Graphics cards are still in short supply at the end of 2021. The high-end models from AMD and Nvidia in particular are as rare as gemstones and cost almost as much as some small cars. If you don’t have the 500-euro bills sitting comfortably, you look into the tube. Nvidia recently commented on the subject of availability and price.
One way to get one of the coveted 3D accelerators despite the shortage is competitions. AMD and Nvidia are currently giving away their top models Radeon RX 6900 XT and Geforce RTX 3080 Ti as special editions.
Nvidia: RTX 3080 Ti and high-end computer with a matrix look
On December 23, the fourth part of the legendary, dystopian science fiction series will hit cinemas with Matrix Resurrections. After 18 years of abstinence from the screen, the advertising drum around the main characters Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Niobe (Jada Pinket-Smith) is already being stirred vigorously. This gave us, among other things, the incredibly realistic tech demo The Matrix Awakens in Unreal Engine 5:
The Matrix Awakens in der Unreal Engine 5
Hard to distinguish from reality
Nvidia is raffling off graphics cards and high-end gaming PCs with a matrix look to coincide with the start of the movie theaters. Specifically, you can win three modded computers and five Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 Ti with matrix-green backplates that look as if they came straight from the Nebuchadnezzar:
You can read more about the exact specifications of the computers at Nvidia. You can find out how to take part in the raffle here:
- Follows Nvidia Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
- Now you have to like, comment or share a post. Just follow the instructions on the respective platform.
Participation began on December 15th and will close again on December 21st. The winners will be announced on January 31, 2022 on the Nvidia homepage. The full conditions of participation you can see here.
AMD: RX 6900 XT in the design of Halo: Infinite
AMD is using the launch of Halo: Infinite on December 8th to give away a total of 28 reference designs of the Radeon RX 6900 XT in the military green look of the first person shooter:
There are several ways to participate, but the easiest way is to do the following:
Participation began on December 14, 2021 and ends on January 28, 2022. The first of a total of six draws will take place on December 31st, the last on January 31st. The full conditions of participation you can see here.
Future of graphics cards
When does the price go down, how do we play tomorrow?
In the GameStar podcast, our editors Michael Graf, Nils Raettig and Alexander Köpf discuss the future of graphics cards: When will prices finally fall again and how will we play in the coming years?
Do you take part in the raffles? Or do you think the chances of winning are so slim that you don’t even want to try? Feel free to write it in the comments!
