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GPU pricing gets cheaper as the crypto market crashes

Crypto chaos rages on as GPU prices dip.

Updated: Jan 24, 2022 4:30 pm
GPU pricing gets cheaper as the crypto market crashes

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Gamers deserve some good news, and some might finally be on the horizon. If you’re clued into the cryptocurrency market, you might know that the market is currently experiencing a sizable dip, with millions sliced off of the market cap of countless coins. With this dip in value also seemingly comes a dip in value for the GPU market, as discovered by 3DCenter.org. It’s been pretty terrible news for gamers, especially with regards to how often we’re seeing graphics cards immediately go out of stock almost as soon as they land on online marketplaces. However, now with the crypto market crash, we could also be seeing these graphics cards getting somewhat devalued, and in the process, graphics card prices get lower. The data attained by 3D Center also includes the fact that they are also looking at retailer price points.

Are graphics cards prices getting lower?

Yes, graphics card prices are currently trending lower than they have been according to the data from 3DCenter. This means that we’re seeing retailers slash RRPs on graphics cards that come into stock. Though, the rate at which these GPUs are getting surcharged from their MSRP can still be considered overpriced. The difference here is that we could be seeing the manufacturing costs get lower as the global semiconductor shortage begins to be relieved, which means that the AIBs can then set a lower cost of purchase to a distributor, which means lower prices at a retailer.

Radeon GPU price fluctuation

6500 XT66006600 XT6700 XT68006800 XT6900 XT
MSRP$199$329$379$479$579$649$999
Current Surcharge+43%+47%+51%+73%+97%+88%+43%
Surcharge (compared to Early January)N/A-12%-12%-13%-12%-18%No change
Availability2/54/54/55/53/54/55/5
Source: 3DCenter.org

It appears that more GPUs are in stock, especially on the Radeon RX 6000 series’ end of things, and with that availability, appears to come with a slight dip in price. It could be that the manufacturers are adjusting their costs on the fly based on availability and demand. The 6500 XT is of course exempt from this as it was only very recently launched. Manufacturers generally won’t shift prices around a market like cryptocurrency, but with such a volume of their sales coming from miners, it’s possible that we could see more manufacturers and retailers begin to lower their prices in accordance with demand and supply beginning to stabilize over to somewhat normal levels again.

Nvidia GPU price fluctuation

30603060 Ti30703070 Ti3080 (10GB)3080 Ti3090
MSRP$329$399$499$599$699$1199$1499
Current Surcharge+88%+91%+83%+75%+98%+49%+53%
Surcharge (compare to early January)-15%-12%-8%-9%-7%-2%-7%
Availability4/54/54/54/54/54/54/5
Source: 3DCenter.org

The Nvidia graphics cards on the other hand are experiencing a stabilization in availability, but not when it comes to price, which is all experiencing eye-watering markups that are getting slightly better in some cases, especially at the lower end of their product stack. We can only pray that these cards eventually make it back to around their recommended MSRP as both stock and demand begin to stabilize. One thing to note is that these prices were tracked through German retailers, and are reflective of the drops and differences in that region only.

Another thing to note is exchange rates, product pricing will fluctuate as a result of exchange rates, which is reflective of how we’ve seen Founder’s Edition cards experience a slight increase in pricing across the board this month. But, the outlook is looking sunny for gamers, maybe one day we’ll not even have to be writing about posts like this, but simply enjoying bathing in a tub full of incredibly powerful graphics cards. But, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows yet, we’ve still got to wait and see if this trend continues.

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