The latest controversy swirling around the RTX 4090 — one one of the most highly-praised graphic cards on the market — has dropped an interesting fact into the midst of things. Wccftech reports that thousands of the vaular RTX conquests have been repurposed in China as incredible AI chips. Just days before, a ban on AI chips sent to China was put in place — which includes this card. Spurred by an ever increasing demand in China, it’s rumored that Nvidia honored those requests, leaving few on retail shelves elsewhere. This much is clear: a decrease in supply has caused graphic card prices in the U.S. to skyrocket — stay buckled up, as a Black Friday deal can have you paying up past entry price point of the cards original launch.
Luckily, these price hikes likely won’t be lasting. After all, straight from the hearts at Nvidia, out RRX 4090 isn’t expected to get their Super treatment. Basically, this means it’s getting suppler, restoring expectations of traditional retail prices. With a ban in effect and expected updates around January, performance sensitive gamers — and therefore prices — pitching to level back out in the upcoming months.
