It is that point of yr, when all of the tech that you could possibly probably need for the vacations goes on sale. Test our Black Friday offers and extra particularly the Black Friday Graphics Card offers for a few of the greatest choices we have discovered. However in case you’re purchasing round for one of many greatest graphics playing cards, it is also price noting the latest developments in pricing. And that is the place we have seen some disappointing developments.
Our final take a look at retail October GPU costs indicated practically all the pieces was nonetheless trending down, which is what we’d count on within the face of GPU oversupply and next-gen elements launching. The RTX 4090 was extremely quick and costly, and it nonetheless offered out. RTX 4080 in the meantime was much less engaging, given the excessive value and massive efficiency hole. AMD RX 7900-series playing cards are coming subsequent month and may hopefully be extra aggressive. However what concerning the present GPUs?
We have excellent news and unhealthy information; which might you want first? The unhealthy information, as you’ve got little question gleaned from the headline, is that costs on a lot of Nvidia’s GPUs are on the rise — at the least at retail, examine our eBay GPU costs article for another view of costs. AMD’s GPUs in the meantime proceed to drop in value, which is extra according to what we count on to see. Here is the total set of information and present retail graphics card costs.
| Graphics Card | Greatest Retail Value | Month-to-month Value Change | eBay Oct Avg | Launch MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 4090 | $2,199 | -2.2% | $2,333 | $1,600 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | $1,477 | — | — | $1,200 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | $1,449 | 31.7% | $1,105 | $2,000 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 | $1,250 | 33.0% | $812 | $1,500 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | $1,000 | 25.0% | $755 | $1,200 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | $846 | 14.3% | $663 | $800 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | $700 | -3.6% | $562 | $700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | $600 | 1.7% | $459 | $600 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | $510 | 13.3% | $376 | $500 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | $381 | -4.8% | $320 | $400 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | $340 | -5.6% | $286 | $330 |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | $265 | -4.7% | $241 | $250 |
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | $830 | 3.8% | $752 | $1,100 |
| Radeon RX 6900 XT | $655 | -2.2% | $623 | $1,000 |
| Radeon RX 6800 XT | $515 | -4.6% | $491 | $650 |
| Radeon RX 6800 | $500 | -2.0% | $399 | $580 |
| Radeon RX 6750 XT | $390 | -13.3% | $430 | $550 |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT | $350 | -10.3% | $313 | $480 |
| Radeon RX 6700 10GB | $330 | -5.7% | $330 | $480 |
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | $250 | -16.7% | $299 | $500 |
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | $290 | 0.0% | $221 | $380 |
| Radeon RX 6600 | $190 | -13.6% | $182 | $330 |
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | $160 | -3.0% | $141 | $200 |
| Radeon RX 6400 | $149 | 6.4% | $138 | $160 |
| GeForce RTX 2060 | $220 | -7.6% | $184 | $350 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | $230 | 21.1% | $139 | $280 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Tremendous | $180 | -16.5% | $131 | $230 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 | $170 | -10.5% | $120 | $220 |
| GeForce GTX 1650 Tremendous | $222 | 11.5% | $120 | $160 |
| GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6 | $160 | 0.0% | $128 | $150 |
| GeForce GTX 1650 | $170 | 2.4% | $126 | $150 |
| GeForce GTX 1630 | $130 | -15.6% | $213 | $150 |
| Intel Arc A770 16GB | $350 | 0.0% | $548 | $350 |
| Intel Arc A770 8GB | $330 | 0.0% | — | $330 |
| Intel Arc A750 | $290 | 0.0% | $395 | $290 |
| Intel Arc A380 | $140 | 0.0% | $200 | $140 |
Have a look at how a lot a few of these Nvidia playing cards have jumped in value in comparison with final month! The RTX 3090 Ti and 3090 have shot up over 30%, 3080 Ti is up 25%, and the 3080 12GB prices practically 15% extra. We would additionally train a dose of skepticism on the RTX 3080 10GB, as that worth is skewed by the upcoming Maxsun RTX 3080 iCraft OC (opens in new tab) — who? Precisely. Take away that from the equation and the most cost effective 3080 10GB card prices $769, 6% greater than final month.
RTX 3070 playing cards are additionally dearer, only a 2% enhance on the (overpriced IMO) RTX 3070 Ti, and a 13% leap on the RTX 3070. It is not all unhealthy information from Workforce Inexperienced, although, because the RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 3060, and RTX 3050 are all down round 5% in comparison with final month. There are additionally a couple of first rate choices nonetheless hanging round for the RTX 2060, GTX 1660 Tremendous, and GTX 1660 — although the GTX 1650 household of playing cards are laughably priced by comparability.
AMD costs in distinction principally proceed to drop. The RX 6950 XT went up barely, by 4% in comparison with the perfect value a month in the past, however practically all the pieces else stayed the identical or decreased. The RX 6750/6700 XT and the RX 6650 XT and 6600 are all down by 10% or extra, and the RX 6800 XT is closing in on $500.
That is actually the place I believe the RX 6800 XT belongs at this level. It is nonetheless a lot quick — examine our GPU benchmarks hierarchy for particulars — but it surely’s additionally two years previous and was initially imagined to be a $649 card. Proper earlier than the next-gen RX 7900-series arrive (and possibly RX 7800-series quickly sufficient), the playing cards actually must be on clearance pricing.
Observe that the RX 6800 XT trades blows with the RTX 3080 in typical gaming eventualities. I would not counsel paying greater than $500 for a 3080 both at this level… and but clearly some individuals are keen to take action. RX 6750 XT likewise trades blows with the RTX 3070 Ti, however it could now be had for simply $390 whereas the Nvidia card nonetheless goes for $600.
In fact, this would possibly all simply be retail shenanigans in order that we are able to quickly see Black Friday graphics card offers the place we’ll see issues like an RTX 3080 “marked down” from $850 to solely $650 — “an all-time low and a 24% low cost!” Do not buy into the hype, and hold your wits about you this purchasing season, in different phrases.
We’ll do our greatest to type out the true offers from among the many fields of pretenders. And in case you’re searching for an excellent price range possibility, there isn’t any beating the RX 6600 proper now — simply the perfect worth by a protracted shot.