AMD’s partners are already scalping their ‘MSRP’ 9070 and 9070 XT – The Verge

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Just one week after AMD announced the promising prices of their new Radeon 9070 and 9070 XT graphics cards at $550 and $600 respectively, retailers like Newegg, Overclockers UK, and Micro Center have already increased the prices by $50 to $130. Despite AMD’s initial claims, they did not deny that their partners could raise prices above the suggested retail prices. This price hike has occurred even though the specific models intended to sell at MSRP are currently out of stock across these retailers. In contrast, Nvidia’s similar products have not yet seen such price increases at major US retailers, where they continue to be listed at their original MSRPs. AMD had previously indicated that more cards would be available at the original prices from multiple vendors, but the quick shift in pricing strategy has left consumers facing higher costs than anticipated.

📌 Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/628332/amd-9070-xt-gpu-retailer-partner-scalping