As it stands, getting hold of any new AMD or Nvidia tech, or just outright buying a new-gen console, is seemingly impossible without paying exorbitant prices. With China introducing power restrictions, the GPU shortage crises could continue to rage on for a while longer. It seems as though for every piece of good news that emerges, there is another account which seemingly says the opposite. Sometimes information is nothing more than speculation, other times it comes from an insider who often remains anonymous. However, the CEO of AMD has now stepped forward to give her opinion on the situation.
In a report on the CNN website, Lisa Su, who became the President of AMD in 2014, has spoken about the global chip shortages that are causing havoc in the tech world. Su believes that things will likely become "less severe" in the second half of 2022. She went on to say that the market at the beginning of next year will still be "tight" adding that while things have been different due to the pandemic, company's like AMD have experienced "ups and downs" in the past.
While the shortages continue on, there have been some developments which suggest there is some movement and that parts of the world at least may start to see things improving. A recent story suggested that the ban on cryptomining in China could see AMD and Nvidia prices coming down as mining cards re-enter the market. While Su didn't mention cryptomining in the report, she did say that improvements would be gradual, suggesting that as more plants get built, manufacturing can increase which will ease the burden to some extent.
At the moment, it may seem as though there are mixed forecasts about the GPU crisis, with some believing it will get worse before it gets better, while others thinking the market has seen the worst of it. However, Su's words do mimic those of Jensen Huang, the current CEO of Nvidia who also believes the shortages will improve by next year. Given the powerful positions these two are in, what both Huang and Su suggest is likely to be taken with some degree of seriousness.
With Intel now dipping their toes in the GPU market, and its first product set to be released at the beginning of next year, there may be some possibility that it could make things easier on the other two companies as gamers veer towards a third choice. However, that's only if Intel can get hold of the material to actually make them. If the words of the President of AMD are anything to go by, it's likely that there could be issues for maybe another six months at least.
Source: CNN