News Nvidia Rewarms RTX 2060, GTX 1050 Ti Amidst GPU Shortage

[lazyabum]

How about selling the GTX 1050 to corporate cronies and the RTX 2060 to consumers for once.

 

[Matt_ogu812]

I looked on Newegg out of curiosity what they are selling them for.
From what I saw Newegg has become a SCALPER also. I guess they just could not reset
the lure of joining The Dark Side.

 

[InvalidError]

I looked on Newegg out of curiosity what they are selling them for.
From what I saw Newegg has become a SCALPER also. I guess they just could not reset

Tons of listings on Newegg are 3rd-party sellers, not Newegg's own. Many of those third-party sellers do appear to exist for the sole purpose of ripping people off. Quite laughable to see practically the same tablet I bought for $180 four years ago being listed for $300+ by 3rd-party sellers when it isn't in stock directly from Best Buy or Staples for $150-200.

 

[SSGBryan]

They'd moved on to DDR6 for the 1650, which made a notable improvement in performance.

I don't know if that means they discontinued the DDR5 version or not - I also couldn't say exactly how easy/difficult it is to start making them again. I do know that the DDR6 version of the card featured slightly lower clocks (about 5% lower). Not sure if that plays much into the equation or not, though it seems VERY unlikely that they had trouble with that extra 5% for the DDR5 version.

My 1650 uses DDR5. It isn't great, but it is a bit better than a 1050ti.

 

[Matt_ogu812]

Tons of listings on Newegg are 3rd-party sellers, not Newegg's own. Many of those third-party sellers do appear to exist for the sole purpose of ripping people off. Quite laughable to see practically the same tablet I bought for $180 four years ago being listed for $300+ by 3rd-party sellers when it isn't in stock directly from Best Buy or Staples for $150-200.

Yep I see the same 3rd-party vampires on eBay.

 

[blacknemesist]

Nvidia doesn't get a percentage cut of these inflated prices. The scalpers are making more off of each Nvidia GPU than Nvidia themselves are.

If that were so then they would already have taken action with their partners to prevent easy mode scalping and mining specially since supply is extremely limited.
Also you think partners just get to buy the chip and put any tag they want on it without nvidia getting an even cut? Thats just being naive.

 

[InvalidError]

Also you think partners just get to buy the chip and put any tag they want on it without nvidia getting an even cut? Thats just being naive.

Volume contracts are usually for a set quantity and price, and suppliers don't get to change the quantities or prices on a whim. If Nvidia isn't happy with "their cut" under existing contracts then the only way it can forcibly change it is to increase rates for future contracts once current ones have been fulfilled.

 

[blacknemesist]

Volume contracts are usually for a set quantity and price, and suppliers don't get to change the quantities or prices on a whim. If Nvidia isn't happy with "their cut" under existing contracts then the only way it can forcibly change it is to increase rates for future contracts once current ones have been fulfilled.

That goes for any contract of course but Nvidia does not set a price based on "feeling" but research and studying market tendencies so their set price would be one that limits partners profit from the chip alone so both nvidia and partners can make a profit.
I wonder how long is the effective time for these though, there is little to gain from any big name in the market to make long lasting deals when the market is working in their favour and they know it. 3 generations of GPUs marked by the lack of offer kind of hints towards market manipulation.

 

[Joseph_138]

GDRR-6 modules ARE in shortage actually, among many other things related to GPU/CPU manufacturing. It's not just the FABS that are at a premium, it's the components that go into them to make the cards/chips that are shorting out now.
Only good news I see here is I may be able to sell my used 2060 for more than I bought it for if I can score a 3000 series soon.

The whole reason why they stopped making the GDDR5 1650 was that GDDR5 production was being replaced by GDDR6 production. If anything, it should be GDDR5 that is the harder of the two to get.