There are new leaks suggesting some great news for the graphics card market. It looks like the next generation of graphics cards may have a lot to offer, as it looks like we will soon see a price drop for the graphics card.
Competition on the market is going to increase due to the upcoming RDNA3 and 40-series graphics cards.
It looks like GPU prices are going to drop dramatically next month. I hope that's true.👀
— Greymon55 (@greymon55) February 20, 2022
There is a lot to unpack in this latest round of leaks, but perhaps the most exciting piece of gossip comes from Greymon55, a known source for leaks on all things tech. Greymon55 implied that the prices of graphics cards will plummet starting next month. While the leaker doesn't specify what might be the cause of the huge drop, it certainly brings a lot of hope at a time when graphics cards are still outrageously priced.
We have had a lot of conflicting information about when the shortage of graphics cards might end. At one point or another, the CEOs of Intel, Nvidia, andAMD all shared their thoughts on the matter, and many sources seemed to agree that 2022, is better than 2021, but not quite as good as we would like. There are reasons to believe Greymon55 might be right.
It's good to see that the prices of graphics cards have been on a slow but steady decline. It's easier to score one of the best GPUs at an elevated price if the supply levels continue to rise. With Intel joining the competition, it will only serve to improve supply levels even more.
Since the start of the graphics card shortage, manufacturers have been trying to increase their supplies, but the results have been unsatisfactory. Many attribute this to the fact that many miners need a lot of GPUs to sustain their mining needs and are not afraid to pay the scalper premiums. With the lowest prices in months, and rumors of a proof-of-stake model for Ethereum, it will take a hit to the mining industry. Hopefully, this will preserve more graphics cards for PC enthusiasts.
Greymon55 talked about the upcoming generation of graphics cards after dropping the big news about prices. Many are wondering what kind of performance we can expect from the lineups that will be released later this year. Greymon55 thinks they are at the same level.
Greymon55 said that the RDNA3 cards will offer 2.5 times the performance compared to the Turing cards. This makes it sound like both manufacturers will provide the same boost, but 3DCenter went a bit further to check out the difference between the two. When compared in 4K performance, the performance of the RTX 3090 is not as good as that of the Intel Core i9-9900K. We won't know the actual numbers for a while yet, because all of this is based on rumors. We've already seen reports about the same thing around the end of the year.
As the release of next-gen graphics cards draws closer, the currently elusive AMD RDNA2 and the Nvidia RTX 30-series are likely to benefit in terms of pricing. Potential PC builders will start holding out for the next generation of cards, and this could be beneficial to those who aren't chasing the latest and greatest.
We may have a very exciting year ahead because of the close race between the two giants of the graphics card industry. Let's hope that Greymon55 is correct and that March will bring better times for the graphics card market.
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