When the Gpu's prices will go down ?

Calin Banc · 13 May 2022 at 11:16

champ222 said:
Whatever the reason, prices arent "dropping" any more. 3070 and 3060ti haven't moved in the last couple of weeks. Still £100 over msrp for the cheapest cards. It looks like thats where it will continue to sit. I dont see next gen coming at MSRP, unless MSRP is much higher

Probably some people are still buying at those prices and/or can't get lower prices from distributors and such. Maybe keeping them high intentionally so that people cave in to the new normal. It can only be push so far though without sales.

koh · 13 May 2022 at 11:28

eddiew said:
Disappointing isn't it. They've been plateaued a bit north of "fair" for quite a while now. Hoped the latest AMD refresh would put some downward pressure on them, but doesn't seem like. Probably buy AMD instead, they're just priced better per frame right now.

They have dropped in price in some cases. Been looking at 6800xt and Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT Pulse was £999 in March now £818. Nearly 20% drop but still not enough for me to open my wallet.

champ222 · 13 May 2022 at 11:44

eddiew said:
Disappointing isn't it. They've been plateaued a bit north of "fair" for quite a while now. Hoped the latest AMD refresh would put some downward pressure on them, but doesn't seem like. Probably buy AMD instead, they're just priced better per frame right now.

Going by OCUK prices. the 6750XT, which reviews say is approx 3070 performance (i havent had the time yet to look at reviews properly, i admit) starts at £560, the 3070 is £579 now so you right... the cheapest 3070 is more expensive now, then it was a few weeks ago.
the 6650XT looks similar in performance to the 3060ti, and is £400 compared to the £479 of the 3060ti. I'll have to look into the benchmarks in more detail, as that might be the way to go if i cant get a 3060ti or 3070 FE.

eddiew · 13 May 2022 at 13:10

koh said:
They have dropped in price in some cases. Been looking at 6800xt and Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT Pulse was £999 in March now £818. Nearly 20% drop but still not enough for me to open my wallet.

The higher end does seem to have been dropping, agreed. But many people (me being one) are looking for midrange 1440p/1080p cards, which is more like the 3060-3060ti and 6600xt-6700xt - and those are just locked. The 'good' 3060ti cards have consistently been £559-599, the AMD options feel better priced, although they are still really not coming south of £400. Fairly sure the RRP for these was meant to be closer to £300, so this kind of stings, but it is what it is.

champ222 said:
the 6650XT looks similar in performance to the 3060ti, and is £400 compared to the £479 of the 3060ti. I'll have to look into the benchmarks in more detail, as that might be the way to go if i cant get a 3060ti or 3070 FE.

Yeah, looks like it's about midway between a 3060 and a 3060ti, with relatively low power draw. And you can get a 'good' one (e.g. Sapphire Nitro) for £430, vs £559 for a 'good' 3060ti.

Just ordered a 6650xt Nitro, hopefully get that tomorrow. Are they overpriced? A bit. Are they amazing cards? Not really. They're just mainstream mid-rangers. But it's gonna be a lot faster than my current 1060 in everything, and it'll let me actually turn on freesync and use 75hz refresh, which will be nice

Gibbo · 13 May 2022 at 14:37

Just had further price support from Powercolor, so there stack is now re-adjusted.

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Unfortunately over the last week or two the pound has become weak, is hence why prices did not fall further or in some cases have increased slightly. Most manufacturers have now supported and re-adjusted their pricing so this is pretty much where the market is sitting now, as to sales well sales are very strong in general on GPU's last month and continues to remain strong this month.

Gerard · 13 May 2022 at 14:42

Gibbo said:
Just had further price support from Powercolor, so there stack is now re-adjusted.

AMD GPU: Immersive Graphics Card Technology Available at Overclockers UK

Discover the range of AMD graphics cards available at Overclockers UK. From the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT to the Radeon RX 5500 XT, we have a GPU for you.

www.overclockers.co.uk

Unfortunately over the last week or two the pound has become weak, is hence why prices did not fall further or in some cases have increased slightly. Most manufacturers have now supported and re-adjusted their pricing so this is pretty much where the market is sitting now, as to sales well sales are very strong in general on GPU's last month and continues to remain strong this month.

And while you're here, what's the story with powercolor warranties? I bought a 6900xt ultimate with a piddly 2 year warranty which I only noticed several weeks after buying it, suddenly the 6950 appears and it has a 3 year warranty? Is this something to do with stores dictating the warranty as the 6950xt here is also available "elsewhere" with a 2 year warranty, To me that seems like its more down to the store if warranty on the same card varies depending where you buy it.

Darujhistan · 13 May 2022 at 14:45

That's poor I got 3 years on Sapphire Nitro+ 6700XT. I would not take just 2 years on any card now.

Gerard · 13 May 2022 at 14:58

Darujhistan said:
That's poor I got 3 years on Sapphire Nitro+ 6700XT. I would not take just 2 years on any card now.

2 years is a farce considering the price of the cards, mine cost more than the 6950xt yet that somehow gets a better warranty from the same manufacturer. :confused:

MCFC_ANDY · 13 May 2022 at 15:01

eddiew said:
Disappointing isn't it. They've been plateaued a bit north of "fair" for quite a while now. Hoped the latest AMD refresh would put some downward pressure on them, but doesn't seem like. Probably buy AMD instead, they're just priced better per frame right now.

generally down to they are selling enough quantities so they dont have to price cut

Darujhistan · 13 May 2022 at 15:02

Gerard said:
2 years is a farce considering the price of the cards, mine cost more than the 6950xt yet that somehow gets a better warranty from the same manufacturer.

Terrible. Well, at least it is a mistake you won't be making again.

Gerard · 13 May 2022 at 15:11

Darujhistan said:
Terrible. Well, at least it is a mistake you won't be making again.

I intend to bring it up with powercolor as well, 2 years is laughable.

Darujhistan · 13 May 2022 at 15:12

Gerard said:
I intend to bring it up with powercolor as well, 2 years is laughable.

Don't blame you, hope you get it sorted.

Gibbo · 13 May 2022 at 15:16

Gerard said:
And while you're here, what's the story with powercolor warranties? I bought a 6900xt ultimate with a piddly 2 year warranty which I only noticed several weeks after buying it, suddenly the 6950 appears and it has a 3 year warranty? Is this something to do with stores dictating the warranty as the 6950xt here is also available "elsewhere" with a 2 year warranty, To me that seems like its more down to the store if warranty on the same card varies depending where you buy it.

It is a typo on 6950 XT now corrected, they offer 2yr, always have done.
Requested they change it many times, the same was requested from Sapphire who after around 3-5 years of me constantly asking for 3yr warranty decided to do it.

So maybe in another year or two Powercolor will as well, I shall send them the link to this thread, maybe in a couple of years they will also offer 3yr warranty.

Gibbo · 13 May 2022 at 15:47

Update:

I just checked and Powercolor should actually indeed be 3yr warranty on their own made product, so any MBA / reference product would still be 2yr.

g67575 · 13 May 2022 at 15:53

The RX 6650 XT is looking like a fairly ideal card for 1080p:

https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2461/bench/1080p-p.webp

Good Halo performance at 1080p:

https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2461/bench/Halo-1080p-p.webp

Full review:

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT Review

The refreshed Radeon RX 6650 XT is simply an overclocked 6600 XT with faster memory. That's not big news, but what does make a difference is that...

www.techspot.com

Looks like it's possible to get ~5% more performance out of it from overclocking too:

MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT Gaming X Review

With the Radeon RX 6650 XT priced at a competitive MSRP of $400, AMD is offering a new contender for the 1080p Value King title. Thanks to an improved 18 Gbps memory subsystem, the RX 6650 XT can extend its performance lead over the NVIDIA RTX 3060.

www.techpowerup.com

I think a few frames would be lost on an older PCI 3.0 board, though.

RavenXXX2 · 13 May 2022 at 16:13

$400 VaLuE KiNg.

g67575 · 13 May 2022 at 16:18

Large price drops on the 6700XT too, not sure which I'd go for to play at 1080p.

Prices on the RTX 3060 TI just haven't caught up.

Gerard · 13 May 2022 at 16:23

Gibbo said:
Update:

I just checked and Powercolor should actually indeed be 3yr warranty on their own made product, so any MBA / reference product would still be 2yr.

So my 6900xtu is 3 years then?

Gibbo · 13 May 2022 at 16:33

Gerard said:
So my 6900xtu is 3 years then?

If what I am been informed is true, requested it is emailed over in writing.

g67575 · 13 May 2022 at 16:59

Boost clock on the 6650 XT is 2635 MHz, which again seems to prove my point that the highest clocked Ampere and RDNA 2 cards tend to offer the best value.

Not sure about the RX 6750 XT though. Still a bit better value than equivalent Nvidia cards, I suppose?