Re:AMD vs. Intel vs. Nvidia: How Users Are Switching
by ineedasername on Monday February 01, 2021 @10:27PM
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Not really, there may have been ebbs & flows in demand, but the trend for the last 3-4 years has been prices much higher than retail:
If you want evidence check out this link. It shows the the lifetime prices of a GTX 1060 card since its release in 2016. It had an MSRP of $250, yet for most of it's life since sometime in 2017 it's been around $320 or higher, more than 125% of the MSRP, and, when this particular model was last available, over $400. Even used its almost always been above $250, with an average used price over $350:
If you want evidence check out this link. It shows the the lifetime prices of a GTX 1060 card since its release in 2016. It had an MSRP of $250, yet for most of it's life since sometime in 2017 it's been around $320 or higher, more than 125% of the MSRP, and, when this particular model was last available, over $400. Even used its almost always been above $250, with an average used price over $350:
https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B01IEKYD5U