If you’ve been trying to buy a new graphics card lately and failing, we have good news for 2022: the stock nightmare of AMD and Nvidia GPUs may finally be over, and that’s it. It will help you fall.
The report by 3DCenter shows that the availability of many graphics cards is at its best since the beginning of 2021 and continues to improve. Availability looks particularly good at European retailers who are taking more stock, which means it will be easier for customers to buy GPUs.
How about AMD and Nvidia graphics card stocks?
One of the worst side effects of graphics card shortages was that low stocks and incredibly high demand meant that in-stock GPUs were sold at very high prices compared to the MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price).
The good news is that with increasing GPU supply, prices seem to be dropping again. They are still not below or near the MSRP, but a downward trend has started in prices. As the 3DCenter report highlights, AMD GPUs now sell for an average of 45 percent over MSRP, a huge increase over the price they should have been, but still lower than last month’s 63 percent MSRP.
Nvidia GPUs were worse off, selling on average 77 percent above MSRP last month. Luckily, Nvidia prices have also dropped and are now averaging 57 percent MSRP. That’s still a lot, especially for high-end GPUs, but at least things are going in the right direction.
Many of the issues causing limited GPU stock remain, such as the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic and chip shortages, and current price drops may be due to a recent crash in the cryptocurrency.
Crypto miners still have a significant impact on the GPU market and if there is another boom, we may see GPU stocks decrease again as miners buy in bulk and GPU prices increase again.
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