schmidtbag:

I thought the whole point of MCM was to make the GPUs more affordable. Seems like it hasn't done much at all. I could see a pre-overclocked 7600 XT 16GB selling for 300, but if this is for the base clock 8GB then that's definitely asking too much. Here's the thing though: If this is AMD's idea of being competitive, I figure the 4060s are going to be even more unpalatable.

Only the top chip is mcm so the 79xx line the rest bellow are monolithic! But even if they where 100% mcm what @H83 said covers it perfectly!

Either Nvidia 4060 or AMD 7600 going to wait to see what the performance at 1440p is like hoping for an increase in FPS but will have to see if it is worth spending money now or just wait and get a higher end card. Probably just jump to AM5 later this year and keep the card I have for now .

Undying:

You can get a 6700xt 12gb instead for 350$. Not worth it imo it should be 250eur max.

Add average 20% VAT and you get again 300+ €. But on amazon all cheapest models from trusted sellers are all over 380+ € anyway if performance are the same when you are not VRAM capped, there are no big reasons to but this 7600

We have been in a new era of GPU pricing for a couple of years now. It not ever going to be cheaper sadly. With streaming ans new handhels .... etc..... gaming is shifting.

Embra:

We have been in a new era of GPU pricing for a couple of years now. It not ever going to be cheaper sadly. With streaming ans new handhels .... etc..... gaming is shifting.

Agreed and I wonder how much longer the tears will flow every time a new card is announced, the whole "if this was £100 cheaper" thing is getting boring. Accept the new normal and enjoy your gaming, or don't.

pegasus1:

Agreed and I wonder how much longer the tears will flow every time a new card is announced, the whole "if this was £100 cheaper" thing is getting boring. Accept the new normal and enjoy your gaming, or don't.

People willing to accept every crap nvidia and amd throw at them are part of the problem. If people dont buy and let the cards sit on the shelfs sends a message just like its happening now.

just buy used, people. 6800 will crap all over this and cost about the same one the second hand market.

ex-mining 6700XT are less than 230usd here 😀

Undying:

People willing to accept every crap nvidia and amd throw at them are part of the problem. If people dont buy and let the cards sit on the shelfs sends a message just like its happening now.

Thats the 'or dont' part but these prices are not a new new but people act like they are, almost every post irrespective of subject turns into a value argument. The fake frames thing wont go away either, its here to stay and will become more integrated. If people dont want the new cards or dont agree with the prices then stick with your current hardware and enjoy your current games.

Embra:

We have been in a new era of GPU pricing for a couple of years now. It not ever going to be cheaper sadly. With streaming ans new handhels .... etc..... gaming is shifting.

pegasus1:

Agreed and I wonder how much longer the tears will flow every time a new card is announced, the whole "if this was £100 cheaper" thing is getting boring. Accept the new normal and enjoy your gaming, or don't.

These companies are still riding the now crashed wave of miners and people bored during the pandemic, both of which are pretty much no longer relevant. It's all about supply and demand, and considering recent sales numbers, demand is low. For now, the big 3 are just reducing production and keeping prices the same, but soon they're going to have to realize that isn't going to help much. There have been times in the past when PC hardware was outrageously expensive (particularly accounting for inflation), with the 90s being rather similar today, except hardware became obsoleted much faster back then. Prices are likely to remain high for a while longer but they will eventually drop, though likely not below what the 2019 market was. There are 3 major differences from today's market vs the 90s: 1. Chip companies are much more focused on appeasing investors today than they were back then. 2. There is a much wider gap between low end and high end hardware. Most hardware worth upgrading to is what gets so damn expensive, and these companies know it. 3. Most important of all: these companies don't have to care about us anymore. They reap ridiculous profits in professional and server markets for what is basically the same chip. Consumer-grade hardware can help turn a profit for binned chips, but nobody is looking to buy a quad core anymore so the only sales opportunities are for parts that would cut into the sales of their higher-paying customers. Considering how Nvidia seems to be losing sales to AMD from big customers (this is a big deal when you consider how AMD's platform is garbage compared to CUDA) with Intel slowly becoming more interesting, the competition in the automotive/professional/server space ought to help drive prices down, which will trickle to consumer level. This likely won't be for another couple years, though.