Will GPU shortages ever end?
Nvidia believes the global chip shortage won’t experience an improvement in the near future, with supply issues expected to continue throughout 2022.
Are GPU prices still high?
The price gap also varies by card. While high-end GPUs like the RTX 3080 are still obscenely expensive, mid-range offerings like the 3060 can seem almost sane. These days, prices are still high, and they might climb higher still for the holiday season, but at least you can buy one if you really need to.
Why does GPU price increase?
What’s Causing The Uptick? The report suggests the decreased supply of the oldest current-gen GPUs as the prime reason for the surging pricing. The AMD RX 6800 is nowhere to be found, while Nvidia’s RTX 3070, 3080, and 3090 have also witnessed a shortage in availability.
Will the RTX 3080 ever be in stock?
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080: Latest stock updates As of December 3, there is no Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 restock available, at least not at reasonable prices. Sadly with the graphics card shortage not going away any time soon we don’t expect this situation to change until next year at least.
Should you buy a new GPU this year?
The simple answer is that new models are on the way this year from both AMD and NVIDIA. While it is true that something bigger and better is always around the corner, the argument for delaying a GPU purchase today has some complexity. The GeForce GTX 970 sent shockwaves through the market with its price to performance ratio.
Will a new mid-range GPU help drive GPU prices down?
A high MSRP, positioning it as a “1080p GPU,” and issues with a limited x8 PCIe bus. There was some hope that a new mid-range GPU would help shift graphics card prices lower, but are we seeing that in the market today? From certain angles, the answer is yes.
Why are GPU prices so high in August?
As we sit here in August, high demand for gaming GPUs, cryptocurrency mining, supply shortagesfor key graphics card components, limited wafer allocations at fabs, logistics issues due to the global pandemic, tariffs and several other reasons are all contributing to the current state of the market. It’s a complicated situation.
Is it time for a graphics card pricing and availability update?
It’s time for our monthly update into graphics card pricing and availability, a series that we’ve been running since March, giving us a ton of useful insight into the current state of the GPU market.