For the first time in what has been an eternity for us, graphics card prices are starting to be where they should have been at all times, i.e. the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. .
And it is that in recent years, especially during the period of the pandemic, it has been difficult to buy a new graphics card at a price set by the market. The shortage of components and units was followed by speculation and the resale of many models at a much higher price.
That being said, one wonders should I buy a graphics card now or wait longer? As we said, the Stock in stores it seems to be back to pre-pandemic levels, but the question now is whether it’s worth buying or should I wait for the next generation.
As Keith May, a contributing journalist at our sister publication, points out PC World United Statesthe current generation of GPU graphics, both Nvidia GeForce RTXHow? ‘Or’ What AMD RX6000They are about two years old, so their natural replacement is already planned.
In an ideal market that would not have been drastically affected by global chip shortages or by cryptocurrency miners and scalpers, prices would have tended to fall over time. It’s happened in the past and that’s to be expected.
On the other hand, we are now happy to see how the latest generation graphics cards are coming back to reclaim the sale prices they should always have and never had months ago.
The next generation of GPUs on the horizon
But at this point you have to ask yourself: Should I buy a graphics card now or wait? Many experts say it seems like a good idea to wait, but if we wait for next-gen releases (both from Nvidia and AMD), we risk the same problem happening again. Stock.
Add to that the fact that many people have been waiting for two years (or three, four or five!), so waiting another six months can be an interminable wait.
If you have the right budget right now and are tired of waiting, it seems like the recommended thing is to buy the card. After all, it could still be a year after the announcement before the new maps are finally available.
But others urge caution as the best option. Not only do the usual “wait and see” rules apply, but this is a new step in the market, because Intel is ready to enter the desktop discrete GPU graphics market, with forecasts for before the end of Q2 2022.
In a way, Intel intends to end the duopoly that AMD and Nvidia have maintained for decades. While initial card patterns and stocks are likely to be low, no one doubts that a new challenger is coming to the field.
In this way, although it may seem like a half answer to the question we raised in the title, we wanted to at least clarify the current situation of the graphics card market.
PC players or players I have always wondered when is the best time to buy a graphics card. And it seems like they always had a similar answer, so the final decision is to everyone’s detriment.
Largest graphics card stock
Nvidia and AMD are signaling the arrival of more graphics cards in Spanish stores. In the case of Nvidia, during the month of April it released a statement noting an increase in the availability of its GPUs at more affordable prices.
the biggest Stock graphics cards of the latest generation seems to be maintained in the months to come. We took a look at some of the patterns to follow, and here’s what we were able to find:
Models GeForce RTX from Nvidia:
Models Radeon RX6000 from AMD:
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