All of that backstory paints a pretty dark picture of the GPU market, but as said above, things are starting to get better. While graphics cards sold at MSRP continue to sell out rapidly, you can buy a GPU at a markup from various retailers. It will still be expensive, but it will be more affordable than just a year ago. Current trends also point to normalizing prices, although that may take months instead of weeks.
A well-known Twitter leaker, Greymon55, thinks that we may see a drastic drop in GPU prices as early as March 2022. However, steadier information coming from sources such as Colette Kress, Nvidia CFO, points to the second half of the year as the time when the GPU shortage will ease up. On the other hand, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang said in 2021 that the majority of 2022 will continue suffering from supply constraints. As we get closer to the end of the year, we may continue seeing the prices drop. When Nvidia and AMD will release their next-gen graphics cards, joined by Intel’s first-gen Arc Alchemist GPUs, chances are that the graphics cards will, for once, be fairly abundant.
It’s worth remembering that no magic snap of fingers will end the GPU shortage. We will keep seeing small improvements, until one day, hopefully, we will reach a point where cards are sold near their MSRP on a regular basis, and building a PC is made possible once again. If you don’t want to wait a few more months and don’t mind spending a little extra, check out below as we tell you where to buy a graphics card in 2022.
