- A new report reveals that RTX 5000 and RX 9000 GPUs will get a major price hike soon.
- The cost of 16GB models will increase by 15%, and 8GB variants will rise by 10%.
- The AIB partners may then pass these price bumps to consumers.
The start of 2026 has been disastrous for gamers. The growing memory crisis has made GPUs and RAM kits more expensive than ever before. This apocalypse is expected to get worse over the next few years, and a new report further confirms this.
Both Nvidia and AMD are expected to soon increase the wholesale prices of RTX 5000 and RX 9000 GPUs for AIB partners. Unfortunately, it is not only the high-end models that will be affected.
The 16GB supply prices will cost AIB partners 15% more, while the more affordable 8GB GPUs will be 10% more expensive. Consumers are also expected to suffer the brunt of this increase.
Why it matters: The high-end GPUs have been getting more expensive by the day, so a 10% to 15% wholesale price bump will make things even rougher for gamers.
The report claims that the official MSRP for GPUs won’t change. AMD and Nvidia are slyly adopting this strategy to keep a clean slate in the eyes of gamers, leaving the decision on price hikes to AIB partners.
In other words, manufacturers like ASRock, Gigabyte, and ASUS may raise GPU prices. Even if not immediately, it is only a matter of time before the declining supply chain and rising board costs force them to pass these expenses over to gamers.
Taiwanese manufacturer MSI has already raised prices, with ASUS and Gigabyte expected to follow suit.
Just to put things into perspective, an ASUS ROG RTX 5080 would go from $1800 to $2070 with a 15% price bump.
We’re already seeing GPU prices rise tremendously. The RTX 5070 Ti now costs over $1500, for example, which is 2x its original MSRP price. The RTX 5090 will reportedly cost over $5000 by the end of 2026; it’s already nearly 2x its MSRP at $3695 on Newegg.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devoutly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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