"I just bought the computer a few days ago, because I am doing advertising design, the computer configuration is more concerned, with the RTX3060 graphics card, the result of buying a few days to see and then the price is reduced, a little congested." Ms. Huang, who has just replaced the new computer, told every reporter.
Previously, due to the impact of the "mining" boom and the "lack of core", the price of computer graphics cards that continued to rise has ushered in a big dive in recent times. Every reporter came to the Yigao Cyber City on the college road to visit the field.
"The graphics card of the RTX3060 model has dropped by 2,000 yuan compared to the highest price around October last year." Mr. Liu, a staff member of the Lenovo counter of Yigao Cyber City, told every reporter.
Graphics card price diving
State regulation may be a key factor
According to CCTV financial reports, some insiders believe that the plunge in graphics card prices is related to the rectification of virtual currency.
In September 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments jointly issued the "Notice on Rectifying virtual currency "mining" activities", and subsequently, the People's Bank of China and ten other departments issued documents to prevent and deal with the risk of virtual currency transaction speculation, clearly stating that virtual currency-related business activities are illegal financial activities. As the policy continues to tighten, the price of virtual currency has fallen, the "mining tide" has gradually receded, and the price of graphics cards has also begun to fall sharply.
"The price reduction of this graphics card is also related to the fact that many people sell the graphics card used for mining at a low price." Mr. Zhu, a staff member of a booth at Yigao Digital, told reporters.
Graphics card price fluctuations
The price of the whole machine has also dropped significantly
Mr. Liu told reporters, "The price reduction of the graphics card also has a great impact on the price of the whole machine," the original i7 processor plus RTX 3060 graphics card configuration of the laptop price of nearly 10,000 yuan, but because the price of the 3060 graphics card fell by about two thousand yuan, the price of the configuration of the whole machine computer also fell by more than a thousand yuan.
The other three mainstream graphics cards RTX2060s have a maximum price of up to 5400 yuan and a current price of 3400 yuan; the highest price of "580 8g" is 2300 yuan, the current price is 1000 yuan; and the highest price of "1060 6g" is 2500 yuan, and the current price is 1300 yuan.
With the whole machine (i7 CPU) of these models of graphics cards, the price drop ranges from about 500-1000 yuan, and the decline is between 7% and 12%. In terms of sales, the Lenovo Savior series equipped with RTX3060 graphics cards sells 2000+ per month; hp Shadow Genie with RTX2060 sells 700+ monthly; and notebooks equipped with RTX1060 sell up to 6000+ per month.
Mr. Zhu also told every full reporter that when the price of the graphics card soared before, "many people use 5,000 yuan to buy a whole machine, and then the graphics card can be dismantled and sold alone to reach 4,000 yuan, and other accessories are then disassembled and sold, and the total income may be higher than the original price." ”
Every full reporter browsed the data on the online shopping platform, at present, the graphics price of the RTX3060 model is floating around 3500 yuan, the price of the laptop equipped with the graphics card of this model is 7000 yuan, and the price of some whole machines can reach tens of thousands of yuan.
Will graphics card prices continue to fall?
The dealer said so...
Mr. Zhu said, "If the dealer still has a large number of high-priced goods in hand, even if the manufacturer wants to sell at a low price, the dealer cannot eat this loss", so he believes that the possibility of continuing to fall is unlikely, and it should fluctuate in a small range at a stable level.
Every full reporter noted that even if the price of graphics cards has dropped sharply, the price of popular graphics cards on the market is still higher than the official guidance price. According to the 3DCenter report, in December last year, the premium of Nvidia and AMD graphics cards once exceeded more than 80% of the initial suggested retail price, and is still 25% higher than the initial suggested retail price.
Anxious to change the graphics card, the new price is too high, is the second-hand graphics card a good choice? "Many second-hand graphics cards are 'mined', and the damage to the graphics card by 'mining' is very large." Mr. Liu, an employee of lenovo counter in Yigao Cyber City, said that it is not a wise choice to buy a graphics card in the second-hand market now, although it will not have a significant impact on use, but there will still be differences in service life and functional performance.
"Second-hand mining cards are damaged because of overclocking, and whoever buys it suffers a loss." Mr. Yang, an electronic enthusiast, told every reporter.
Many gamers think that the graphics card can be lowered again, and some netizens commented: You don't buy me, tomorrow you can drop two hundred.
Gamer Mr. Lin told every reporter, "My original computer has been used for more than a year, ready to wait, the price of second-hand graphics cards is low, but the quality is not necessarily good, I am a member of the 'wait party' haha." ”
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Business Daily reporter / every full reporter Hou Huihui
Intern Liu Zhuoli
Photography/Video Lou Hitomi
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Editor on duty: Hou Huihui