Question are video card prices headed down yet?

[GunsMadeAmericaFree]

Tim at Hub weighs in on gpu prices, namely that they suck. Puts the 3050 6Gb at $110. Basically says gpu's are $50-100 overpriced compared to previous gens and expectations of performance.

I definitely agree on the overpriced label, but we do have to figure in inflation as well. Prices should be probably 40% more than they were 4 years ago, adjusted for inflation.......

 

[Thunder 57]

I definitely agree on the overpriced label, but we do have to figure in inflation as well. Prices should be probably 40% more than they were 4 years ago, adjusted for inflation.......

Nah. CPU's certainly aren't 40% more than they were four years ago, because there is healthy competition. Nvidia is near monopoly status.

 

[MrTeal]

Nah. CPU's certainly aren't 40% more than they were four years ago, because there is healthy competition. Nvidia is near monopoly status.

A 10900k was 206mm² on Intel's old 14nm and was a $500 part at launch in 2019. 13900k (and 14900k) are bigger 257mm² dies on 10nm and launched at $600. More like 20% more, and you get a bigger die on a newer node along with it. That definitely isn't how GPUs have played out.

 

[Seba]

Inflation is not GPU specific. He said that the general rise in prices due to inflation (compared with 4 years ago) is about 40%.

Meaning prices of all products are higher because the money lost value.

 

[GunsMadeAmericaFree]

Inflation is not GPU specific. He said that the general rise in prices due to inflation (compared with 4 years ago) is about 40%.

Meaning prices of all products are higher because the money lost value.

Yes, that. I'm actually surprised that one of the Arc video cards is about $99.

 

[Aapje]

They probably lose money on it, though.

 

[MrTeal]

Inflation is not GPU specific. He said that the general rise in prices due to inflation (compared with 4 years ago) is about 40%.

Meaning prices of all products are higher because the money lost value.

Yeah, that's very region specific. If you want to use the US as reference though inflation from 2020 to 2024 has been right around 20% as well.

 

[GunsMadeAmericaFree]

They probably lose money on it, though.

Heck, I just saw the A310 and the A380 on Newegg, both for $99. How much do you think they lose on each?

 

[Aapje]

The cost of production should be around 80 dollars, so with shipping & tariffs that is probably already very close to the sale price. So then the loss would pretty much be the margins that they would have to offer to the wholesaler and retailer. Hard to know how high those are, but them seem pretty small. Perhaps 5% wholesale and 10% retail? So $15 loss?

And that doesn't include R&D or other generic costs.