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The latest price report for AMD Radeon RX 6000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 graphics cards has been published by 3DCenter and shows a continuous improvement in GPU prices and some cards are even showing prices below their MSRP.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 and AMD Radeon RX 6000 graphics card prices continue to improve and multiple GPUs are available below MSRP
In the latest report from 3DCenter, we can see that GPU prices continue to fall for both NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon graphics cards, which shouldn’t come as a surprise as this is the trend we’ve been observing since the end of 2021. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-series is now priced at an average of about 6% over MSRP, while AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series has an average retail price of 2% over MSRP.
AMD Radeon & NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards are back to normal MSRP prices and GPU availability is better than ever. (Image credit: 3DCenter)
Additionally, GPU supply is plentiful and currently there isn’t a retail store in the world that doesn’t have graphics cards on its shelves (which wasn’t the case a few quarters ago). The red and green teams have also announced various promos including Restocked and Reloaded from NVIDIA and AMD, which also announce that the Radeon RX 6000 series cards will be available at MSRP-level prices.
Price history for AMD Radeon & NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards (Image credit: 3DCenter):
| US List Price vs. Street Price | 12 dec | Jan 2 | Jan 23 | 13th February | 6th March | 27th of March | Apr 17 | 8th of May | May 29th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 6000 series | +83% | +78% -5PP |
+63% -15 PP |
+45% -18PP |
+35% -10 PP |
+25% -10 PP |
+12% -13 PP |
+7% -5PP |
+2% -5PP |
| nVidia GeForce RTX 30 series | +87% | +85% -2PP |
+77% -8PP |
+57% -20PP |
+42% -15 PP |
+26% -16 PP |
+17% -9PP |
+13% -4PP |
+6% -7PP |
| core offering (6700XT, 6800 & 6800XT + 3060Ti, 3070 & 3080-10GB only) | +106% | +100% -6PP |
+88% -12PP |
+67% -21PP |
+56% -11 PP |
+39% -17 PP |
+28% -11 PP |
+23% -5PP |
+17% -6PP |
If we talk about AMD prices first, almost all Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards are now available between +1 and +10% MSRP. Only the Radeon RX 6800 series cards still sell for an average of 20-35% over MSRP. This has been the case with these cards since their inception, and one reason is that the RX 6800 Non-XT has been quietly discontinued while the 6800 XT is still in short supply and AMD is focusing on the high-end RX 6950 XT and RX 6950 XT graphics cards 6900 concentrated . At the same time, the RX 6500 XT is available at a price 19% below MSRP, while the RX 6700 series can now be bought at MSRP.
AMD Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards (RDNA 2 GPUs) pricing via 3DCenter:
| list | miser | lowest price | Difference to RRP | May 8th change | May 8th change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon RX6950XT | $1099 | 1229-1400€ | from 1229€ (mind factory) | from +1% | – | ★★★☆☆ |
| Radeon RX6900XT | $999 | 969-1100€ | from €969 (mind factory) | from 12% | –11PP | ★★★★★ |
| Radeon RX6800XT | $649 | 879-1050€ | from €879 (mind factory) | from +22% | –5PP | ★★★★☆ |
| Radeon RX6800 | $579 | 865-1050€ | from €865 (mind factory) | from +35% | -1PP | ★★★★☆ |
| Radeon RX6750XT | $549 | 609-700€ | from €609 (mind factory) | from ±0 | – | ★★★★☆ |
| Radeon RX6700XT | $479 | 529-600€ | from €529 (mind factory) | from ±0 | –11PP | ★★★★★ |
| Radeon RX6650XT | $399 | 449-500€ | from €449 (mind factory) | from +2% | – | ★★★★☆ |
| Radeon RX6600XT | $379 | 429-480€ | from €429 (mind factory) | from +2% | +3PP | ★★★★★ |
| Radeon RX6600 | $329 | 325-380€ | from 325€ (mind factory) | from 11% | –8PP | ★★★★★ |
| Radeon RX6500XT | $199 | 178-240€ | from 178€ (mind factory) | from –19% | –8PP | ★★★★☆ |
| Radeon RX6400 | $159 | 179-210€ | from €179 (computer universe) | from +2% | +1PP | ★★★★☆ |
The NVIDIA lineup averages around +6% over MSRP, but right now it’s only three cards, the RTX 3050, RTX 3060 Ti, and RTX 3070, that cost over +12% over MSRP. The enthusiast RTX 3080 Ti can actually be found below the MSRP, which is impressive as it offers similar performance to the RTX 3090 Ti, which costs several hundred dollars more. It’s the RTX 3060 Ti that’s still selling for over 20% MSRP, but that could be due to high demand.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards (Ampere GPUs) pricing via 3DCenter:
| list | miser | lowest price | Difference to RRP | May 8th change | May 8th change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geforce RTX 3090 Ti | $1999 | 2079-2250€ | from €1999 (case king) | from 10% | –5PP | ★★★★☆ |
| GeForce RTX3090 | $1499 | 1699-1900€ | from 1620€ (Saturn) | starting at 2% | –8PP | ★★★★★ |
| Geforce RTX 3080 Ti | $1199 | 1249-1400€ | from 1200€ (Saturn) | from 10% | –6PP | ★★★★★ |
| GeForce RTX3080 12GB | ($849) | 999-1200€ | from €990 (Saturn) | from +5% | –13PP | ★★★★★ |
| Geforce RTX 3080 10GB | $699 | 869-1050€ | from €869 (Laptops cheaper) | from +12% | –2PP | ★★★★★ |
| Geforce RTX 3070Ti | $599 | 719-850€ | from €719 (Laptops cheaper) | from +8% | –3PP | ★★★★★ |
| Geforce RTX 3070 | $499 | 619-720€ | from €619 (Laptops cheaper) | from +12% | –9PP | ★★★★★ |
| Geforce RTX 3060 Ti | $399 | 534-600€ | from €534 (X-Com) | from +21% | -10 PP | ★★★★★ |
| Geforce RTX 3060 | $329 | 409-470€ | from €409 (Laptops cheaper) | from +12% | -1PP | ★★★★★ |
| Geforce RTX 3050 | $249 | 310-380€ | from 310€ (Asus e-shop) | from +12% | –12PP | ★★★★★ |
We recently saw the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT sell for $100 below its MSRP at Newegg US. There are few cards that are in demand right now and would take a few more months to hit their MSRPs, but the vast majority of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 and AMD Radeon RX 6000 series are currently selling at normal prices.
This, coupled with prices now back at or below MSRP, means the GPU market is out of the worst and pricing/availability can now return to normal. At the same time, however, I’m not as happy with the price update as I should be, simply because we’re getting into a new generation of graphics cards later this year and by that time most of the existing graphics cards would have had rebates and price cuts, but that was in not the case for this generation due to the inflation in the GPU market. We can only hope that we never see such a scenario again as it is for the best for consumers around the world. With this in mind, a major GPU price drop could be looming around the corner, more on that here.
