After the value of the Ethereum and Bitcoin cryptocurrencies fell by 30 to 40 percent, miners are now increasingly selling their graphics cards in the used market. Therefore, prices fell again in June, so some GPUs are available in retail stores as well as on Ebay below the suggested retail price.
Before the next GPU generations come out this year, including the Geforce RTX 4000, Radeon RX 7000 or Arc Alchemist, older graphics cards are now available at more humane prices and in many cases below the suggested retail price. In general, 2022 has so far been the year for ever cheaper graphics cards. However, the recent decline in the value of the cryptocurrencies Ethereum and Bitcoin in the range of 30 to 40 percent gave a marked boost again as miners are now selling their graphics cards in droves.
Meanwhile, they are flooding the second-hand market with their mine cards, which according to Tom’s Hardware already existed in 2018. A massive oversupply meant that AMD’s then popular Polaris RX 570 and RX 580 were available at low prices, they say. Many of the miners are not willing to wait for bitcoin to recover and therefore want to get rid of their equipment as soon as possible as profitability and return on investment continue to shrink over time. Tom’s Hardware has done a market analysis comparing retail and Ebay prices with each graphics card’s MSRP since June.
Graphics card prices are currently more and more below the suggested retail price
The analysis shows that various graphics cards are gradually falling below their recommended price. This is especially noteworthy with AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 card. The amp GPUs from Nvidia’s upper mid-range segment are still stubborn, but some models still have to admit defeat on Ebay. Within two weeks, the prices of retail graphics cards have fallen by an average of 2 percent, as Toms Hardware has calculated.
| Official MSRP (in USD) | Retail June 15 (in USD) | Ebay Buy Now (in USD) | Average Ebay June 15 (in USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geforce RTX 3090 Ti | 2,000 | 1,800 | 1,670 th most common | 1,672 |
| Geforce RTX 3090 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 890 | 1,265 |
| Geforce RTX 3080 Ti | 1,200 | 1,000 | 850 | 1,000 |
| Geforce RTX 3080 12GB | REACH | 870 | 840 | 936 |
| Geforce RTX 3080 | 700 | 770 | 641 | 743 |
| Geforce RTX 3070 Ti | 600 | 650 | 505 | 619 |
| Geforce RTX 3070 | 500 | 560 | 499 | 544 |
| Geforce RTX 3060 Ti | 400 | 500 | 425 | 470 |
| Geforce RTX 3060 | 330 | 400 | 339 | 379 |
| Geforce RTX 3050 | 250 | 300 | 285 | 296 |
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | 1,100 | 1,070 th most common | 1,200 | 1,270 |
| Radeon RX 6900 XT | 1,000 | 850 | 778 | 774 |
| Radeon RX 6800 XT | 650 | 770 | 570 | 637 |
| Radeon RX 6800 | 580 | 700 | 568 | 575 |
| Radeon RX 6750 XT | 550 | 540 | 545 | 560 |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT | 480 | 480 | 400 | 410 |
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | 400 | 380 | 365 | 372 |
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | 380 | 360 | 270 | 309 |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 330 | 290 | 277 | 274 |
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | 200 | 175 | 175 | 159 |
| Radeon RX 6400 | 160 | 160 | 192 | 170 |
Ebay is a whole other story. Here one can talk about an average price reduction of about 10 percent within two weeks. However, Tom’s Hardware also lists the “Buy It Now” prices on Ebay, which are not to be bid on and which represent the respective lowest price. Ultimately, these also bring the upper middle class of Ampere GPUs to their knees (or below the RRP).
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There are even said to be vendors selling six Geforce RTX 3080 cards in a box for $ 2,500. This would mean that one of the cards would only cost around $ 417, a coup. However, this is an extreme example of what to expect in the GPU market in the coming weeks. It will also be exciting to see how Intel’s first desktop solution, the Arc A380, which has already appeared in China, will position itself in the market.
Source: Tom’s Hardware