GPU prices are out of control again

An Nvidia RTX 5090 graphics card. | Photo by Tom Warren/The Verge

Every truthful often, Central Computers - 1 of the last remaining dedicated Silicon Valley machine stores - lets subscribers cognize it's managed to get a tiny shipment of AMD graphics cards. Today, it informed maine that I could present acquisition a $600 Radeon RX 9070 XT for $850 - a $250 markup.

It's not alone. I conscionable checked each large US retailer and thoroughfare prices connected eBay, and I regret to pass you: the large GPU shortage has returned. Many AMD cards are being marked up $100, $200, $250, adjacent $280. The thoroughfare terms of an Nvidia RTX 5080 is present implicit $1,500, a afloat $500 higher than MSRP. And an RTX 5090, the astir almighty user GPU? You can't adjacent get the $2,000 paper for $3,000 today.

Here, I've built tables to amusement you:

You shouldn't conscionable blasted tariffs for these terms hikes. In aboriginal March, we recovered retailers were already …

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