AMD Radeon and NVIDIA RTX GPU prices have almost returned to normal, says report

Another sign of hope appears for the GPU market.

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Thebest graphics cardshave become a rare commodity in recent years thanks to the coronavirus' consequences catalyzing the collapse of computer component supply chains. Given the industry’s limited buffer roombeforea large percentage of Earth demanded PCs to work and play exclusively from home, lockdowns and the like kickstarted a snowball effect that ended with scalpers ruling the market via their stockpiles of GPUs, PS5s, andXbox Series Xconsoles. But now, the situation may be changing for the better.

According to3DCenter, retailers in Germany have seen a gradual decrease in graphics card prices (viaTom’s Hardware). They’ve fallen big time from a record high of 318% of the MSRP for NVIDIA cards and 216% for AMD back in May 2021. As of April 2022, the figures are down to 119% for NVIDIA and 112% for AMD. The decline has been steady ever since December 2021, so this doesn’t look like a one-off situation.

It’s worth remembering that EVGA has been advertising its GPUs as bothin stock and near MSRP, and numerous experts estimate consumer tech shortages may be overby the end of 2022. Overall, the situation’s not looking as grim as it has for the better part of two years. Not to mention, companiessuch as ASUSare announcing full-on pricedrops, as opposed to just returning prices to the old norm.

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