As the cryptocurrency continues to fall, not only many miners have resigned, but scalpers have also sold off a large number of graphics cards in the market, which has also caused graphics card prices to continue to plummet over the past few months. Although NVIDIA has fallen more severely, it has risen more before. Therefore, there are not many NVIDIA graphics cards that have returned to the MSRP recommended price. However, AMD is different. Several have returned to their original selling prices, and some stores are even selling them cheaper, and it seems that this decline will not ease in the short term.
It seems that in order to avoid the continued decline of graphics cards (or to increase buying enthusiasm), AMD recently announced the launch of a “game bundle” on its official website before deciding what games to give away. This is really rare.
AMD launches game bundle, giving away games worth at least $60
Now on the AMD official website of each country (including Taiwan), go tothis pageEveryone can see the news of “upcoming RADEON enhanced game bundles”, but it does not say which games will be bundled, only a list of participating partners. AMD has launched similar events in the past, but my impression is that they have already determined which games will be given away before announcing them. This time is really special, as they announced the games before they even knew what games they would be giving away. This shows that the purchase of graphics cards has been really bad recently. AMD just recently launched a new card “Radeon Rx 6x50XT series”.
Although the official page does not reveal much information, according to foreign media Anandtech According to reports, the official terms and conditions of this program stipulate that “the minimum discount is $60.00 (ARV)”. The representative said that AMD’s lowest-end graphics cards (such as RX 6500 XT and RX 6400) will come with at least $60 in games, and 3A games can basically be bought for $60, so it is quite a bargain. However, it is also possible that AMD will bundle multiple cheap games to meet this point, but as for the current situation, AMD Not likely to do so because not attractive enough.
The only graphics cards eligible for this event are the RX 6000 series. Anandtech has written that the games that will be given away include “Saint Row” and “Sniper Elite 5”:
The picture below is a comparison between the MSRP recommended selling price of AMD graphics cards and the Newegg price compiled by Anandtech. Most graphics cards are not far different from or the same as the recommended selling price. The RX 6900XT is more miserable. It has been sold for up to 150 US dollars cheaper than the original price:
In any case, the AMD game bundle event has begun and is expected to end on August 13 (starting on May 10). If you plan to buy it recently or purchase it during the event, AMD says to remember to keep the “AMD coupon code provided by participating retailers” first, and wait until the game bundle is online to redeem the AMD Rewards code:
You can also feel from this AMD emergency promotion that players have been waiting for a long time for graphics card prices to return to normal, and it is finally here! Recently, NVIDIA also has some graphics cards that are priced much higher than the MSRP. Players who want to buy these cards should wait and don’t be taken advantage of. NVIDIA may also launch bundled game activities in the future.
Source: KOCPC Chinese