Dutch e-tailer expects Radeon RX 6800 (XT) availability issues far into 2021
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Webhiker
Low stock is exactly what I mean by overextending. When you have to supply 4 launches at the same time then of course you have to balance supply between them.
pharma
Microsoft and Sony put in orders for the products they manufacture and AMD places orders for their graphics chips. They are mutually exclusive except they all order from TSMC.
AMD did not reserve enough capacity (overextending) for graphics chips, but am pretty sure this was not a last minute surprise. Still that is no reason to increase the price to squeeze AIB's, and glad Microsoft or Sony did not do the same.
Edit: Checked and apparently AMD places console orders directly with TSMC.
Webhiker
Isn't the question whether AMD charge what the product cost compared to what the AIB's wants to pay for them?
pharma
Usually, but in reality AMD can markup the price to whatever they want. They may decide to increase margins (profit) on each chip sold to AIB's. AIB's are just passing along the price increase.
One day someone will spill the beans on exactly what happened with supply for AMD and Nvidia.
Aura89
Ahhh, so we are supposed to believe your word, a random person on the internet, just like every conspiracy theory states "well i heard it from a very reputable person whom i shall not name or show evidence of!"
Still a conspiracy theory.
And even if you are telling the truth, it's still a conspiracy theory as literally none of your sources are from nvidia.
mikeysg
Availability in my neck of the woods with regard to the 6800 and especially the 6800XT is really bad, the distributer of Sapphire cards in my neck of the woods have just listed the price of their cards, certainly some mark up from MSRP (yes, I understand MSRP is for reference models) and I'm seeing about 926USD for a Sapphire Nitro+ OC Gaming Edition and 971USD for the Nitro+ OC Special Edition.
The best part is, they say the allocation for my country is very small, and that we chould wait for the 2nd, or even the 3rd shipment. A shop staff I spoke to very confidently told me not to hold my breath, and that AMD cards would have better availability on January onward, if we're lucky that is. Frankly speaking, I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this whole 6800 series situation.
barbacot
There is no "conspiracy" here.
Not even mining counts THAT MUCH - this is the easy way out for these big companies to say again: "It's not on us, It's on some of you" - NO!
It's simply the COVID crisis that generated high demand and coupled with logistical problems because of shipping restrictions, people at some factories going home because of quarantine and so on...
It is true that for some time I believed the AMD joker who was ready to win the 10$ bet and I trusted AMD would not have the same troubles as Nvidia but it turned out to be a general problem.
Anyway...it is not safe to upgrade now - this year is a bad year to build/major upgrade a PC - everything is overinflated, out of stock, etc - maybe 2021 will be a better year for this.
...and I also have my "seal of approval" for this:
In conclusion 2020 is:
https://i.imgur.com/VNSjAfz.png
Sovsefanden
You act like you can just go to the store and pick up a PS5 or XSX? LOL. They are COMPLETELY sold out all over the world too and it's the exact same thing, people will be waiting for months to get one, unless you pre-ordered on launch day. STILL you need alot of LUCK to get one within Q2 2021
emperorsfist
Sorry to break it to you, but PS5s are apparently also sold-out globally, according to Jim Ryan.
Astyanax
30 series is beginning to normalize, with more people able to get them during the shipment drops, considering the lower market interest in radeons in general, it shouldn't take long for everyone who wants a radeon to get one.
and then those on the fence shopping for their first cards can start picking up what isn't going to the fanaticals and begin adjusting the market share.
k3vst3r
Going wait it out myself, these price rises are beyond a joke.
TheDeeGee
Yeah, i'm not gonna pay 800 bucks for 3070 or 650 for 3060 Ti.
Aztec2Step
By buying a console, you are technically giving AMD money. 😉
Webhiker
Wauv .. first you belittle me then you call me a liar, well done.
Edit
FYI the AIB source is a former colleague of mine and you have no idea where he got his info from (I do) and still you call this a conspiracy.
TheDeeGee
Make sure to watch that video of that long haired guy before buying PS5, it has some poor thermal design.
wavetrex
And another week has passed, still 0 GPUs to buy in NL.
GJ AMD & nVidia, nailed it !
emperorsfist
No worries, I have no intention of buying a console.
Sovsefanden
AMD gets peanuts from those APU sales.
Sony and Microsoft are the true winners when it comes to console sales.
Astyanax
consoles are sold at a loss.
Sovsefanden
The APU is not whats expensive.
