GPU prices fall again, with one AMD graphics card now 35% below its launch price
We’re seeing more evidence that GPU prices are slowly normalizing, and indeed that in one case, a price tag has even fallen below the recommended level (or MSRP).
Let’s talk about the latter point first, with one of AMD’s more wallet-friendly models, the RX 6500 XT graphics card, actually moving below the MSRP – and by a hefty chunk – in Germany, as reported by Tom’s Hardware.
This is at major German retailer Mindfactory, where a PowerColor model of the 6500 XT (ITX Gaming, single-fan version) can be had for €169 (or around $185 / £140 / AU$250). Currency conversions don’t really mean much with regional pricing differences, of course, so to put this in a better perspective, that price tag is 35% below the European MSRP, so essentially we’re looking at a price drop of a third off.
However, it isn’t new to see the RX 6500 XT selling below its recommended pricing, which in Germany for the base model of this GPU is €209. Three weeks ago, some of these cards were spotted going for €199 at Mindfactory, but clearly this further drop to €169 is a big shift, and a most welcome one. (Note that Tom’s Hardware observes there are some cookie-related antics going on with pricing on Mindfactory’s site, and you may have to visit the ‘MindStar’ special offers section to see the PowerColor 6500 XT at the above mentioned price tag).
This isn’t the only optimistic signal coming from the GPU market right now, either. As VideoCardz further flagged up, Hardware Unboxed has been monitoring US pricing over at Newegg, another major retailer, with some graphics cards now showing lessening degrees of price inflation above MSRP.
Note that all GPUs evaluated are still higher than their recommended prices, but Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti is now 19% above MSRP,
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