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Guru3D.com » News » Graphics cards could become even more expensive in 2020

Graphics cards could become even more expensive in 2020

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 12/30/2019 09:30 AM | source: gamestar | 71 comment(s)
Graphics cards could become even more expensive in 2020

The signs for GDDR graphics memory are not good pricing wise, market research institute Trendforce expects a jump in prices for GDDR video memory to rise in the upcoming quarter

This is reported by the market research institute Trendforce and the DRAMeXchange subdivision, which specializes in memory. Accordingly, the price of graphics memory (GDDR) will rise significantly in the first quarter of 2020.

DRAMeXchange cites the price increase for server DRAM expected by the high demand, as a result of which the price for video memory, which is even more sensitive to market changes, is increasing. Since OEM customers would also increase their inventories, the contract prices for GDDR-VRAM are expected to increase by more than 5 percent across all quarters.

In addition, DRAMeXchange expects a drastically increased demand for fast GDDR6 video memory in the coming year. Both Nvidia and AMD already fitted their current products with GDDR6, but in 2020 even more graphics cards will probably be equipped with even larger video memory - not to mention Intel's Xe GPUs.

Then another segment jumps in, the next-gen consoles Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, which will also have GDDR6, will also be released towards the end of the year. A whopping 16 GB are topic of discussion for the Xbox Series X, and something similar is expected for the PS5.

GDDR video memory also has the highest production cost per chip. According to the DRAMeXchange, the prospects are anything but rosy. The only glimmer of hope is an increase in production capacity at the three major manufacturers Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron - however, more than 15 percent are not expected by the end of 2020.



Graphics cards could become even more expensive in 2020




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Fox2232
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#5746228 Posted on: 12/30/2019 10:06 AM
Lets say that there is graphics card with $160 worth of VRAM on it. Price of given memories goes up 20%... +$32 to total price of graphics card.
They hint 5% per quarter. But in case memory manufacturers expect increased demand for GDDR6 and decreased for GDDR5... They'll invest in advance to change production capacities.

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#5746230 Posted on: 12/30/2019 10:12 AM
*NVIDIA rubbing it's hands while grinning*

TheDeeGee
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#5746232 Posted on: 12/30/2019 10:24 AM
Good thing i only play Retro Games these days. No need for a new GPU or CPU.

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#5746238 Posted on: 12/30/2019 11:09 AM
Good thing i only play Retro Games these days. No need for a new GPU or CPU.

This. I have a massive list of games that I need to catch up with. Besides, never again in my life I will pay more than 400EUR for a GPU.

Also, recently did a lot of experimentation with in game sharpening + lower resolution. I have to say in some cases you can get results very close, or indistinguishable to my favorite AA method - TXAA. Result is high performance + good visuals at a drawback of slightly less crisp image.
Good example can be Blair Witch - horribly unoptimized game, which is run at a lower resolution + sharpening, suddenly turns into quite a nice experience.

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#5746240 Posted on: 12/30/2019 11:23 AM
I'm still rockin a HD7870 :P
I'll never upgrade to 4K. My next GPU (IF) will be a used RX580 or similar for <100€.

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