It's no secret at this point that no matter how good the AMD RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 are, they're still impossible to find. And it looks like the new AMD Big Navi graphics cards could meet the same fate. This comes from a since-deleted post on the Swedish hardware forum Sweclockers, and spotted by the folks at Wccftech, where an alleged Asus representative hinted that the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, "like pretty much all Graphics cards now" will sell out in minutes, just like previous Nvidia Ampere cards. The forum post also gives a good idea of when third-party versions of the new RDNA 2 graphics cards can be expected. Apparently, the aftermarket cards will arrive a few weeks after the original release date of November 18. but as we've seen with every other GPU release in recent months, they're likely to be out of stock, too. It comes after AMD reportedly issued guidelines for retailers specifically to avoid the same kind of hardware shortage fiasco that Nvidia went through with the launch of the RTX 3080 back in September. However, it seems that the AMD Ryzen 5000 processors are already sold out and have massively inflated prices, according to a report from HotHardware. It's clear that PC hardware is in incredibly high demand as everyone is always trying to spend time indoors, and playing the best PC games in 4K is a great way to do that. Either way, we won't know what the hardware availability of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT will look like until it's actually available. We've reached out to AMD for comment and will let you know if we hear anything.
That's why we can't have a good deal
One of the main reasons we don't expect a ton of Black Friday deals on the best graphics cards is that they're selling left and right at their regular price, and sometimes even more. Even assuming that AMD and Nvidia graphics cards are even on store shelves during the big holiday shopping spree, it's clear that no one has to cut prices to get people to buy them. Especially since these graphics cards launch around the same time that the PS5 and Xbox Series X are pushing gaming into the next generation, it's no surprise that Nvidia Ampere and AMD Big Navi graphics cards are in such high demand. . The most powerful next-gen console after all, the Xbox Series X offers graphics power on par with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super. AMD and Nvidia seem to have this performance practically out of the water, at least on paper. PC gamers who want true next-gen graphics performance don't want to be left behind on consoles, so we expect the stock issues to continue into the coming year. Hopefully, with the Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 hitting the market on November 18, followed by the Radeon RX 6900 XT on December 8, they'll help even out demand as there's only more variety. the market. And who knows, we've heard rumors of an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti hitting the streets in December. If that's true, it could help absorb demand for cutting-edge graphics, and everyone can enjoy some next-gen ray tracing goodness. Either way, this holiday season has already been an exciting one in the world of PC components, and we don't expect it to slow down any time soon, and we're running out of time. PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT ... EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 XC ...