AMD lowers Radeon R9 290 and 290X pricing with 25 percent

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/06/2014 02:55 PM | source: | 25 comment(s)

With the release of the GeForce GTX 900 series Nvidia dropped a little bomb on pricing, especially with the GeForce GTX 970. This product is hurting AMD exactly in the R9 290 and 290X range. As such you will slowly start to notice a price drop for these two products, you can expect them dropping by a margin of 25%

The Radeon R9 290 is dropping slowly but steadily from 399 USD towards 299 USD, and the big daddy R9 290X was priced at 549 USD and now is shifting towards 399 USD.

By lowering the prices AMD hopes to make their product more attracktive in pricing and by doing so they will further push the competition. Obviously with the AMD cards you will still be entitled towards included free games.

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Black_ice_Spain
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#4932655 Posted on: 10/08/2014 03:45 PM

Just noticed that today here in the UK, the 970/980s have gone up.

Everywhere in Europe, but I think they are playing with us, I mean local sellers.

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#4932659 Posted on: 10/08/2014 03:57 PM

At least you Europeans can purchase a 970/980.
Here in the US they are out of stock everywhere. Except for one brand EVGA. All the good brands are out of Stock. And that is on Newegg.

If I can't get my r9 290 tri-x to work I am going to try and get a 970 if I can bloody find a retailer that is not out of stock.

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#4932676 Posted on: 10/08/2014 04:19 PM

. I hope it gets fixed.

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#4932862 Posted on: 10/08/2014 08:05 PM

Oh dear, price drops only temporary, nice one AMD lol.

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#4932924 Posted on: 10/08/2014 09:20 PM

Oh dear, price drops only temporary, nice one AMD lol.

heh. On newegg The card I have is $300 and I paid over $400.

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