3ogdy AI and people who keep on buying, despite the ridiculous price because "well, we gotta accept the new reality". Thank you to both of you. I'd really like to see sales numbers from important retailers for dedicated GPUs, especially nVidia's. Reply
overclockedamd One thing this article really undersells is that a lot of these prices were already massively inflated before the latest increases. The 5090 is the easiest example. MSRP is $1,999. The June median they’re using was already $4,299.99, and now August is $4,699.99. So yes, technically that’s “only” a 9% increase from June, but the current median price is still roughly 135% over MSRP. That context matters a lot more to me than just comparing it to an already ridiculous price from two months ago. Same story with several of the others. A 5060 Ti 16GB launched at $429.99 and is now around $800 median. The 5080 launched at $999 and is sitting around $1,500. The article does mention some of this further down, but I think the table really should have included MSRP alongside June and August pricing. Otherwise “up 9%” on the 5090 almost sounds mild when we’re already more than $2,500 over MSRP. Reply
hotaru251 anyone who buys a 60/70 sku at these prices should just give up gaming as you are basically burning your money and you are better off getting a console (even used) Reply
Elusive Ruse Bought mine for €2700 and thought I was ripped off back then 🤣 Reply
usertests call101010 said: Can i say * Nvidia ? No. You may open your wallet and prepare to meet your GPU maker. Reply
Loadedaxe NVIDIA absolutely has pricing power, and they're going to use it. They're a business, not a charity. When demand exceeds supply and customers continue paying higher prices, they're not going to voluntarily leave money on the table. So the reality is somewhere in the middle. There are legitimate increases in component and manufacturing costs, AI demand really is putting pressure on supply, AND NVIDIA knows the market will tolerate higher prices. Reply
emike09 Don't forget crypto mining is still happening. Alt coins to main coins. Especially for those who have cheap power. Reply
Sluggotg I paid $2,174.91 in July of last year for my 5090, (from Nvidia's site). That was stupid high then. First the Crypto dweebs destroyed the video card market now AI is devastating anything that uses memory chips. This could take 5+ years to even come close to reasonable prices again. Once companies start losing Billions on this bubble and the Manufacturing capabilities get up to speed, we might see normal pricing again. Of course, I said that would happen after the Crypto bubble. Reply
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