From the middle of last year to now, GPU graphics cards have been falling continuously. In March this year, there was even a 10% drop. I believe many players must be thinking, is it time to start preparing to buy one? Foreign analyst reports show that it seems a bit too early to buy now, because in the near future, you are likely to see the price of GPU graphics cards begin to plummet.
Analysts say GPU graphics card prices will eventually plummet, and those who want to sell should wait.
Earlier, foreign analyst Jon Peddie released a data report on why graphics cards have become so expensive. Jon Peddie said that since the Ethereum mining boom began, the average market price of desktop graphics cards has increased exponentially, so miners have begun to hoard GPUs, leading to a shortage of graphics cards and rising prices online. Then when the epidemic hit, the situation worsened, the supply chain came to a halt, and the graphics card inventory was sold out. Scalpers also took advantage of this time to use robots and other methods to buy newly launched graphics cards at low prices, and sell them on eBay at 2 to 3 times the price.
The picture below shows the price changes of AIB (NVIDIA partner) over the past 10 years, which has increased a lot:
It can also be seen that the average selling price of AIB in 2019 was only slightly more than 400 US dollars, while in 2020 it almost reached 700 US dollars, an increase of about 75%, which means that the highest price increase was actually between 2019 and 2020, not 2020 as everyone thought. Between 2020 and 2021, prices also continued to rise, but not as much.
Jon Peddie also analyzed that desktop GPUs have increased by at least 2 to 3 times compared to laptop GPUs. Therefore, the price increase is not caused by supply chain shortages, but by “miners” and “scalpers”. Graphics card suppliers have not benefited much from this price increase. Online shopping platforms such as Amazon, Newegg, and BestBuy actually make more money.
The article also writes that the price of AIB graphics cards is now beyond the reach of most gamers. New games have the latest features, but they can almost only run on new graphics cards, and most players currently use old graphics cards. This must be very frustrating for game developers:
So in the end, Jon Peddie believes that gamers will not buy graphics cards at such a high price, so when scalpers find that their inventory cannot be sold, the final price will plummet.
Recently foreign media Tom’s Hardware The latest eBay graphics card price information collected in March was also announced. No matter which one, the price is indeed much lower than in February. The most special thing is that the sales volume has also begun to increase. It seems that players are gradually starting to buy:
Although there is an average price drop of more than 9%, there is still a gap compared to the MSRP. Therefore, for gamers who are not in a hurry, we still recommend waiting. There will be many new graphics cards launched this year (such as Intel’s Arc desktop graphics card series). For those scalpers who have too many old graphics cards in their hands, if they find it difficult to sell, the price will definitely start to drop rapidly again. Patience is important now.
Source: KOCPC Chinese