Pretty much since the start of this current generation, there has been nothing but untold misery for anyone looking to purchase new gaming hardware, be it anAMDor Nvidia card, or a new console. Things do appear to be on the up-an-up though, asgraphics cards are continuing to come down in price, to the point where they’re almost at their MSRPs again. This is good news and seems to suggest a return to some semblance of normalcy. On top of that, it looks as though shipments for graphical tech is also falling.
According to a recent report from Jon Peddie Research, as spotted by Tom’s Hardware, demand for graphics cards from bothAMDand Nvidia has seen a decline this year. While the numbers show that 96 million units have been sold in Q1 of this year, that actually represents a drop by 6.2%. The reason for the decline seems to stem from numerous factors, from disturbances in countries like China and Ukraine, as well as the easing up of lockdowns since they began back in 2020. However, JPR predicts that growth will go up over the next few years.
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That’s not to say that graphics cards are becoming less popular. It just seems as though a number of influences are resulting in less demand for hardware products. WithAMD looking to launch the RDNA 3 this year, and its biggest rival Nvidia due to unveil the RTX 40 series soon, it’s likely that an interest in GPUs is only going to increase as the weeks and months progress. With demand dipping slightly, this may also help to alleviate some of the issues many have been having when it comes to actually procuring hardware.
With Intel’s CEO saying thechip shortages could go on until 2024, it’s entirely possible that the market is not out of the woods yet. Having said that, no one can truly say what the future will hold for the industry, but with COVID restrictions being lifted for a lot of the world, it seems as though fewer people may be demanding new graphics cards, which could help supplies overall.
AsNvidia prepares its Ada Lovelace range, andAMDdoes the same for RDNA 3, the giants of the GPU world are seemingly not letting the deficit get in the way of their plans. It may still be bad news for a while, but recent developments suggest that things are not as bleak as they once were.
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