- PC component prices are at their highest in years due to the recent AI boom.
- Nvidia and AMD have told GPU manufacturers to hike prices due to short supply.
- After RAM and SSDs, GPUs could be the next in line to become highly unaffordable.
If you thought PC gaming had become too expensive, you have another thing coming. In recent months, we saw component prices skyrocket and reach absurdly high prices based on the high memory demand due to the AI boom.
While GPU prices have already increased over the past few months, things are taking a turn for the much worse. A new report claims that AMD and Nvidia have instructed major Taiwanese manufacturers to hike GPU prices.
Why it matters: We have already seen a significant shift in the market, where Nvidia is turning its attention away from consumers and shifting its focus entirely towards AI data centers. AMD also appears to be following the same path.
The new report states that Taiwanese graphics card manufacturers are in the midst of raising prices. MSI has already increased the prices, while Asus and Gigabyte are expected to follow suit by the end of this month.
AMD and Nvidia have informed these companies about the supply issues, and they are gearing up for the hike. However, they aren’t adjusting MSRPs, but have instead asked the companies to do whatever they think is the right price.
Depending on the VRAM, the prices could increase from 10-15%, which, on paper, doesn’t seem too bad. But when you account for the already high prices for GPUs like RTX 5080 or 5090, they could soon become completely out of reach.
AMD did state that it is working to keep the prices stable, but the plan seems to have fallen apart. Now, for those of you looking to upgrade, despite the already high prices, this is the right time to get a GPU; otherwise, it could be extremely expensive really soon.
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