Nvidia Facing GTX 980 and GTX 970 Supply Issues
It'due south been over 3 weeks since Nvidia's Game24 launch event for the GTX 900 series. Both the GTX 980 and GTX 970 were well received by reviewers. The cards were praised both for their performance and their competitive pricing. The GTX 970 was especially well-positioned, competing very aggressively with both of AMD's R9 290 serial cards and at a very bonny MSRP.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 Maxwell Cards Are Becoming Harder To Come up By
Information technology'south non all expert news, even so. A quick search on Newegg volition reveal that out of sixteen different GTX 970 cards and 12 dissimilar GTX 980 cards, not a unmarried 1 is in stock. On Amazon we find an identical situation but with a twist. All 900 series cards are out of stock from Amazon's own warehouses. All the same, Amazon however lists offers from third political party retailers who fortunately exercise have some cards in stock. Unfortunately, however, the third party retailers are request for some very steep and borderline outrageous price premiums.
GTX 980s have gone past the $649 mark, a full $100 over the official MSRP, with some 980s going for every bit high every bit $749. GTX 970s are going for $429-$469 which, while more than reasonable, is still $100+ over MSRP.
This reminds me of the shortages that AMD faced with their R9 290 series a year ago due to the digital currency mining craze. Also very much like AMD's situation last twelvemonth, this seems to be a supply issue in the US only. A quick visit to one of the UK's largest e-tailers browse.co.uk we found many GTX 980 and GTX 970 cards available at or close to the advertised MSRP.
The reason behind the shortages is not notwithstanding well divers. Nvidia faced like problems during the initial launch of the GTX 600 series simply not to this extent. Nvidia cited yield issues as the primary cause for the GTX 600 serial supply problem.
The high need for the new cards will surely exacerbate the issue further if it's non addressed quickly.
It's not all bad news nevertheless because the GTX 780 and 780 Ti are still widely available and with some very attractive price reductions likewise. Many GTX 780s tin easily be found hovering around $349 and many 780 Ti cards at effectually $449-$499. AMD has as well made some very aggressive price cuts to the R9 290 and R9 290X as we've reported yesterday. Both cards are now widely available at $299 and $399 respectively.
Source: https://wccftech.com/nvidia-may-be-facing-gtx-980-gtx-970-supply-issues/
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