Graphics Card Prices Are Rising Fast (Again), and GeForce Is Taking the Biggest Hit

[Achaios]

If you're on the older gen, upgrade ASAP.

No, I will not upgrade because I don't need to upgrade. I imagine there's many out there who fall into the same category.

The years of waiting are not worth it. You're missing out on all the enjoyment of your hobby.

? Of course it's worth to wait for years. For one, I am not getting robbed blind by the Leatherjacketman. I really resent getting conned, you know.

I need like $5K to buy a new rig with a decent GPU. My holidays in the Philippines this year cost me a bit more than half of this sum and I was able to indulge into my hobby too, which is spending time in a hotel room wasted with like 5 east asian beauties thrown around in the bed and off the bed in various postures.

I mean, to each his own. Your hobby is making the Leatherjacketman and Saint Lisa Su/Mr China-what's-his-name at Intel & Samsung rich and my hobby is uh, gymnastics and uh calisthenics with east asian females.

Prices are still going up. Nothing new is getting released for a long time too.

Well that's too bad, looks like my haswell build and my GTX 1080 are gonna have to last another 10 years. I can wait.

I'm set for 5y or more if needed.

I am set for the next 20 years, easily. A 4790K, a Z87 motherboard and a GTX 1080 cost relatively nothing on ebay so even if they fail, I am gonna be good indefinitely, I think.

 

[ddferrari]

I paid about 850 euro (a little over 700 before VAT) for my 5070ti last year. Now the same model is around 1175 euro (~970euro before VAT). And other models are going closer to 1300... we are looking at around a 40% increase in prices since october 2025.

It's insane, I was so lucky that I didn't wait a bit more. My PC would have cost an arm and a leg.

Same here. I bought my MSI Gaming Trio OC in Aug 2025 for $850 USD and now it feels like a bargain. Admittedly, I replaced a 3080 that I paid $840 for in 2022, so I thought the price was actually "fair". And Newegg gave me $350 for the 3080 as a trade-in. At 3440x1440p 175Hz I needed more horsepower. It's been a fantastic card.

I also bit the bullet and just got a new mobo and 32GB DDR5 ram (V-color Xfinity 6000 CL30) before pricing gets any crazier, as it was time to move on from my aging i7-9700k and replace it with the 7800X3D. I'll be installing it all next week when I'm back in town. Should be good now for the next 5 or so years.

 

[BadThad]

This isn't about supply and demand, all of the focus is on the AI bubble and the supply to the PC market is being artificially limited, there aren't any real shortages either.

HAHAHAHA....greatest self ownage I've seen in years!

 

[ddferrari]

If you're on the older gen, upgrade ASAP. I bit the bullet and the stuff I bought is already 10% more expensive. Mobo and RAM went up 10% since a month ago. 9070 XT is still a good price. $730 for Asus prime or $750 if you want white. I once considered 5080 for $1,200 and that's now $1,500.

A year, maybe more, I've been warning people that AMD and Nvidia's revenue from gaming is dropping below 7% of their total revenue and they will stop their R&D. That was sometime in late 2024 when AMD announced they won't spend any money on RDNA. Nvidia rather buy stocks of other companies for $60B than to spend a penny on gaming GPUs.

The years of waiting are not worth it. You're missing out on all the enjoyment of your hobby. Prices are still going up. Nothing new is getting released for a long time too. Every penny is going to datacenters. If next gen does get released in 2028 or later, I can't image the prices they'll ask. Build something that can last you. I'm set for 5y or more if needed. The only thing I'll upgrade is to an OLED monitor

No, I will not upgrade because I don't need to upgrade. I imagine there's many out there who fall into the same category.



? Of course it's worth to wait for years. For one, I am not getting robbed blind by the Leatherjacketman. I really resent getting conned, you know.

I need like $5K to buy a new rig with a decent GPU. My holidays in the Philippines this year cost me a bit more than half of this sum and I was able to indulge into my hobby too, which is spending time in a hotel room wasted with like 5 east asian beauties thrown around in the bed and off the bed in various postures.

I mean, to each his own. Your hobby is making the Leatherjacketman and Saint Lisa Su/Mr China-what's-his-name at Intel & Samsung rich and my hobby is uh, gymnastics and uh calisthenics with east asian females.



Well that's too bad, looks like my haswell build and my GTX 1080 are gonna have to last another 10 years. I can wait.



I am set for the next 20 years, easily. A 4790K, a Z87 motherboard and a GTX 1080 cost relatively nothing on ebay so even if they fail, I am gonna be good indefinitely, I think.

So, basically you threw a bunch of money at less famous Asians. And after a week, all you have to show for it are some groggy memories and possibly a disease.

I think cachy's advice is a bit more sensible, long term. But hey - you do you!

 

[godrilla]

Steve's 5090 burned at the power connection.
Also dlss 5 uses the maximum power. This might facilitate some burning graphics in this market.

 

[hahahanoobs]

The biggest hit? Looks like higher ASP's and margins to me.

 

[manowar51]

We really were living in the golden age in the 2010s when it came to PC gaming.

 

[hahahanoobs]

So, basically you threw a bunch of money at less famous Asians. And after a week, all you have to show for it are some groggy memories and possibly a disease.

I think cachy's advice is a bit more sensible, long term. But hey - you do you!

Cachy should fact check his own claims before posting. That second paragraph was a doozy!