Graphic cards are scarce in the market due to the global chip shortage and the crypto-mining boom. And the available cards are selling at twice or thrice the MSRP thanks to scalpers creating an artificial shortage. Amid all this, AMD might bring more bad news for gamers looking to get their hands on a GPU this holiday season.
According to a new report by the Boardchannels form (via), AMD has notified AIB partners and all brands around the world that the entire RX6000 series GPUs will receive a price increase of 10%. The report claims that pricing is set to increase by $20 to $40, depending on the chip in question. The new pricing is likely to take effect with the next shipment of GPUs to AMD’s partners.
The recent TSMC wafer cost increase is said to be the reason behind AMD’s decision. AMD has not commented on the potential price increase, and while the market price has risen 9 percent recently, the further price increase as reported here has yet to take place.
An interesting thing worth noting is that no increase in the CPU prices has been announced by AMD, although the company uses TSMC’s wafers to produce them. However, this might also change in the future.
For now, we advise PC gamers to try their hands-on consoles like the PS5 or the Xbox series X, as the ongoing chip shortage is predicted to go on for the better part of next year.
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