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Nvidia doesn't need more money for R&D, the limited supply has absolutely nothing to do with lack of resources to invest in manufacturing capacity. They have a
by tw04 6y ago
Nvidia doesn't need more money for R&D, the limited supply has absolutely nothing to do with lack of resources to invest in manufacturing capacity. They have a combination of two things:
There's no planet on which they are going to base their future plans on crypto mining. End of story. The market is far too volatile for them to bet the company on it. Another couple million in the bank from auctioning off cards isn't going to change that. You're talking 10s of BILLIONS of dollars for fabs all to meet crypto mining demand? And oh, by the way, the faster they ramp up supply, the faster demand for the GPU goes down due to increased complexity of mining.
They have yield issues with the current generation chips. The only way that solves itself is through time, money won't improve the process, experience is the only fix.
You also failed to address what happens to all their retail partners who you've conveniently decided should be cut out.
- imtringued 6y agoThis is the same logic people applied in the last crypto mining shortage. There will be more and more of those in the future as Bitcoins valuation becomes dumber and dumber. But I don't have to care since I am not an angry person on the internet who insists on buying a high end GPU for low prices while there aren't enough of them around. I bought an overpriced RX 570 years ago during the last mining boom and I am happy with it.