GPU Prices Are The Lowest They've Been In Two Years

thegamer.com:

There are signs that the GPU shortage of the past two years might finally be coming to an end. A new report suggests that the average price of a new graphics card is now only a quarter above the listed MSRP with availability improving too.

German tech site 3Dcenter (via Tech4Gamers) has been tracking price data from a number of different retailers in Germany and found that current prices are only 25% above MSRP on average. This is down from a peak of over three times MSRP for Nvidia GPUs in May 2021. Now, both the RX 6000-series and the RTX 30-series are sitting at an almost comfortable 25% above MSRP, meaning it might be time to actually start looking for a new graphics card.

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At least, if you live in Europe. Supply problems aren't the same everywhere, and finding a new graphics card in North America is still pretty tough. But give it a few months, and we might finally be able to think about building a new rig.

One of the more notable things from 3Dcenter's analysis is that GPU prices don't seem to follow the price of Ethereum, the leading cryptocurrency. There was a big spike in May that corresponded with a large increase in GPU prices, but since then GPU prices have dropped while Ethereum prices have risen. This seems to suggest that crypto markets aren't having as large an effect on the price of new GPUs as we once believed. Or it means that crypto miners have all purchased as many GPUs as they need and now the rest of us are finally getting a chance to buy our own.

Retailers are noting an increase in stock, which is likely the biggest reason why prices are falling across the board. Speaking to PC Gamer, ASUS said it was "reducing MSRP