GPU prices have never been steady for months now and when we were thinking finally maybe you could see some price drop, MyDrivers has dropped a huge report. As we know, China is the home of GPU making and so the ongoing price changes of graphics cards in the domestic market already is raising concerns.
Now, a price hike in a month that too around 92 USD of the NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti is really very concerning. The site had also predicted a 30% reduction of overall GPU shipment and a 50% lower shipment of the RTX 3060 series, so this could indeed affect the overall GPU market.
Here are the price hikes observed for a month in China:
ASUS:
- RTX 3070 Ti: 600 yuan (92 USD)
- RTX 3080 and RTX 3070: +300-400 yuan (46-62 USD)
- RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 3060, and RTX 2060: +200-350 yuan (31-54 USD)
- GTX 1660 and GTX 1050: +100-150 yuan. (15-23 USD)
- RX 6600 XT: +400 yuan (62 USD)
Gigabyte
- RTX 3090 and RTX 3080 Ti: +200-400 yuan (31-62 USD)
- RTX 3070 Ti, RTX 3070: +100-300 yuan (15-46 USD)
- RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 3060: +300 yuan (46 USD)
- RTX 2060, GTX 1660, GTX 1650: +100 yuan (15 USD)
- GTX 1050 Ti: +80 yuan (12 USD)
MSI
- No change, but nearly all mid to high-end cards are out of stock
The site also reports that both GeForce RTX 2060 and GTX 1660 SUPER are rarely seen in the market while RTX 3070 is also very rare. As reflected even in our Indian market the shipments of RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3060 are relatively better in China.
Though AMD supply seems to be steady, however, NVIDIA is having trouble keeping up with the huge demand, also the temporary closures of GPU assembly lines due to new COVID outbreaks in China could be one reason.
via Videocardz