GPU Availability and Pricing Update: October 2021
Welcome back to another month of expensive graphics cards. Unfortunately, after a brief glimpse of hope a few months back, MSRP GPUs are off the table for the rest of the year.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger predicts the chip shortage will last until 2023
It's not just lack of chips causing Intel's laptop issues
Component shortages finally catch up to Apple as delivery times slip further out
You can still get Apple products before the holidays
Raspberry Pi price to increase for the first time ever due to chip shortage
Not even a $35 computer is safe
The tech industry is bracing for a potential shortage of passive electronic components
Taiwanese suppliers are cautiously optimistic about the coming months
PC market growth affected by ongoing supply issues
Q3 marked the first US shipment decline since the pandemic began
Nvidia and AMD graphics cards prices are getting worse, now 83% over MSRP
Blame crypto and the chip shortage
World's fourth-largest DRAM-maker says cheaper memory prices are coming
Could next year's smartphones be a bit cheaper or pack more memory?
What chip shortage? Samsung records highest profit in 3 years
Record sales were also achieved
The auto industry could be feeling the effects of the chip shortage until 2023
Frustrated car brand loyalists are turning elsewhere
TSMC chairman claims some companies are sitting on chip stockpiles
Chip scalping is one of the reasons for the current semiconductor woes
Reduced silicon output in China is leading to increased chip production costs
Surging prices for high-purity silicon is sending a shockwave towards chipmakers
Xbox Boss Phil Spencer says supply chain constraints will continue to slow Xbox production into 2022
Issues go beyond the global chip shortage
U.S. suppliers rejected Samsung's request for more chips, mobile boss left VP in country for 3 months
Desperate times calls for desperate measures
Copper foil shortage could force motherboard and GPU prices higher
Budget hardware could bear the brunt of the price hikes
Several Apple, Tesla, and Qualcomm suppliers halt production amid China energy use restrictions
The timing couldn't have been worse
Shipping delays and supply chain woes impacting this year's holiday shopping
Black Friday may be a bit darker for this year's online shoppers
Malaysia aluminum disruption adds to global chip shortage
Summer Covid lockdowns affected aluminum capacitor supply
Chip shortage hits auto industry hard, $210 billion loss expected in 2021
Not only GPUs; chip shortage also affecting the automotive industry
Chipmakers and electronics manufacturers can't find enough skilled workers
Cherry on top of the chip and materials shortage cake
DRAM prices are expected to fall in the coming months due to oversupply
Finally, some good news about DRAM chips
Semiconductor market shortage expected to end by mid-2022
Strong global recovery thanks to increasing demand in multiple industries
GPU Availability and Pricing Update: September 2021
It'd be great if GPU pricing was normal and we didn't have to update you on the state of the market, but tracking GPUs is useful if you're wanting to jump the gun. Also, this month we can celebrate a rather unfortunate anniversary.
