GPU Availability and Pricing Replace: June 2022

As we have been teasing on the information for the previous few weeks, GPU pricing and availability continues an excellent optimistic pattern that began early this yr. With the cryptocurrency market pooping the mattress this month and demand amongst players slowing in anticipation of next-gen merchandise, GPU pricing this era has by no means been in a greater place.

In actual fact, by the sounds of it, provide has recovered to such a level that retailers could also be in a little bit of strife attempting to shift all current-gen inventory earlier than new GPUs arrive, and that is why pricing continues to fall throughout the complete market.

June is the primary month because the launch of Ampere that you would be able to readily discover an Nvidia RTX 30 collection graphics card under MSRP.

Two playing cards presently meet that standards: the lately launched RTX 3090 Ti, which was by no means sustainable at its $2,000 MSRP and presently sits nearer to $1,650 new; and the RTX 3080 Ti, which is promoting for 17% underneath MSRP. I would not go so far as to say $1,000 is a superb deal for a 3080 Ti, nevertheless it’s nice to see a number of the inflated MSRPs fall to the sword of client demand.

Common Sale Value of eBay Accomplished Listings, New Merchandise, third Week of Month

Nevertheless, this under MSRP availability of Nvidia GPUs solely applies on the greater finish. If we check out all present era playing cards, there’s nonetheless worth inflation for a lot of fashions that launched in 2020 or early components of 2021. On common, Nvidia GPUs are promoting for 9% above MSRP, however that inflation reaches 19% on common for the RTX 3080 and decrease. That is regardless of one other 10% common discount in retail worth during the last month.

  MSRP eBay Common Value April eBay Common Value Could eBay Common Value June Present Value Inflation Value Enhance Could to June
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $1,650 -18% -18%
GeForce RTX 3090 $1,500 $1,700 $1,700 $1,600 7% -6%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti $1,200 $1,210 $1,200 $1,000 -17% -17%
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB N/A $1,130 $1,000 $870   -13%
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB $700 $1,000 $850 $770 10% -9%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti $600 $770 $700 $680 13% -3%
GeForce RTX 3070 $500 $730 $660 $580 16% -12%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti $400 $580 $560 $500 25% -11%
GeForce RTX 3060 $330 $500 $440 $380 15% -14%
GeForce RTX 3050 $250 $315 $330 $330 32% 0%
        Common 9% -10%

With this stage of inflation, every Nvidia GPU is being priced just about into the tier above it. The RTX 3050 needs to be a $250 GPU, however the most cost-effective fashions can be found for $330, the MSRP of the RTX 3060. Then the RTX 3060 now turns into $380, near the worth of the RTX 3060 Ti. And this continues all the best way up the stack to the RTX 3070 Ti, which is successfully priced like an RTX 3080.

Costs for these playing cards do proceed to fall, so we imagine MSRP ranges are attainable, however even within the situations going through the market proper now we nonetheless aren’t there. We’re very curious to see how low pricing can get earlier than the following era, as a result of if pricing by no means falls to MSRP even in a GPU stock clear-out, that can be robust proof for the marketed costs being largely pretend – although let’s be sincere, they’re already pretend sufficient as it’s.

Anybody that purchased a brand new Nvidia GPU just some months again in March has doubtless been burnt fairly exhausting. GPUs just like the RTX 3080 have come down from $1,100 to only $770 in just a few months, and the RTX 3070 has fell from $860 to $580. It was actually very dicey for folks again in 2021, nevertheless it’s nice to now see some reward for those who have determined to carry out and wait for so long as attainable.

Common Sale Value of eBay Accomplished Listings, New Merchandise, third Week of Month

On the AMD GPU facet, the market has determined that the MSRP is not acceptable for a lot of the RX 6000 collection. Seven out of 11 fashions are promoting under MSRP proper now, with the one vital hold-outs being the primary fashions to be launched, the RX 6800 XT and RX 6800. Some playing cards are as much as 10% under the MSRP, just like the 6900 XT and 6600. Even a few of AMD’s lately launched fashions just like the RX 6650 XT could not maintain their MSRP for very lengthy with some OEMs apparently simply conceding they’re unsellable at their launch worth when different fashions are cheaper and carry out equally.

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  MSRP eBay Common Value April eBay Common Value Could eBay Common Value June Present Value Inflation Value Enhance Could to June
Radeon 6950 XT $1,100 N/A $1,100 $1,100 0% 0%
Radeon 6900 XT $1,000 $1,000 $950 $880 -12% -7%
Radeon 6800 XT $650 $920 $800 $770 18% -4%
Radeon 6800 $580 $800 $760 $700 21% -8%
Radeon 6750 XT $550 N/A $550 $540 -2% -2%
Radeon 6700 XT $480 $570 $490 $470 -2% -4%
Radeon 6650 XT $400 N/A $400 $380 -5% -5%
Radeon 6600 XT $380 $440 $375 $360 -5% -4%
Radeon 6600 $330 $325 $335 $300 -9% -10%
Radeon 6500 XT $200 $210 $195 $180 -10% -8%
Radeon 6400 $160 N/A $170 $160 0% -6%
        Common -1% -5%

Whereas pricing is mostly sitting under MSRP for AMD Radeons, costs have additionally fallen lower than Nvidia month on month, with only a 5 % discount on common. This factors to AMD GPU pricing bottoming out and worth reductions slowing, as we have come off an 8 % drop in Could, and 15 % in April.

GeForce and Radeon GPU Value Factors

This is how AMD and Nvidia’s lineups evaluate to 1 one other. In most classes we’re seeing comparable competitors to final month. Probably the most notable change on the excessive finish is the worth drop for the RTX 3080 Ti, which now sees it priced under the RX 6950 XT, which makes that AMD card look a bit foolish.

The RTX 3080 can be now a extra direct competitor for the RX 6800 XT, one other match-up that appears unfavorable for the Pink Workforce.

Nvidia GPU Value AMD GPU
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti $1,650  
GeForce RTX 3090 $1,600  
  $1,100 Radeon RX 6950 XT
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti $1,000  
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB $900 Radeon RX 6900 XT
  $800  
GeForce RTX 3080 $750 Radeon RX 6800 XT
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti $700 Radeon RX 6800
  $650  
GeForce RTX 3070 $600  
  $550 Radeon RX 6750 XT
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti $500  
  $450 Radeon RX 6700 XT
GeForce RTX 3060 $400 Radeon RX 6650 XT
  $350 Radeon RX 6600 XT
GeForce RTX 3050 $300 Radeon RX 6600
  $250  
  $200 Radeon RX 6500 XT
  $150 Radeon RX 6400

In the course of the market, the RTX 3070 is basically the one card occupying that $600 slot proper now. The 6700 XT continues to be barely cheaper than the RTX 3060 Ti, although the margin is shrinking.

Then within the decrease components of the market, Nvidia has improved its place to a small diploma, however AMD seems to be affordable with the 6600 XT coming in cheaper than the RTX 3060 and the RX 6600 providing extra efficiency than the RTX 3050 across the identical worth.

As for whether or not you should purchase any of those GPUs… my present recommendation for the market because it stands proper now, and what we expect within the subsequent couple of months. We’ll break up this up into 4 primary sections…

To Purchase or To not Purchase?

Nvidia Excessive-end GPUs

In case you’re interested by a high-end Nvidia GPU, it could be a good suggestion to skip the present era underneath most circumstances. Merchandise from the RTX 3080 and above are to be outdated inside 6 months and the expectation is that next-gen merchandise can be considerably quicker.

The crypto market has additionally dirty its pants to such a level {that a} quick rise in costs – like we noticed across the launch of the RTX 30 collection – is wanting most unlikely just some months after a giant crash. In fact, we will not know for positive what the crypto market will do, however weak demand for crypto will assist stabilize GPU pricing across the launch of next-gen playing cards and may see costs return to MSRP extra shortly than final time.

The rationale why costs continued to be inflated for therefore lengthy was largely because of crypto mining, so if that is not a stress for this upcoming era, anticipate higher pricing and availability for GPUs.

The exception to this suggestion is for those who see a major low cost that brings pricing nicely under MSRP from a good vendor. We’re speaking $500 RTX 3080s… that type of factor, might be the place you would justifying shopping for. However at $1,600 for an RTX 3090 in the intervening time, that is a tough move.

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Nvidia Mid-range and Price range GPUs

In case you’re extra interested by a mid-range or lower-tier Nvidia GPU, my recommendation is to attend just a few extra months. Pricing for Nvidia GPUs continues to fall at a gradual tempo, suggesting we have not hit the underside but, particularly as many GPUs proceed to be offered above the MSRP.

At this level you could as nicely look ahead to the underside to be hit. Nevertheless, in contrast to with higher-end playing cards, we expect shopping for a mid-range GPU proper now could be a wise transfer for those who discover a good worth, as a result of we do not anticipate Nvidia to launch next-generation mid-range merchandise till nicely into 2023, particularly for under $350.

AMD Excessive-end GPUs

For top-end AMD GPUs, our recommendation is just like shopping for a high-end Nvidia GPU: these merchandise are prone to be outdated by the top of 2022. Whereas pricing for playing cards just like the 6900 XT is extra affordable than a few of Nvidia’s rivals, I nonetheless assume now is an efficient time to easily move over this era and look ahead to what’s coming subsequent.

In case you do have $800 to $1,000 to spend on a GPU, shopping for now will most likely see a major quantity of that cash go to waste; once more, except you see a large low cost nicely under MSRP.

AMD Mid-range and Price range GPUs

For mid-range and entry-level AMD GPUs, this can be the one class the place we would say that purchasing now might be an affordable selection. Pricing for AMD playing cards seems to be slowly bottoming out, so for those who wait one other month or two, you could solely find yourself seeing a proportion drop within the single digits for pricing. We additionally do not anticipate these GPUs to be instantly outdated, particularly within the 6600 XT tier, so what is accessible in that sub $400 market might be there to remain for a while.

Used GPU Pricing

Flipping over to take a look at the used market, you probably have an older-gen graphics card, the market has shortly turned from a sellers market to a patrons market. Costs for Nvidia RTX 20 collection playing cards are nicely under MSRP as they need to be, with costs falling 12 % this month. In actual fact, costs have mainly halved because the starting of 2022, so for those who held off from promoting you probably did miss a chance to money in.

  MSRP eBay Common Value April eBay Common Value Could eBay Common Value June Present Value Inflation Value Enhance Could to June
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti $1,000 $749 $639 $552 -45% -14%
GeForce RTX 2080 Tremendous $700 $547 $457 $415 -41% -9%
GeForce RTX 2080 $700 $465 $423 $363 -48% -14%
GeForce RTX 2070 Tremendous $500 $470 $384 $356 -29% -7%
GeForce RTX 2070 $500 $413 $355 $328 -34% -8%
GeForce RTX 2060 Tremendous $400 $439 $358 $295 -26% -17%
GeForce RTX 2060 $350 $313 $280 $238 -32% -15%
        Common -36% -12%
  MSRP eBay Common Value April eBay Common Value Could eBay Common Value June Present Value Inflation Value Enhance Could to June
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti $280 $295 $247 $193 -31% -22%
GeForce GTX 1660 Tremendous $230 $299 $244 $193 -16% -21%
GeForce GTX 1660 $220 $234 $203 $164 -26% -20%
GeForce GTX 1650 Tremendous $160 $192 $177 $159 0% -10%
GeForce GTX 1650 $150 $181 $153 $140 -7% -9%
        Common -16% -16%

The GeForce GTX 16 collection pricing has fallen by 16 % on common, with over 20 % drops for the 1660 collection particularly. All the lineup is now being offered used for at or under the MSRP, and you’ll not discover 16 collection playing cards above $200 on common. With the RTX 3050 sitting the place it’s, in addition to stress from AMD, it is smart that you simply would not spend greater than $200 on a used GPU from this household.

  MSRP eBay Common Value April eBay Common Value Could eBay Common Value June Present Value Inflation Value Enhance Could to June
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti $700 $394 $360 $311 -56% -13%
GeForce GTX 1080 $600 $284 $261 $194 -68% -26%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti $450 $277 $248 $192 -57% -23%
GeForce GTX 1070 $380 $223 $199 $168 -56% -16%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB $250 $163 $155 $132 -47% -15%
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB $200 $146 $112 $110 -45% -2%
        Common -55% -16%

Final month we mentioned we would not suggest shopping for a Pascal GPU as they’re too previous and that is nonetheless true as we speak, although pricing is getting low cost for some fashions. Volumes for older playing cards just like the GTX 1070 proceed to be robust, which means that quite a lot of Pascal homeowners have lastly determined to improve or do away with their previous GPU. With stronger provide comes a fall in worth, with this collection dropping by 16 % on common.

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  MSRP eBay Common Value April eBay Common Value Could eBay Common Value June Present Value Inflation Value Enhance Could to June
Radeon 5700 XT $400 $516 $419 $313 -22% -25%
Radeon 5700 $350 $492 $402 $273 -22% -32%
Radeon 5600 XT $280 $355 $310 $218 -22% -30%
Radeon 5500 XT 8GB $200 $236 $201 $182 -9% -9%
        Common -19% -24%

With crypto mining considerably lifeless, AMD playing cards from the RX 5000 collection are flooding the market as these had been notably good for mining. Pricing fell a whopping 24 % month on month for these, lastly seeing costs under MSRP used. A good warning that a lot of the playing cards offered by eBay on this Radeon collection can be ex-mining fashions, as players nonetheless utilizing these GPUs had loads of probabilities to promote their 5700 XT to a miner final yr and improve to a quicker 6700 XT totally free.

  MSRP eBay Common Value April eBay Common Value Could eBay Common Value June Present Value Inflation Value Enhance Could to June
Radeon RX Vega 64 $500 $416 $346 $271 -46% -22%
Radeon RX Vega 56 $400 $435 $331 $260 -35% -21%
Radeon RX 590 $280 $269 $212 $169 -40% -20%
Radeon RX 580 8GB $230 $257 $201 $147 -36% -27%
Radeon RX 580 4GB $200 $167 $133 $98 -51% -27%
Radeon RX 570 4GB $170 $147 $129 $93 -46% -28%
        Common -42% -24%

It is a comparable story for the previous Vega and Polaris generations. The RX 500 collection was fashionable amongst miners and costs have tumbled for these fashions, serving to this household fall by 24 % month over month. These costs are extra appropriate to the age and efficiency of those GPUs: the RX 580 8GB is not too unhealthy at $150 used, which we would actually get that over the newer RX 6500 XT or RX 6400.

Backside Line

General it is one other good month for GPU pricing developments as anticipated, with ongoing regular worth reductions. Provide is plentiful, it is easy to seek out any graphics card mannequin that you simply like, and a few playing cards have halved in worth since January which is a large win for shoppers. With the crypto market failing, it is also organising this subsequent era of graphics playing cards properly, the place with out the mining menace it needs to be a extra regular market when it comes to availability and pricing after launch.

Maybe the one detrimental is that feeling that it is slightly too late for this era of playing cards, notably on something promoting above $500. We are able to solely suggest folks purchase a number of the finances and mainstream priced fashions and nothing within the excessive finish. The approaching launch of recent GPUs and pricing solely simply reaching the MSRP is just not engaging sufficient in our opinion.

Having mentioned that, there seems to be quite a lot of stock sitting at retailers and producers, and there are nonetheless a ton of mining GPUs but to hit the second hand market. This might trigger a few of these graphics playing cards that needs to be lots cheaper, to truly grow to be lots cheaper, particularly as soon as next-gen merchandise are introduced. Count on a rush of offers as retailers and even homeowners attempt to filter out their previous fashions earlier than taking too nice of a loss.

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