GPU Availability and Pricing Update: June 2022
GPU pricing and availability continues a super positive trend, with the crypto market pooping the bed and gamers' demand slowing due to next-gen anticipation, GPUs are readily available at retailers.
Ethereum miners spent $15 billion on graphics cards in the last 18 months
That explains those shortages
Bitcoin mining bounces back in China as country takes second-largest global hashrate share
Despite the crypto ban, China is second only to the US when it comes to mining
Asus says demand for graphics cards used to mine crypto is disappearing
Good news for gamers
SEC fines Nvidia $5.5 million for failing to disclose cryptomining's revenue impacts
The decision dates back to 2018 revenue reports that failed to account for crypto-based sales
US targets Russian Bitcoin miners in latest round of sanctions
Russians have been using crypto to lessen the impact of economic sanctions
GPU Availability and Pricing Update, April 2022: Inching Ever Closer to MSRP
It's time for our monthly graphics card pricing update and in overly positive news, the trend towards more affordable GPUs has continued. We're inching ever closer to MSRP level pricing.
Intel launches second-gen Blockscale ASIC for Bitcoin mining
The silicon giant says it won't affect CPU and GPU manufacturing
Graphics cards drop to their lowest price in 15 months, now 25% over MSRP
Could they hit MSRP by May?
Nvidia's RTX 3060 laptop GPUs are being transplanted onto desktop cards to bypass mining limiter
More bad news for gamers, China edition
Nvidia hackers threaten to leak mining-limiter bypass algorithm, DLSS source code, more
Lapsus$ may have found the key to a real hash rate unlocker
This supposed Nvidia GPU hash rate unlocker was just malware
The promise was unsafe and suspicious from the get go
GPU Availability and Pricing Update: February 2022
After many months we finally have good news to share about graphics card pricing and availability. Things are starting to head in the right direction and although inflated pricing isn't far from over yet, we're seeing the lowest GPU prices in over a year.
Intel will launch its first blockchain accelerator later this year
Intel hardware will offer 1,000x better performance per watt than mainstream GPUs for mining
Numbers show upcoming RTX 3050 isn't worth it for mining
Might the 3050 actually be widely available?
Russia wants to ban cryptocurrency trading and mining
Russia is the third-largest crypto mining nation
Intel to unveil Bitcoin mining ASIC at upcoming chip conference
Intel believes blockchain transactions can be completed more efficiently
GPU Availability and Pricing Update: January 2022
It's time to assess the current GPU market and see what's going on at the beginning of 2022. Throughout last year, GPU prices were the worst they have ever been, but there is some hope that this year will be better.
Block confirms plans to build an open Bitcoin mining system
Block wants to make Bitcoin mining more decentralized and accessible
Is the end in sight? Graphics card shipments predicted to increase 10% as mining demand lessens
Some welcome positive signs
Bitcoin's global hashrate tumbles after Kazakhstan shuts off country's internet
BTC's price has also slumped
