Many players have been wailing for more than two years without being able to buy graphics cards at normal prices, and were even forced to bid for slag by unscrupulous businessmen. 5 There is finally a light in such dark moments. Just recently, the US Newegg website once lowered the price of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT GAMING OC to US$949.99. With the additional US$50 discount card provided by Newegg, this graphics card was once sold for US$899.99. Considering that the recommended price of RX 6900 XT two years ago was 999 USD, which means that whether before or after the discount, this card is indeed the first known graphics card to “finally” drop below the recommended selling price.
Many players have experienced the virtual currency boom two years ago, coupled with the epidemic that has affected the circulation of goods in various places and the lack of raw materials needed for semiconductor manufacturing chips. During this period, graphics cards are more expensive than gold. There are many examples of people taking risks for a graphics card, includingRobbery truck、Guarding the thief. A graphics card can drive people crazy, and a large box of graphics cards can drive people crazy. It is almost no exaggeration.
However, not long ago, the epidemic situation has eased, and the virtual currency altar has also dropped along with the currency price. Therefore, the supply of many graphics cards has begun to stabilize and prices have gradually dropped. Of course, the reason for the reduction is not only these, but also the impending launch of a new generation of graphics cards. Intel’s Arc series of graphics cards are also released at this time. However, laptops are currently the first, and desktop graphics cards will have to wait a few months to come out.
Many players have basically accepted the status quo of the graphics card market: “Although it is more expensive, at least you don’t have to buy it with some weird stuff.” However, in the eyes of players who insist on waiting for price reductions, the price of graphics cards at this time is still “impossible to buy.” They still insist on waiting until the graphics card is basically the same as or lower than the recommended selling price before they are willing to buy it.
Thanks to the recent news that a batch of new models of graphics cards are about to be released, it seems that this goal is gradually being achieved.
The foreign Newegg website recently lowered the price of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT GAMING OC graphics card. Before this, the card was listed at US$1,249.99 on the website, but it was revised down to US$949.99 not long ago. The author also investigated when writing this article. Newegg may have felt that the price dropped too much, and revised it up to US$999.99. It is still available through 50 A U.S. discount card brings the price down to $949.99.
Considering that the original suggested selling price of the RX 6900 XT was US$999, this time the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT GAMING OC is the first graphics card in the world to finally drop back to the recommended selling price after two years of rising prices. Although the current selling price has been revised upward again and may not remain at the current price for too long, this is indeed good news for party members who are waiting for graphics card prices to normalize.
However, the price reduction of RX 6900 XT is actually negotiable. Although the default goal of this card is to compete with the RTX 3090, AMD graphics cards obviously have a lot of room for improvement in ray tracing support, and the slow development of AMD drivers has become the main reason why many players do not like to choose A cards. Usually AMD drivers can only see the effect after half a year to more than a year after the graphics card is released, but NVIDIA Not only is the driver optimization slightly better, but the game optimization is also a step ahead. Therefore, some foreign netizens couldn’t help but feel sad when they saw that AMD graphics cards “arrived” at the recommended selling price line first.
Secondly, although the RX 6900 XT performs well in the AMD graphics card camp, AMD will soon launch a new 6×50 series of cards, especially the RX 6950 XT, a new card that is scheduled to replace the RX 6900 XT. There have been many revelations, and even running scores have been released. It is obvious that AMD is likely to officially invite this final flagship of the RX 6000 series to the market around the Computex International Computer Show. Now that new ones are coming out, even if the old cards have dropped back to the recommended selling price two years ago, they are no longer as popular.
Thinking on the bright side, although the RX 6900 XT is no longer so popular, it is expected that the price will continue to drop in the future. Users who like to wait until the price has dropped enough before picking up the previous generation card king to play at home may be more motivated to wait. And since the price of RX 6900 XT will loosen due to the launch of new cards, the same is true for NVIDIA graphics cards.
Although it is not yet certain when NVIDIA will release a new card, the current RTX 3000 series is still likely to be reduced in price or even dive within a few weeks. Players who are interested in waiting may wish to hold on to their budget and wait until the price is too sweet before making a move.
Source: KOCPC Chinese