Rising graphics card prices have killed demand, at least for one manufacturer's GPUs

Graphics card prices have ballooned in recent years, driven by rising demand initially from the cryptocurrency boom and, more recently, by the AI boom. Adding insult to gamers' bank account injuries, though, is the recent RAM price explosion that has seen DDR5 RAM quadruple in price and caused graphics card prices to rise even more, due to the VRAM they need also getting more expensive. However, fresh data suggests that a lot of buyers just aren't interested in paying even more for their graphics cards, or at least not for those from AMD, and as a result, prices are on their way down again. Back in December 2025, AMD GPU price increase rumors suggested the company would be increasing the cost of its GPU+VRAM bundles to graphics card makers, and that, in turn, consumers would soon be paying more for their cards. Sure enough, prices have steadily risen recently, but new data about stock of AMD's best graphics card options suggest many buyers simply aren't willing to pay even more. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:Grab Crimson Desert for $0 thanks to AMD's new free game offerSteam Machine release date on track for "early this year," according to AMDAMD just got accused of using AI-generated code that's full of "AI slop"

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Graphics card prices have ballooned in recent years, driven by rising demand initially from the cryptocurrency boom and, more recently, by the AI boom. Adding insult to gamers' bank account injuries, though, is the recent RAM price explosion that has seen DDR5 RAM quadruple in price and caused graphics card prices to rise even more, due to the VRAM they need also getting more expensive. However, fresh data suggests that a lot of buyers just aren't interested in paying even more for their graphics cards, or at least not for those from AMD, and as a result, prices are on their way down again.

Back in December 2025, AMD GPU price increase rumors suggested the company would be increasing the cost of its GPU+VRAM bundles to graphics card makers, and that, in turn, consumers would soon be paying more for their cards. Sure enough, prices have steadily risen recently, but new data about stock of AMD's best graphics card options suggest many buyers simply aren't willing to pay even more.

Read the rest of the story...

RELATED LINKS:
Grab Crimson Desert for $0 thanks to AMD's new free game offer
Steam Machine release date on track for "early this year," according to AMD
AMD just got accused of using AI-generated code that's full of "AI slop"

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