- Asus has launched yet one more value hike for Nvidia and AMD GPUs
- The ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC Version is $1,360.99 greater than MSRP
- The Radeon RX 9070 XT now prices $719.99, $120.99 greater than its retail value
It is no secret that Nvidia’s RTX 5000 collection GPUs and AMD‘s Radeon RX 9070 collection GPUs have not had the very best launch, with a number of points starting from scalping, low availability, lacking ROPs (on Nvidia’s GPUs), and obscene value hikes for board companion playing cards – and it seems as if the latter is getting worse.
As reported by VideoCardz, Asus has elevated the costs of its RTX 5090 fashions, notably its ROG Astral OC Version, which now retails for a staggering $3,359.99. That is $1,360.99 greater than the RTX 5090’s MSRP – and whereas this is a factory-overclocked GPU (which is usually anticipated to be extra expensive), it is yet one more indication of extreme GPU value inflation.
The identical applies to the usual Asus TUF RTX 5090: it is being offered at $2,759.99, $760 greater than the $1,999 MSRP. Contemplating that the TUF model is meant to be Asus’s extra budget-friendly {hardware}, it’s a bit upsetting. Both approach, shoppers must dig deep to acquire these premium GPUs – and since Nvidia‘s Founders Version playing cards are arduous to come back by, shoppers are at present counting on third-party choices.
It is not simply Nvidia’s RTX 5000 collection both, as Asus has applied related price-hiking measures on AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 collection GPUs. For those who’re out to buy the TUF Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Version, you will must cough up $719.99 – that is a $120.99 value hike that arguably destroys the GPU’s essential promoting level of affordability. It is maybe worse for these searching for the RDNA 4 expertise over what Nvidia has to supply, as AMD doesn’t supply a first-party reference card for both RX 9070 mannequin.
So if it wasn’t already clear, the GPU market is dealing with a major inflation situation – Asus has simply highlighted all of it, but once more.
As I’ve stated earlier than, that is the worst GPU market I’ve ever seen…
That is simply one other instance of why the GPU market is in dire want of a significant shift. Due to a mixture of excessive demand, scalpers, and usually low availability, shoppers are left to succumb to ridiculous asking costs and pay greater than what GPUs are price – or wait a protracted, very long time for costs to plummet.
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Based mostly on the present retail and aftermarket pricing of Nvidia’s RTX 4000 collection GPU lineup, I’d guess that there shall be little to no main value shifts for RTX 5000 collection GPUs (particularly for the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080) over the following yr. For those who’re trying to purchase an RTX 4000 GPU proper now, you will seemingly nonetheless be paying greater than MSRP.
Pondering of an RTX 3000 collection GPU or AMD’s Radeon RX 7000 as a substitute? Whilst you could also be fortunate on the Radeon finish, you in all probability will not discover many choices for both lineup – not less than, not for new-in-box playing cards that haven’t probably served time within the crypto mines. Whichever approach you slice it, this form of unimaginable value gouging is not what PC customers need neither is it acceptable in any approach, regardless of whether or not there’s low inventory or not – and now I am simply hoping that it does not worsen.
