After a period of calm, we’re once again dealing with another storm. Thanks to shortages of the best graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia, scalpers have come swarming, and now, if you can even find a new graphics card, it’s going to be priced higher than it should.
If you’re looking for a cheap GPU deal, it might be tough — but we’ve done the legwork to find the real pricing of the latest cards from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia to make sure you aren’t paying more than you should.
Here’s the state of affairs for GPU pricing in the second quarter of 2025.
When will graphics card prices drop?
Most graphics cards are currently overpriced because of extreme shortages, heightened interest from gamers for a new generation of GPUs, and the ongoing Trump tariff chaos raising prices on just about everything. Unfortunately, none of these look likely to end any time soon, but the situation has been improving steadily over the last few months.
The RTX 5090 and 5080 launched earlier this year to muted acclaim, followed by the slightly more affordable RTX 5070 Ti and 5070, as well as the RTX 5060 Ti and the RTX 5060. AMD’s RX 9070 XT and 9070 are the real standouts for the first half of 2025, but they’re also overpriced. The midrange RX 9060 XT in its two variants fares better, but the 16GB model is priced up, too.
Older GPUs are mostly out of stock too, as the shortages of the new cards pushed everyone to whatever else is available, but there are still some standouts worth considering if you don’t mind missing out on some of the latest features.
Nvidia Blackwell RTX 50-series
Nvidia RTX 5090
The Nvidia RTX 5090 is the most powerful graphics card ever made, but it’s only about 30% faster than the last-generation 4090, so it’s not quite the showstopper it was hoped to be. Multi-frame generation gives it a leg up over the competition in just about any supporting game, but not everyone enjoys its impact on input lag.
Still, with 32GB of VRAM, this is the best of the best. It’s also the most expensive, regularly selling for over $2,500 to $3,000 and above.
- RTX 5090: $2,499
Nvidia RTX 5080
The RTX 5080 launched at $1,000, but it’s hard to find at that price. It’s a capable graphics card, but it falls short of the RTX 4090. That’s a real disappointment.
It overclocks really well, but it’s very expensive. Expect to spend at least $1,200 on this one. It’s still the most affordable way to get access to comfortable 4K gaming in this generation, though.
- RTX 5080: $1,219
Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti
The RTX 5070 Ti was originally priced at $750, but it shot up to over $1,000 shortly after launch. Fortunately, it’s now back down to a more reasonable price of $800. The GPU was fairly expensive to begin with, but at least now you can buy it close to its intended price.
It’s a decent graphics card, but it shows a similarly poor uplift over the last generation. The 4070 Ti Super is only a few percent behind it, making the last-gen option viable if you can find that in stock (which you probably can’t).
- RTX 5070 Ti: $799
Nvidia RTX 5070
The RTX 5070 was supposed to sell for $550. Jensen Huang promised it could offer 4090 performance at 549, but it didn’t manage either. It is more like an RTX 4070 Super, with a few extra percent of raw performance and better DLSS and ray tracing support. Luckily, it currently sells close to the MSRP and is now priced at around $550.
- RTX 5070: $549
Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 16GB & 8GB
Nvidia’s midrange RTX 5060 Ti comes in two variants: one with 8GB of VRAM and one with 16GB. Needless to say, you should pick up the 16GB version if you can, as the extra video memory will go a long way when you’re playing AAA games.
The 8GB model sells for roughly $379, and the 16GB variant will cost you an extra $50 or more. You can also pick up the RTX 5070 instead if your budget can stretch to it.
Nvidia RTX 5060
The RTX 5060 was a highly anticipated GPU, but in the end, it didn’t receive the warm reception many expected it to get. With just 8GB VRAM and a mild uplift over the previous generation, it’s not the perfect GPU — but it’s good enough for mainstream gaming, and it stays close to the MSRP due to lukewarm demand.
- RTX 5060: $299
Nvidia RTX 5050
The RTX 5050 is a new, and somewhat unexpected, offering in Nvidia’s desktop GPU range. The desktop version of the card actually offers slower GDDR6 memory, making it the only RTX 50-series graphics card to have to make do with the older GDDR6 interface. Unless you’re strapped for cash, this one is not worth buying — get the RTX 5060 or the Intel Arc B580 instead.
- RTX 5050: $249
AMD RX 9000 series (RDNA 4)
AMD RX 9070 XT
AMD’s best graphics card in years, the RX 9070 XT, is a great GPU that offers performance between the 7900 XT and 7900 XTX, and with overclocking, can even exceed the RTX 5080. It’s a strong performer, and the only downside is its price. While a fantastic GPU through and through, the RX 9070 XT is a tough sell due to the fact that it hasn’t been available at MSRP since launch.
- RX 9070 XT: $719
AMD RX 9070
The AMD RX 9070 isn’t quite as strong a performer or as good a value as the 9070 XT, but it’s still a great graphics card in 2025. Its performance is better than the 5070 it was targeted against, and not far off catching the 5070 Ti. It overclocks well, too.
Pricing was initially supposed to be $500, but it more often sells around $600, depending on the retailer and model.
- RX 9070: $599
AMD RX 9060 XT 8GB & 16GB
AMD went down the same path with the RX 9060 XT as it did with the RX 7600 XT previously. The GPU is available in two memory variants, one with 8GB and one with 16GB, and it’s easy to guess which one is readily available at MSRP. However, it’s worth noting that both are cheaper than Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti.
Intel Arc Battlemage
Intel Arc B580
Intel’s Arc B580 is a fantastic graphics card at its intended price range. While it’s behind current-gen offerings, it comes with 12GB of VRAM, which is a lot more than can be said about any card from AMD or Nvidia, making it a shockingly good option for future-proofing your gaming PC.
- Arc B580: $299
Intel Arc B570
The B570 may not be as impressive as its pricier counterpart, but it still serves up a whopping 10GB VRAM at a mere $240 right now — that’s way better than any other GPU in that price range. If you’re fine with playing 1080p games at medium to high settings, you’ll be just fine with this one.
- Arc B570: $239
Nvidia GeForce Ada Lovelace RTX 40-series
GeForce RTX 4090
The RTX 4090 review was the fastest card in the world not too long ago, and it’s still the second fastest, beating out newer alternatives like the 5080. The base price is $1,600, but prices have gone bonkers in the past few months, and often they sell for over $3,000, like the 5090 — if you can find them in stock at all.
We do not recommend buying a new RTX 4090 anymore at this point.
GeForce RTX 4080 Super
Nvidia’s RTX 4080 Super is a fairly recent addition to the lineup, and it’s a good one. Although performance-wise it’s practically the same as the RTX 4080 (read our review to find out more), it’s $200 cheaper by default thanks to a surprising price cut on Nvidia’s part. Or at least it should be. In 2025, those prices are insane everywhere else, and stock is non-existent. Steer clear. You can buy the RTX 5080 or the RTX 5070 Ti instead.
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super
The RTX 4070 Ti Super was the second of three GPUs in the Super refresh of its generation. It serves up 16GB of memory instead of 12GB, alongside an increase in CUDA cores. This brings it closer to the RTX 4080, but in our testing, it turned out to be only around 10% faster than the base RTX 4070 Ti.
This GPU came out priced at $800, which is the same as the RTX 4070 Ti, but you’ll never find it for that price these days. If you can find one at all, it’ll go for over $1,000 and isn’t really worth considering.
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Nvidia’s RTX 4070 Ti isn’t a great GPU, as you can read in our RTX 4070 Ti review, and that’s mainly because it’s too expensive. The card was released at $800, and it’s only more expensive now. Don’t buy this one unless you can find it for a few hundred second hand and even then, proceed with caution.
GeForce RTX 4070 Super
The first of the three Super GPUs was the best of all three in terms of value. Like its predecessor, the RTX 4070 Super delivers strong performance, beating out the RTX 4070 Super by 11% at 1440p, outpacing AMD’s fan favorite RX 7800 XT by 8%, and provides access to Nvidia’s ultra-handy DLSS 3.
Its pricing is silly in 2025, though. Avoid unless you get a particularly good deal.
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
Nvidia launched not one but two versions of the RTX 4060 Ti in 2023. The 16GB version is virtually the same as the 8GB model, but it adds an extra $100 to the recommended list price and packs twice as much video memory. However, Nvidia launched this card very quietly and didn’t even make its own Founders Edition either.
Much like the rest of the RTX 40-series, this card is now painfully overpriced and should be avoided.
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
While many had high hopes for the RTX 4060 Ti 8GB, its performance is not great, as you can see in our review of it. Due to the limited amount of VRAM and narrow memory bus, the card struggles against some of the most demanding games already out, let alone the titles still yet to come. Its value is even worse considering the pricing. Its regularly over $500 if in stock at all, making it an easy skip.
GeForce RTX 4060
In the previous generations, the xx60 GPU was always a fan favorite. The RTX 4060 may not quite earn that spot, but it’s been affordable enough to still climb the ranks over time. We’ve reviewed it and found it to be an average competitor against AMD’s recent RX 7600, but in 2025 it’s no longer worth its weight in anything, let alone gold. Avoid anything more than $300 — the RTX 5060 is available for that much, and it’s slightly better.
AMD Radeon RDNA 3 RX 7000
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
As you can read in our Radeon RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT review, AMD’s flagship XTX model is still its fastest graphics card ever, even beating out the newer 9070 XT — though not by much. Ray tracing performance isn’t the best, though it’s solid everywhere else for 4K play. Don’t buy it for its near $1,000 price these days, but if you can find it for $800 or less, it’s still worth considering. Just don’t expect much in ray-traced games.
- RX 7900 XTX: $959
Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD’s RX 7900 XT is considerably less impressive than the XTX model, and because of that, it was once a much more affordable top-tier option. Today, though, it’s hard to find at a decent price, if at all. Not really worth considering when the 9070 XT is better.
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
The RX 7900 GRE was initially launched as a China-only release, but AMD released it worldwide in February 2024. As you may find out from our review of the card, we considered it one of the best value GPU buys in its day. That’s long passed, though. The newer 9070 cards are much better. Just buy one of them instead when the prices are better.
Radeon RX 7800 XT
The Radeon RX 7800 XT was one of the few graphics cards we continue to recommend while prices are out of control. At around $500, it’s a great card for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but don’t expect much more from it than that. Wait for a new card if you can, but buy this one if you can’t.
Radeon RX 7700 XT
This GPU was always overshadowed by the RX 7800 XT, but now, it’s one of the few that can still be bought at a semi-reasonable price. It’s worse than the RX 9070, but not by much, so pick it up if you’re on a tighter budget.
- RX 7700 XT: $349
Should I buy a new GPU now or wait?
Unless you get lucky and manage to find one of the newest graphics cards at close to MSRP, wait it out. Prices are high right now, and the current global economic uncertainty doesn’t help. They might even get worse before they get better.
Fortunately, we’ve been seeing signs of improvement over the last quarter. While GPUs are still expensive, they’re readily available in stock. You can now buy any GPU you want as long as you don’t mind paying a premium. We suggest waiting it out a little longer, but keep an eye out for good deals as you do.
FAQs about GPU prices
Why are GPUs so hard to find?
A mixture of scalpers, low stock at launch, and the Trump tariffs are pushing prices up across the board, leading to more scalping and more desperation, forcing the cycle to repeat. This is something that seems to happen with each GPU generation, but it’s certainly worse this time around.
For a bit of a history lesson, in 2021, there was a GPU shortage, which is why GPUs used to be so hard to find. The coronavirus pandemic caused a chip shortage, making it difficult for Nvidia and AMD to produce enough cards to keep up with demand. Demand was at an all-time high in 2021, too, as cryptocurrency miners rushed to pick up graphics cards from shelves.
Throw scalpers into the mix, who capitalized on demand from gamers and cryptocurrency miners, and it’s easy to see why GPUs were so expensive. Simply put, graphics cards were hard to find because the demand was much higher than the supply.
We had a bit of a break from shortages and awful pricing, but we’re right back in the midst of another GPU price hike. These things move in cycles, so it may improve later this year.
Are GPUs still out of stock in 2025?
No, GPUs are back in stock, although they’re pretty expensive right now. Keep your eyes peeled on our GPU deals pages for a chance at a good buy now and again.
When will GPU prices return to normal?
Unfortunately, we can’t say. Before the end of the year seems likely, but even then, we don’t know what’s going to happen with various new tariffs on imports, most of which come from China. Expect prices to be high for some time to come.
Will GPU prices drop in 2025?
Some GPU prices have already dropped, but many are still overpriced, and will likely stay that way for a few more months at least. There’s no guarantee we’ll see anything like normality for some time to come.
