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We have n’t had to worry about the prices of some of thebest nontextual matter cardsfor quite some time . With most GPUs sold around their recommend retail price , there are plenty of options for PC constructor in need of a new graphics card . However , a new report indicates that we might see an increase inGPU cost , specially on the cards made by Nvidia ’s tot up - in board partners ( AIBs ) . Is it metre to start worry about another GPU shortage ? Not quite , but it might be good to stag now before it gets regretful .
The grim tidings comes fromIT Home , a Chinese tech publication that cites anonymous “ industry sources ” as it predicts that Nvidia ’s AIBs are about to raise their prices by up to 10 % on average — and this wo n’t be limit to high - destruction GPUs along the lines of theRTX 4090 . In fact , IT Home report that theRTX 4070 Superhas already received a price increment of about 100 yuan , which equal rough $ 14 at the time of this writing . This is a subtle price increase give that the GPU be $ 550 to $ 600 , but according to the report , it might just be the beginning .
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Less telling GPUs , such as theRTX 4060or even the RTX 3050 , have also received price modification , going up by around 50 Mongol dynasty ( $ 7 ) . Again , an unimportant increase , but a troubling trend , given that GPUs have mostly been selling at their retail price — or below — for months .
It ’s unreadable how much more the prices are expect to prove , and over what period of time , but if the 10 % prediction comes true , it ’ll probably take a few months . A 10 % increase would think the Nvidia RTX 4070 Super might jump in price to around $ 650 , giving AMD a greater border in the mainstream segment .
Supply and demand are likely the factor that play the biggest role in this rumored price addition . Nvidia ’s RTX 30 - series card are slowly go away from shelves . The RTX 40 - series , on the other hand , while not destitute from disappointing GPUs , seems to be doing well . For cards like theRTX 4060 Tithat arenot deserving purchasing , IT Home claims that Nvidia has been control the supply for maintain the pricing . As a result , instead of GPUs becoming cheaper , many model have maintained their retail price or ride out slightly under .
Nvidia ’s RTX 4090 was the first GPU of this generation toconsistently betray far above its retail price , and that GPU usually sells for above $ 1,800 right now , with some fashion model priced at well above $ 2,000 . Mainstream GPUs have almost no chance of being that overpriced , but a 10 % increase does n’t seem unrealistic . While IT Home discusses the Formosan GPU mart , these price increases — if they happen — may touch on the global market , too .
What about AMD ? It ’s hard to say , but it has a lot to gain from keeping the prices as they are if Nvidia ’s GPUs get more expensive . AMD already sells GPUs that are an excellent value , such as the recentRX 7900 GRE , so if it maintains its current pricing , it ’ll only attend better compare to Nvidia than it does now .
