AMD Partners Raise Prices for Radeon 9070 and 9070 XT
A week later start of sales video cards Radeon 9070 и Radeon 9070 XT, their value began to rise rapidly grow. AMD partners including ASRock, Gigabyte, PowerColor, Sapphire and XFX, raised prices on $ 50– $ 130, which resulted in the cards being unavailable at the recommended price at major retailers.
Newegg is currently selling PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper behind $700 (+$100), and XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Swift already reaches $730 (+$130). In the UK overclockersuk raised the price Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT to £650 (+£80), and ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend now it's worth it £669 (+£99).
Basic ones have also become more expensive Radeon RX 9070. Micro Center sells XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift OC behind $630 (+$80), and Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 Gaming OC - already $670 (+$130). Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 in the UK has risen in price to £570 (+£40).
Interestingly, some retailers, such as Best Buy, they are still holding the old prices, but there are already no cards not available. According to The Verge, AMD did not deny the possibility of increasing prices, which probably allowed partners to increase the cost of the cards.
