According to TechSpot , NVIDIA and AMD are accelerating production and shipping of new generation graphics cards to avoid tariffs that could push prices up by up to 40%.
NVIDIA and AMD rush to stockpile graphics cards over new tariff concerns
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Two graphics card giants worry about new tariffs
The new US President's administration is expected to impose new tariffs of 10% to 20% on imported goods, with goods from China being taxed up to 60%. The goal of this policy is to encourage domestic production.
While NVIDIA and AMD processors are manufactured by TSMC and Samsung, graphics cards are typically assembled and packaged in China. AIB partners like Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, and Zotac also assemble their products primarily in the country. As a result, NVIDIA and AMD are working to get their graphics cards into the U.S. before January 20, when the new tariffs are expected to take effect.
Specifically, NVIDIA is expected to launch the RTX 5000 series at CES 2025 in early January in the US, while AMD will also announce the Radeon 9000 series. If the tax cannot be avoided, the selling price of these cards will increase significantly. For example, the RTX 5090 could be priced from $ 1,799 to more than $ 2,500.
Not only graphics cards, many other technology products such as laptops, phones, and monitors can also increase in price sharply due to the new tariff policy. The US Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is forecasting that laptop prices could increase by 45%, phones by 25.8%, monitors by 31.2%, and game consoles by 40%.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nvidia-va-amd-gap-rut-du-tru-card-do-hoa-185241228091523814.htm
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