IT Home reported on March 22 that according to Taiwan Economic Daily, the price of graphics cards has collapsed, and the prices of high-end "RTX 3080" series of products fell by 35% in one day in the Australian market, the largest drop in history. The prices of other specifications graphics cards have also fallen by 10% recently.
ASUS did not make a positive statement, emphasizing that graphics cards are classified as components business, and it is expected that the company's components business will see a single-digit quarterly decline this quarter. MSI said yesterday (21st) that the price of graphics cards is relatively sensitive and there are no comments. Gigabyte pointed out that it is currently under observation.
supply chain person revealed that the price of graphics cards has been declining recently. As for the price reduction, the range of countries is different. It depends on individual situations. The outside world estimates that the average price of graphics cards should have dropped by 10%.
However, graphics card quotations in the Australian market have begun to sell out. The technology YouTube channel "Hardware Unboxed" found that the price of Asus "GeForce RTX 3080 TUF Gaming OC" sold in Australia fell 35% in one day. The original offer was $2,299, but it dropped to $1,499 in just one night. The first time in 's history, such a huge drop may imply that the price began to collapse.
The German market also saw a major price reduction in graphics cards. The "3DCenter" website, which has long tracked the "RTX 3090" graphics card of Tinggui Huida, found that the product is now priced at only 1,999 euro . Although it is still a little more expensive than the official price, it is the lowest price since August 2021. The product was once sold at 3,199 euros in May last year, almost twice the original price.
In the mainland Chinese market, it is reported that Asus and Gigabyte have lowered the price of each graphics card by more than RMB 100, and MSI will follow up.
IT Home learned that some foreign media also counted the price trends of all graphics cards on eBay. Compared with the situation in mid-March and February, it was found that all graphics cards have reduced their prices to varying degrees, with a maximum drop of more than 20%, and an average of 8.8%. Previously, prices in February had fallen 11% from January, and the overall average decline has reached 25% since December last year.