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Agreed. At this point, it's clearly artificial GPU scarcity. We felt it early in consumer staples[1], and the grifting by auto dealers wasn't imagined either[2]

Agreed. At this point, it's clearly artificial GPU scarcity. We felt it early in consumer staples[1], and the grifting by auto dealers wasn't imagined either[2]...I won't even bother with the housing market to preserve my sanity. GPUs are really no different. Consumers need to wake up and smell the underlying meta[3]. [1] https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-12/measuring-shrinkflation-and-its-impact-on-inflation.htm https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-12/measuring-shrinkflati... [2] https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/automotive-dealerships-markups.htm https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/automotive-dealers... [3] https://scholarworks.umass.edu/econ_workingpaper/343/ https://scholarworks.umass.edu/econ_workingpaper/343/

epolanski 4y ago
Not only artificial GPU scarcity. It is obviously clear that AMD and Nvidia are deliberately avoiding fighting each other on prices, something they got punished for in 2008, except that at the time it was done in secret meetings, now it's literally AMD playing alone and avoiding to compete completely on price.
- jacooper 4y ago
  They compete on price, just not as much as before The 7900xtx is much better deal at 1000$ than 1200$ for the 4080, yet and isnt pushing prices as low as they used to. The difference is AMD actually discounts old GPUs and CPUs, a 6950XT can be found for around 500$ or less.