

As PCGamer notes, these figures are for cards sold from manufacturers to retailers, not to final consumers, but they’re a reliable indicator of the market’s direction. The come-down from that precipitous high hasn’t been quite as dramatic, but in 2022 the average price dropped to $643 in the first quarter and $529 in the second. In the third quarter of 2021 the average selling price of a new desktop GPU rose to an all-time high of $1077 USD, more than tripling in less than two years. Demand for modern high end graphics cards based on AMD. That’s according to market data gathered by Jon Peddie Research and analyzed by German site 3DCenter. Neil Gaiman, the man behind the landmark reboot of The Sandman comic (and Netflix series), is going strong after decades of writing in just about every format. But as supply gets better and demand from miners is lowering, the prices of graphics cards are projected to get lower starting this quarter.

But the end result is that prices for graphics cards have dropped by almost exactly half in the last year.

A combination of factors appears to be at play, including the long-awaited bursting of the cryptocurrency bubble and an easing of the chip shortage. This is another great value 4K enthusiast card from AMD but one we think sits somewhat awkwardly in. After literally years of insane inflation seeing graphics cards go for double or even triple their retail value, street prices have fallen off a cliff in 2022. For 100 less than the XTX you can also consider the The RX 7900 XT. At the time of writing, this bill was still only a proposal and was yet to become law.The GPU shortage appears to have well and truly ended, if market prices are anything to go by. Newer cards are becoming notably cheaper, with Nvidia's RTX 3090 Ti now at 16. There are no federal laws prohibiting scalping in the US, although a few states have implemented laws that discourage the practice.ĭuring the 2021 holiday period, US politicians unveiled a new bill-the Stopping Grinch Bots Act-to prevent scalpers from using bots to secure goods online. According to a report by Digital Trends, the prices of both AMD and Nvidia graphics cards are on their way down. In many parts of the world, however, scalping in any form is still a legal practice. Sometimes, scalpers may obtain their stock through questionable means. Nvidia claims its new sub 300 desktop graphics card will deliver a leap in performance over the GTX 1650 and will support DLSS and hardware-accelerated ray tracing. News Computing Graphics cards could get even more expensive next year, here's why By Jackie Thomas published 26 August 2021 More and more expensive (Image credit: TSMC) Unless you've been. As a result, they're perfect for reselling at high prices to desperate consumers. While scalping isn't limited to graphics cards, they are hot commodities at the moment due to the surging demand. It wasnt long ago that the RTX 3070 Ti was retailing for 1,300 or more, today the most affordable models are 940. Scalpers resell goods for a quick (and usually large) profit. Availability is at its best, even for some of the most popular models. Crypto miners aren't the only ones crowding out the graphics card market scalpers looking for monetary gain have also disrupted the graphics card market, although they employ different tactics to meet their ends.
