AMD graphics card pricing skyrockets due to cryptocurrency mining, could kill AMD's gaming efforts
… When it comes to Mantle, a GPU sold to a gamer and a GPU sold to a miner aren't fungible. …
… When it comes to Mantle, a GPU sold to a gamer and a GPU sold to a miner aren't fungible. …
… Demand for GPU miners skyrocketed to such extremes, it became effectively impossible to recommend building a PC. …
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… GPU prices are likely to stick at or below MSRP for gamers. Now read: Rumored ASIC Cryptocurrency Miners Could Be Welcome Relief for the GPU Market , Dell’s Latest AMD Inspiron Laptops Are Crippled Compared With Intel Versions , and Cryptocurrency Miners Bought $776M in GPUs in 2017, Mostly From AMD
… Plus, we still can't run it—or almost any current game—comfortably on our three-monitor 3D Vision Surround setup with all the details maxed out—even with a pair of top-of-the-line single-GPU Nvidia cards in an SLI configuration. …
… Game consoles didn't have the crypto problem, but the chip shortage slowed production, and scalpers devised schemes to siphon up all the available units to resell at higher prices -- not GPU-high but often still double retail pricing. …
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… After shortages of memory, GPUs, and lately CPUs have driven up prices across the board, the DIY PC market is suffering the most, with motherboard sales now down 25% at major manufacturers. …
… In response, Nvidia says it's activating pricing programs with its channel partners that "reflect challenging market conditions." We've already seen evidence of that, as it recently slashed prices on its high-end Ampere GPUs. …
… Upgrading the GPU alone didn't fix the problem, but a combined GPU + CPU swap did. …