Nvidia's New Mainstream Graphics Cards Are Priced to Sell
During the pandemic, there was no such thing as a mainstream graphics card. Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) RTX 3060, launched in February 2021, was already on the pricey side for a mainstream card with a launch price of $329. For comparison, the GTX 1060, which launched back in 2016, went for $249. The GTX 1660 Super from 2019 went for a budget-friendly $229.
That launch price meant little in the crazy graphics card market of the pandemic. Sky-high demand from gamers and cryptocurrency miners pushed up graphics card prices dramatically in 2021.
If you could even find one at retail, an RTX 3060 would cost you many hundreds of dollars more than the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP). Prices finally started to cool in 2022, and now, the pricing situation is much closer to normal.
Source Fool.com
