If you’ve been trying to buy a new graphics card lately but can’t get it due to both production issues and prices, we have good news for you: It looks like the stock nightmare may finally end in 2022, and AMD and Nvidia GPUs are more likely to hit the shelves. we can see.
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. Stock availability looks better, especially at European retailers who can buy more units, making GPUs easier to buy.
One of the worst side effects of GPU 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). Therefore, even if you could find a GPU in stock, it could be seriously difficult to buy.
Fortunately, prices seem to be dropping again with the increasing GPU supply. Prices are still not close to the MSRP level, but are falling. As 3DCenter’s report highlights, AMD GPUs currently sell for an average of 45% higher than MSRP. While that price is way too high for what they should be selling for, it’s still a drop from the 63% they sold last month.
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Nvidia’s GPUs were even worse, selling for a whopping 77% above MSRP on average last month. Fortunately, these prices are also dropping and are now selling for an average of 57% higher.
That price is still too high, especially for high-end GPUs, but at least it looks like the situation is starting to improve.
However, one should not expect things to be fully settled tomorrow. We may have to wait a long time for GPU prices to even drop to recommended prices, and as Nvidia and AMD continue to roll out new GPUs, they continue to be available as soon as they arrive in stores. It will still be quite difficult to get, especially the highly anticipated cards like the upcoming Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti.
Many of the issues that caused 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 become sparse again and GPU prices increase again as miners buy bulk GPUs…
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