ![]() Meanwhile, the recently launched GeForce RTX 3090 Ti looks like the conclusion of the Ampere family, with Ada Lovelace GPUs due in the autumn. We think that AMD will do a last quick refresh of its Radeon RX 6000 series before it builds up for the Radeon RX 7000 launch later in the year. GPU pricing would normally be 10 to 20% below MSRP at this point in the refresh cycle. (Image credit: 3D Center) MSRP Isn't Low Enough, and Computex Is Coming
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