'GPU pricing to climb significantly' warns PC maker, as rumor suggests it's the end of the road for…

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  • A PC maker in the US says 'retail GPU pricing is expected to climb significantly'
  • A further rumor suggests AMD just put up the cost of VRAM, which will affect the prices of graphics cards
  • Rounding off a trio of fresh rumors is a claim that Nvidia has discontinued the RTX 5090

There have been a few developments in the GPU world over the weekend — and none of them bode well for the prices of graphics cards down the line.

For starters, Wccftech reports that according to the Board Channels — a reliable enough forum for chatter from the supply chain over in China — AMD has increased the cost of the GDDR6 video RAM it sells to board-making partners. This means that those graphics card makers will inevitably pass that cost on to consumers — if this rumor is accurate of course.

Bench Lifefurther observes that more...

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