Russian prices of the flagship graphics card GeForce RTX 4090 and its younger versions may increase by 10-15% by the end of 2023. In this respect reports Izvestia publication cites analysts and retailers.
The reason for the price increase will be the US ban on the import of GeForce RTX 4090 graphics accelerators to China, CIS countries and the Middle East. Typically, Russian retailers purchase electronic products from these regions through parallel imports. In addition, the current graphics card shortage of this model will cause the prices to increase.
The ban will come into force on November 17. Izvestia writes that until then, Chinese companies are trying to purchase as many GeForce RTX 4090s as possible.
Experts interviewed by the publication believe that if Nvidia sees a failure in sales of the GeForce RTX 4090, the company will release a similar model that is not subject to restrictions.
“When the sharp rise in prices scares gamers from buying RTX 4090, Nvidia may release an “almost identical” but no longer subject to sanctions RTX 4080 Ti, the debut of the “special gaming version” will definitely be in demand,” said Evgeniy Kharitonov, editor-in-chief of Ferra.ru. “It will happen in early 2024,” he said.
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