AMD increasing Vega 64 Pricing above official MSRP

[tom_w141]

Source: https://videocardz.com/71776/amd-is-trying-to-sell-radeon-rx-vega-64-at-a-higher-price

 

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From Europe to Asia, retailers are told that Vega 64 will be sold at higher price than first advertised. It appears that AMD is trying to sell both blower type cards for the same price, which is 599 USD.

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4 independent sources claiming that there is little to no difference in pricing for black and limited editions of Vega 64.

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This is not the first time the product is offered at a higher price than first advertised. This usually happens for preorders or shortly after launch. However few shops will still offer Vega 64 at official suggested price, just so AMD can say it was sold for 499 USD.

 

 

So it appears AMD is telling retailers to sell Vega above the original MSRP and not just that the standard (black) version is being sold at the same cost as the limited edition. The difference is the limited edition has an aluminium shroud, which admittedly looks better but not $100 worth of better... Kind of a dick move in my opinion when their product isn't even that great to begin with. Matching a 1080 at 499 is borderline acceptable. Matching a 1080 and straying toward 1080Ti prices?! WTF... Your opinions?

[Redicat]

AMD really has a problem with their production arent they?  

[tom_w141]

10 minutes ago, Redicat said:

AMD really has a problem with their production arent they?  

HBM2 is expensive and scarce

 

CLARIFICATION: This isn't in defense of AMD's pricing or reasoning. I merely meant this is likely to be a contributing factor and that it was a dumb idea for AMD to use it on a gpu that isn't top of the line/competition beating.

[Redicat]

Just now, tom_w141 said:

HBM2 is expensive and scarce

Guess let's wait a little longer until that is no longer the case

[Herman Mcpootis]

$1000 SGD?

damn well better be good for $1000, you can find a 1080 here for just under $200 less.

[DocSwag]

Just now, Redicat said:

Guess let's wait a little longer until that is no longer the case

By that time Volta will be out

[You_are_a_cunt]

At those prices, unless the MH is retardedly high, I don't see miner's buying out stocks.

[PCGuy_5960]

$650 for a 1080 competitor?

 

No one will buy Vega if the price doesn't drop.

[DLex]

Let the miners buy them at the inflated prices with AMD getting the extra cash.

[TidaLWaveZ]

4 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

HBM2 is expensive and scarce

and

[kc.kurai]

I wonder if the retailers mentioned in the article are preemptively taking advantage of Miners. Though, wasn't AMD originally only going to offer RX Vega in bundles? 

[Redicat]

1 minute ago, DLex said:

Let the miners buy them at the inflated prices with AMD getting the extra cash.

Damn bastards they are as long amd grows it may be any good?

[tom_w141]

Btw at £703 that's more than I paid for my 1080Ti  

[Redicat]

1 minute ago, tom_w141 said:

Btw at £703 that's more than I paid for my 1080Ti  

Assumeing AMD will probably kicks NVIDIAs ASS in Tflops performance

[tom_w141]

Just now, Redicat said:

Assumeing AMD will probably kicks NVIDIAs ASS in Tflops performance

Nvidia flipped a switch so to speak (driver update) and tripled the Titan's performance in workstation applications

[ravenshrike]

7 minutes ago, revsilverspine said:

At those prices, unless the MH is retardedly high, I don't see miner's buying out stocks.

If it's at 100MHs they'll buy it.

[You_are_a_cunt]

3 minutes ago, ravenshrike said:

If it's at 100MHs they'll buy it.

which is retardedly high, considering RX x80 pushes around 25MH/s

[goodtofufriday]

Id want to hear from AMD before saying anything. This is an extremely negative message days before the card launches. 

 

And what proof is there that it is AMD and not the retailers doing this? Retailers are price gouging rx580s, wouldnt doubt they do it to Vega as well.

[Taf the Ghost]

I like the theory that AMD realized they could keep a stash themselves at one of their facilities with low electricity costs and are doing racks of mining themselves.

 

More likely is that preorders have already eaten up most of the pipeline already, so they can charge higher prices to make more money while limiting the sell-through rate. While seemingly annoying for the consumer, it's probably a decent sign that AMD is still expecting this to sell well enough.

[Bananasplit_00]

Well this sucks, I'm a lot more exited for 56 though, could overclock really well and beat the 64, hopefully you can flash the 56, if not it's a bit RIP for that idea

[raphidy]

So Nvidia does have to cut price down. Hope this won't affect vega 56.

[Guest]

What :/? A liquid cooled 1080 TI seems to be such a better deal, this is really disappointing for those looking to get a Vega 64 LE, especially if the liquid cooled edition comes close to 900$/€.

[tom_w141]

53 minutes ago, goodtofufriday said:

Id want to hear from AMD before saying anything. This is an extremely negative message days before the card launches. 

 

And what proof is there that it is AMD and not the retailers doing this? Retailers are price gouging rx580s, wouldnt doubt they do it to Vega as well.

4 Independent retailers reported it was told to them by AMD that's the whole scandal part...

47 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

Well this sucks, I'm a lot more exited for 56 though, could overclock really well and beat the 64, hopefully you can flash the 56, if not it's a bit RIP for that idea

Teach me how to flash on 8 extra compute units please sensei.

[SpaceGhostC2C]

1 hour ago, tom_w141 said:

. Matching a 1080 and straying toward 1080Ti prices?! WTF... Your opinions?

My opinion: the relevant question is whether miners are going to pay it, and at mining the Nvidia references don't apply.

The RX 480 and co. didn't go up to 1070 prices and beyond due to gaming performance...

[tom_w141]

Just now, SpaceGhostC2C said:

My opinion: the relevant question is whether miners are going to pay it, and at mining the Nvidia references don't apply.

The RX 480 and co. didn't go up to 1070 prices and beyond due to gaming performance...

Perhaps, though the mining performance at present is merely a myth/hope