In a notable shift, graphics card prices in China increased by 15-30% between July 25 and 26, primarily due to rising costs of GDDR6 and GDDR7 memory. Specific models saw significant price hikes, with the RTX 5070 Ti up by 21.8%, the RX 9060 XT 16GB soaring by 28.8%, and the Intel Arc B570 climbing 20.6%.
Retailers are proactively stockpiling graphics cards, anticipating further increases in DRAM prices in the latter half of 2026. This situation in China may foreshadow similar trends in other regions if the shortage and escalating memory prices continue.
