When do you expect the trade tariffs to affect GPU prices in the US?

98Redbird · October 2, 2018

Just curious.

I don't imagine it will have much effect on the GTX 10 series cards since I'm not sure how many more are going to be making their way into the country, but rather the 20 series cards? Do you think RTX 2080 Ti stock will come available before the price hike starts?

TheSLSAMG · October 2, 2018

9 minutes ago, 98Redbird said:

Do you think RTX 2080 Ti stock will come available before the price hike starts?

Probably not. The cards have to be made and shipped out of Taiwan or China, and the first trade deadline has already passed so they'll be hit with a 10% tariff when they get to US shores. I believe we treat Taiwan the same as China for purposes of trade, though I could be wrong.

98Redbird · October 2, 2018

Yeah, sure does make the 10 series cards all that much more enticing huh?

Warlockben · October 2, 2018

9 minutes ago, TheSLSAMG said:

I believe we treat Taiwan the same as China for purposes of trade

Actually we don't. Taiwan is considered separate for trade, even though the US technically doesn't officially recognize it as a country. However trade from Taiwan will still be impacted since most of their exports are intermediary (roughly 78% according to the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research) , meaning that they ship components out to another country (mainly China) where they are then assembled.

TL;DR Yes these cards will be affected by tariffs. Whether that price will be passed onto the consumer or if the AIB partners will absorb it is yet to be seen.