- The trend of the GPU inflated prices for the AMD RX 9070 series continues
- Couple cards have a price well above MSRP
- The previous RX 7900 XTX gene is in a ridiculous $ 1,299.99
Once again, GPU prices are causing waves, but (as you will have guessed), it is for all the wrong reasons.
In Best Buy, an XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX of three years is sold for a whopping $ 1,229.99, well above its MSRP of $ 999. A similar case is observed with its XT counterpart, with the XFX 7900 XT at $ 929.99, and take into account, these are older cards of RDNA 3 (GPU architecture AMD), so users will not have access to the FSR 4 RDNA 4 update method exclusive for higher visual quality and performance.
With the oldest GPU prices that come out of control, you may not be surprised to know that it is even worse with the new GPUs, since the XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT freshly released is sold for up to $ 939.99, when it is supposed to have a MSRP of $ 599.
These are examples of why the current GPU market is possibly the worst that has been: the same is happening with the new RTX 5000 series and (slightly older) of Nvidia and the RTX 4000 GPU This generation, which could lead to many Nvidia options anyway: AMD needs to make sure that it does not stay behind in the GPU competition with its fierce rival.
The attractiveness of the Radeon RX 9070 series was affordability, while players could still enjoy playing high resolutions in demanding games. It is also worth noting that AMD had a great beginning since the cards were sold successfully in MSRP for a limited time, but without a reference card (a card designed by the GPU manufacturer and not a partner of the Board), buyers are at the mercy of retailers with associated cards, and unfortunately, inflated prices have completely changed the narration.
Enough of this madness, it must stop …
While many excuses, such as high demand and low availability, can be easily launched (especially for new GPUs), this problem does not excuse that PC games are not affectable for so many people. A three -year graphics card should not cost more than its MSRP, but that is exactly what is happening with NVIDIA and AMD Partner cards.
What does not help is the fact that these GPUs are selling almost as soon as the actions, which means that players are tempted to pay the probabilities only to obtain one.
Essentially, he has no luck and will probably have to settle for a console or spend excessively in a GPU. The first is not a awful Idea, do not misunderstand me. However, it does not match the freedom that I feel you get with a PC for games.
Unlike the PS5 or Xbox X series | S, PC games offer things as funny modifications for games made by the community, free multiplayer games and, most importantly, more powerful hardware. It is also evident that the next Nintendo Switch 2 can have significant improvements about its predecessor, but it will have a difficult time against pc for hand games such as the MSI Claw 8 AI+, which will probably still have a better processing power (if the rumors of the Switch 2 specifications are true).
However, no matter how good pc games, these inflated prices of the GPU mean that many people simply cannot make the leap. Unfortunately, I don’t see that this improves, and the more players continue to buy inflated GPUs, worse it can be …
