It’s hard to know what to make of the graphics card situation at the moment. While it’s possible that thechip shortages could go on until 2024, prices have been coming down, which makes purchasing anAMDor Nvidia product cheaper than it has been. In fact, it’s looking like, not only are GPUs getting closer and closer to their MSRPs, but an analysis of the current market suggests that this trend is not expecting to slow down any time soon.
According to a report from Tom’s Hardware, graphics card prices fell around 15% on average in May. Data pulled from numerous selling sites, including eBay and Amazon, are showing that the cost of buying a newAMDor Nvidia card has continued to improve. It goes on to say that the likes of AMD’s RX 6600 are actually now below MSRP, with the analysis showing that it’s possible to purchase one for as little as $290, which is $40 cheaper than the recommended price. This is certainly going to be good news for anyone who’s been waiting for GPUs to become more affordable again.
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From the chart listed on the report, it looks as though the aforementionedAMD RX 6600 XTis one of the best GPUs in terms of overall value. Other Radeon products, such as the 6650 XT, 6700 XT, and 6750 XT seem to score pretty high as well. As for team green’s hardware, it’s been suggested that GPUs from Nvidia’s previous generation are of better value than the likes of the RTX 30-series.
However, whatever the value, it doesn’t undo the fact that graphics card prices are still coming down. The likes ofNvidia RTX 3080 12 GB, which released earlier this year, still being 20% over the MSRP might still be a little off-putting to some, but there are seemingly plenty of other choices, and that’s not to say that those cards that are still above their recommended prices won’t come down eventually.
Given thatgraphics card demand has actually been on the decline, this could be part of the reason whyAMDand Nvidia prices are also falling. As fewer people seek a new GPU, it becomes easier for manufacturers and sellers to get their products into customer’s hands. As people return to some semblance of normalcy after the pandemic, it seems not as many are in the market for any hardware, so let’s hope that this trend continues, and that cards become affordable, but also more plentiful in supply.
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