There's a lot of woe in the gaming and tech communities at the moment, as shortages are rendering it very difficult to get hold of new consoles or PC components, and prices are increasing many magnitudes above the MRSP. Lately, it's been noted that Nvidia GPU prices have been going up again, and while the same can be said for AMD, there was a slight decrease for "team red." While there was no way to be sure, it suggested that maybe the Nvidia rival's graphics cards would possibly continue to keep coming down. However, that is not the case, unfortunately.
According to a report, prices for AMD cards have seen a price increase of 10%, specifically for the Radeon RX 6000 series. It goes on to say that the company itself has made the decision to increase prices, with it coming into effect when the next shipment of GPUs heads out. The reason stated for the increase is down to the cost of TSMC wafer. The 10% increase may not sound a lot, but it's likely that this will have a knock-on effect down the line, with retailers and distributors increasing their prices along with it.
This is not good news for gamers and PC enthusiasts, as the cost of purchasing a new AMD or Nvidia graphics card is already higher than the average consumer would ideally want to pay. GPU prices were continuing to rise in Europe at the start of this month, and now with team red making an actual decision to officially make its RX 6000 series more expensive by 20 to 40 dollars, those on the lookout for any of these products will need to pay above what they'd normally expect. That's if they can get hold of any hardware at all, and it's only going to be more stressful as Christmas approaches.
However, there is a chance that AMD may be getting ready to launch some budget GPUs, particularly in the RX 6000 range. There's no official confirmation yet, but a leak suggests that cards with 4 GB of RAM on a 64-bit bus could be on the horizon. Obviously, these won't be top of the line products suitable for beefy gaming, but they may offer a cheap alternative for those who aren't looking to play the latest AAA titles.
In general, though, it's looking pretty bleak for those after a new graphics card. It's hard enough to get hold of one, with Intel's CEO saying shortages could go on until 2023. With AMD now increasing the prices itself, it's only going to make things even more difficult for those wanting a new RX 6000 graphics card, especially over the holidays.
Source: Videocardz