GPU Prices Surge 15% as RTX 5090 Nears $5,000
💡GDDR7 shortages are pushing AI GPU costs higher—Radeon may now deliver better value.
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What Changed
Average GPU prices increased 15% across 10 tracked markets in one month.
Why It Matters
Higher GPU prices could raise the cost of AI training, inference, and local model development, particularly for workloads requiring high VRAM capacity. Teams may need to delay upgrades, optimize utilization, or consider AMD hardware and cloud alternatives.
What To Do Next
Benchmark your next inference workload on an RX 9070 or RX 9070 XT against an RTX 5070 Ti before committing to a new GPU purchase.
Key Points
- •Average GPU prices increased 15% across 10 tracked markets in one month.
- •The RTX 5090 costs about $5,000 in the US, 145% above its $1,999 MSRP.
- •The RTX 5060 Ti 16GB carries a 53% global premium, versus 14% for the 8GB model.
- •GDDR7 allocation to AI hardware is tightening supply and could add at least $250 to the cost of 16GB Nvidia GPUs.
- •TechSpot says Radeon GPUs currently offer better value, with the RX 9070 at only a 13% global premium.
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