GPU prices more than double as cryptocurrency craze accelerates | ResetEra
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QuoteOne AMD card's street price has tripled to $1,500 but pre-built system vendors unable to match priceGameSpot reports that as awareness spreads of how high-end gaming GPUs can be used to mine digital currencies such as Bitcoin, sales are driving prices double, sometimes triple the retail price. In a comparison chart, the site shows that cards such as the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti - Nvidia's flagship among its range of gaming GPUs - is currently being sold online for $1,350 - more than twice the MSRP of $700. AMD has also been affected, with the Radeon RX Vega 64 tripling in value from $500 to $1,500. The site also reports many of these cards are sold out at most retailers.Click to expand...Source Code:GPU MSRP Street Price Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti $700 $1,350 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 $550 $1,100 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti $450 $800 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 $380 $900 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 $250 $400 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $150 $185 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 $110 $140 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 $500 $1,500 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 $400 NA AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB $229 $540 AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB $200 $495 AMD Radeon RX 570 $170 $476Source This is crazy... That 570 markup!