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AMD confirms Radeon GPU sales have nosedived (www.pcgamesn.com)
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[–] priapus@sh.itjust.works 37 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Everyone I know who's bought a GPU recently has gone used, including me

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 24 points 6 months ago (2 children)

That and there just hasn't been much gains in performance in recent years, so it makes sense to not upgrade for a while. And a lot of people upgraded all at once during the pandemic, so there are less people on the market for a new GPU.

[–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I got a prebuilt like a couple years ago after getting a chunk of money and it still does me ok. There's a 6800xt in it and it still handles current games ok. I'm in no rush, the only thing I would like is better ray tracing but that's not enough of a reason for me to spend £700+ on a new card.

[–] priapus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

Very true, I was using a 1080TI until a few months ago.

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 16 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Where can I buy used from regular NOT scalper people?

[–] priapus@sh.itjust.works 18 points 6 months ago

GPU's aren't in a shortage like they were. The majority of new GPUs are just regular people selling them. I wouldn't personally call it scalping if it's below MSRP.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 8 points 6 months ago

you can buy from Scalpers or Crypto bros larping as scalpers. The choice is yours.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Not me, but looking at prices, the $500 I paid for my 6950 beats a lot of used prices out there now

[–] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

What sort of discount on retail did you get?