AMD is apparently gearing up to raise GPU prices right after Nvidia’s steep hike
AMD announced a price increase of at least 10% for its GPU and memory bundles starting in August, following Nvidia's recent hike. The company may also raise prices for standalone graphics cards and is planning to reintroduce 4GB memory models. The RX 9050, originally priced under $300, is now being sold for $450 to $550 in the U.S. market.
- ▪AMD has informed its board partners that GPU and memory bundle prices will increase by at least 10% in August.
- ▪The RX 9050 GPU, launched at under $300, is currently listed at $450 to $550 by retailers such as XFX and Gigabyte.
- ▪AMD may also raise prices for standalone graphics cards and is considering bringing back 4GB memory cards.
- ▪Nvidia recently announced a steep price hike for its graphics cards, prompting AMD to follow suit.
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AMD is next in line to raise the asking price of its Radeon GPUs, merely days after the news of a similar hike coming for Nvidia graphics cards started making waves. As per ChannelGate on Weibo (h/t VideoCardz), AMD has informed its board partners that the price of GPU and memory bundles will go up by at least 10% in August. Is a similar price hike coming for standalone graphics cards? I won’t be surprised if that happens. The situation is so bad that AMD is planning to bring back graphics cards with 4GB of onboard memory. AMD just introduced the RX 9050 GPU, which costs $279. Notably, it’s just $20 less than the RX 9060 XT that offers double the graphics memory. AMD / Digital Trends But here is the bad part.
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