It has taken a while but the climbing price of memory is about to have an effect on the price you pay for your next GPU. DigiTimes does specifically mention DDR3 but as both GDDR4 and GDDR5 are based off of DDR3 they will suffer the same price increases. You can expect to see the new prices last as part of the reason for the increase in the price of RAM is the decrease in sales volume. AMD may be hit harder overall than NVIDIA as they tend to put more memory on their cards and buyers of value cards might see the biggest percentage increase as those cards still sport 1GB or more of memory.
"Since DDR3 memory prices have recently risen by more than 10%, the sources believe the graphics cards are unlikely to see their prices return to previous levels within the next six months unless GPU makers decide to offer promotions for specific models or launch next-generation products."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Memory vendors pile on '3D' stacking standard @ The Register
- History of the GPU, Part 2: 3Dfx Voodoo, the game-changer @ Techspot
- Intel releases OpenCL SDK for upcoming Haswell chips @ The Inquirer
- Linux Foundation Training Prepares the International Space Station for Linux Migration @ Linux.com
- Microsoft releases Exchange 2013 update @ The Register
- Canon PowerShot A2600 Review @ TechReviewSource
- AMD Releases Open-Source UVD Video Support @ Phoronix
- Win An Amazing PC Specialist Gaming System @ eTeknix
Oh
Oh NOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo!!!! My dream, a HD6450 with 4GBs of DDR3 is gone? NOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo!!!!
The PS4 should knock these
The PS4 should knock these prices back down.