**The Future of Graphics Cards: A Guide to Buying and Waiting**

If you're in the market for a new graphics card, whether it's to upgrade your existing system or purchase a brand new one, you're probably wondering when the next big thing will arrive. AMD and NVIDIA have been teasing their upcoming LoiF (Licensing Fee) and AD103 GPUs respectively, but when can you expect them on store shelves? In this article, we'll dive into the world of graphics cards, discussing the current stockpiling situation, factory ramp-up times, and what to do if you're waiting for a new release.

**Stockpiling and Factory Ramp-Up Times**

The situation is quite different from last year when AMD's Radeon RX 6000 series launched. Back then, AMD was caught off guard by NVIDIA's aggressive pricing strategy, leading to a shortage of stock. This time around, both companies are better prepared, with larger stockpiles and more efficient production lines. However, it's still unclear how much stock AMD and NVIDIA have currently set aside for their LoiF and AD103 GPUs. The situation is also different when it comes to retailers and supply chain logistics. As a result, the demand for graphics cards is expected to be stronger this time around.

It's worth noting that when any new product is released, whether it's a graphics card or not, it takes some time for factories to ramp up production and for yields from raw materials to improve. At the beginning, yields are naturally lower, and as production rates increase, so do the percentages of usable goods and total goods. For GPUs, this means that manufacturers can only afford to start producing more budget-oriented cards once their high-end offerings have sold out.

**Should You Wait for AMD or NVIDIA's New GPUs?**

We've discussed the pros and cons of waiting for AMD's new GPUs versus NVIDIA's in depth before. If you're looking for a top-of-the-line card like the RTX 3080 or 3080 Ti, it may be worth waiting. However, if you're after a mid-range GPU like the RX 3060 or RX 3070, there's less of an incentive to wait.

On the other hand, if you're looking for a budget-friendly option, now is an excellent time to pick up a current-gen graphics card. Many users will be waiting for AMD's new GPUs or opting for used or end-of-line stock from the last generation. The window of opportunity to buy a high-end GPU at a discounted price may be very short-lived.

**The Perfect Time to Buy**

Rumors suggest that new cards are on their way, and they'll likely hit store shelves in time for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas. If you're waiting for the perfect moment to pounce, now is an excellent time to start looking. The current market offers a wide range of options, from budget-friendly GPUs to high-end models.

The only way to ensure you get the best deal is to wait and see what everyone else does. Compare prices, read reviews, and assess the performance of each GPU before making your decision. If you're happy with your current graphics card, there's no need to rush into something new.

**Purchasing Options**

If you've already got a graphics card that you're happy with, it might be best to stick with it until the new year when everything is on the market. However, if you're in desperate need of an upgrade, now is a good time to consider purchasing a current-gen GPU. The prices are still relatively competitive, and you won't have to wait for what feels like forever.

On the other hand, if you haven't got a PC or need a new GPU due to hardware failures, it's best to be cautious. Waiting too long may mean missing out on great deals or not being able to get the PC built in time. In this case, weighing your options carefully and considering purchasing a current-gen GPU while still waiting for the next-generation offerings is an excellent strategy.

**Philosophy and Timing**

The way you approach waiting for new graphics cards can be influenced by various factors, including personal preference, gaming habits, and budget constraints. While some users may naturally prefer NVIDIA GPUs over AMD, others might have a different allegiance or simply want to wait for the perfect deal.

Ultimately, the key to avoiding losing out is to buy any current-gen GPUs in about six weeks' time. As we approach Christmas, new cards are likely to land from all major manufacturers, including AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel. With their next-gen CPUs also slated for release, there's plenty of excitement surrounding the upcoming graphics card market.

As you prepare for the holiday season, take a moment to assess your options carefully. Read reviews, compare prices, and consider purchasing a current-gen GPU if it meets your performance needs at a price that suits you.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwill the rtx 4080 sell out immediately it's probably a question you guys looking for a high-end gpu later this year will be asking yourself and it's a question that also applies to amd's rd and a3 releases next-gen intel cpus and just about everything and anything in between the last couple of years have been so rough for pc gamers i understand i get it and it's been hard for us trying to recommend to you guys the best parts to buy when simply every single thing was out of stock but what a lot of people are probably intrigued about right now is will history repeat itself will time go back to how it was a couple of years ago and if so why is that the case if not why is it not the case and what can you do to try and avoid losing out on the next gen gpu lottery let's talk about it now with rtx 30 series the cards hit the shelves pretty immediately in september and left within basically five minutes retailers and gpu manufacturers rejoiced for a brief moment as they rated the cash from unprecedented demands for next-gen graphics cards but their happiness was short-lived as they too failed to get any more stock to sell to consumers nvidia and amd battled with ap pr nightmare that they did make quite a lot of money as gamers around the world were literally fuming that they could not buy a brand new graphics card scalpers hoovered up gpus off the back of major demand selling them on ebay for like three four five times the price it was a wild period in the market and those mining cryptocurrencies somehow i don't know how they did this well probably do it was bots and all of these other mystical creatures hoovered up hundreds and hundreds of graphics cards contributing to global warming power outages fires and of course uncertainty and carnage in the cryptocurrency market as if that wasn't enough i mean things just didn't get any better from there huge supply chain issues off the back of comed where people were isolated isolating factories were closed we'd stop digging things out the ground because we thought no one was going to have any money left the whole situation looking pretty bleak and those manufacturers who tried to up production pretty much all three of them in terms of intel amd and nvidia just couldn't do so quick enough but have some lessons been learned from those last gen gpu launches or are we going to be back to square one now when any new hotly anticipated product hits the market the demand is always going to be higher and at the end of every single gpu life cycle people do naturally hold out and wait it's like if you've got thirty thousand dollars for a brand new kia and you know that kia is soon bringing out the fancy new model with an upgraded touchscreen and a nice loud exhaust you're gonna go ahead and wait for that next generation because you don't want to look silly driving your new car home only to see your neighbors picked up a slightly nicer one for exactly the same price or maybe not just a little bit more what that naturally does is create pent-up demand and that of course inflates prices or at least keeps them at those higher msrp or above levels if you look back to the original launch of 20 series with 2070 2080 and later the super lineup those cards sold out pretty instantaneously with lots of people who didn't buy in the first week left on a waiting list or waiting for new stock to land the difference is that the manufacturers were able to better level their supply with the demand and while nvidia way more units of 30 series in the first few months than they did 20 series there were so many more people who had either got into pc gaming who were looking for an upgrade or of course were stuck at home with nothing else to spend their money on but this time definitely looks different the crypto market is completely through the floor and while i wouldn't rule out a return to some level of boom within ethereum and bitcoin and all that jazz hopefully gpu mining as a major factor is gone at least for the foreseeable 12 18 months and to be honest with you hopefully forever if it does rebound it's very unlikely to be yet and with restrictions in terms of low hash rate designs likely to come as standard on 40 series gpus i'm not too concerned plus the next gen cards are also rumored to be very power hungry something that miners despise and could actually do gamers a favor even if it does make your energy bills that little bit more pricey at the end of the month to make matters even better for the next gen launches nvidia and amd are even rumored to be trying to reduce some of their orders of wafers and semiconductors for these new gpus because they think they've perhaps bought too many now some people will be looking at that and going i've got no sympathy you've bought too many and that's not amd and nvidia trying to keep prices super super high it's perhaps if true simply a reflection on the fact that they've got lots of stock at the moment of existing units that now they actually can't sell so we've talked about in a recent video and a reflection of the global economic downturn which will naturally suppress demand it's not for them about trying to keep these huge high scout prices as because while that benefits these manufacturers in the short term in the long term it's volatile and doesn't provide the kind of certainty to shareholders that a lot of businesses want that's not to say manufacturers necessarily lost out through the gpu crisis they didn't they were selling pretty much all the units they were shipping one thing that manufacturers have also done which should help massively is majorly bolster supply chains a supply chain is basically the path that all the materials you need to make a graphics card take from being extracted or produced and then being used in a gpu is something that dr lisa sue amd's legendary ceo talked about in great detail where amd were actually given budgets to go and help suppliers in order to get more materials into the factories and up production it's not simply about making your factory bigger and hiring more people you need the raw materials and the power to get these things made another factor to be discussed is of course the global economic situation lots of people in the uk the us and around the world are feeling the pinch right now as things in life naturally get more expensive and inflation skyrockets now i'm no financial expert i'm not gonna give you an assessment of the global economic situation because i'll just make myself look a bit silly but what i can tell you for certain based on what the news and other factors are saying is that people naturally have got less disposable income right now and that will suppress gpu demand if you're one of the lucky ones with some money stashed away for a graphics card you're likely going to be fighting less people when they first launch to get your hands on one of the all-important first samples but what does all of this mean does it mean that gpus will immediately sell out when they first launch probably but does it mean they'll be gone for a long time as they were with 30 series definitely not we also don't know quite how much stock the amd and nvidia are currently stockpiling of their lovelace and rd and a3 gpus they're going to want to avoid a repeat of last time as are retailers and i'd expect supply into the sales channels around the world to be stronger this time around it's also worth noting that when any new product comes out whether it's a graphics card whether it's a phone whether it's a car it takes a little bit of time for factories to ramp up production the yields from the raw materials at the very beginning from that all-important silicon are naturally lower and as the production rate increases and the yield also increases the percentage of usable goods and the number of total goods increases at an exponential rate as the yield gets better and better for gpus that's when manufacturers can afford to start making more budget oriented cards if you've got a low yield an rtx 40 50 tier card is never gonna make any money that's why the high end cards always come first and the more budget options come later we've talked about whether you should wait for amd or nvidia's new gpus at length before and i don't want to dive into that too much because we've got videos talking about it but essentially if you're looking for something like a 3080 3080 ti it may be worth waiting if you're looking for a 30 50 tier gpu i frankly wouldn't bother now is an awesome time to pick a cardo many of you as well will also be playing the game where you either are trying to pick up a used 30 series gpu or some end-of-line stock some of the last units that factories have pumped out and retailers are now looking to shift and it's this segment of the market that will be waiting for the perfect time to pounce all the rumors suggest that new cards are coming soon they'll definitely be on shelves in time for black friday cyber monday and christmas making your window of opportunity to buy an older card on the cheap very very imminent i'd actually argue the window of opportunity starts now and probably lasts for the next six to eight weeks it all depends just how many of you are waiting to pick up a next-gen gpu if you've already got a graphics card that you're happy with i'd stick with it to be honest until the new year where you can assess all of the cards amd bring to the table everything in video brings and maybe even what intel are offering up but as we've discussed in another recent video that's not looking all too positive right now the only way that you really win in all of this is to wait and see what everybody does and compare and contrast options between each other some of you may naturally have an allegiance to nvidia cards more than amd in which case i'd urge you to pull the trigger if you're happy with the releases in video bring to the table if amd haven't yet bought their cards too where things get more tricky is if you haven't yet got a pc or in fact you've got a gpu in desperate need of an upgrade in which case i'd perhaps advise you to either pick up one of the current cards if it provides the performance you're after at the price you like or wait out for the new releases but don't wait until next year until everyone's released everything because otherwise you won't have a pc at all eight months ago people said james should i wait for new gpus you could have been gaming for eight months you'd have to wait a year how many games how many hours how much enjoyment can you have in a year waiting for the next big thing is never the best idea and naturally in life some people are always gonna win and some people are always gonna lose not to get too philosophical with all of this the way you can avoid losing though is by buying any of the current gpus in about six weeks time the closer we get to christmas the closer these cards are undoubtedly going to land amd have said late summer early fall nvidia have been very quiet but i'm sure cards will probably land from them in the next few months and intel 2 have said late summer for their next-gen gpus with amd cpus also slated for fall there's plenty of options about to hit the market if you're happy with the current gpus and the price they're available for pick one of those up now but if you're after a high-end card make sure you've got your fast finger ready to click that buy button as i'd expect new cards to sell out pretty quickly but then be replenished in a much shorter time frame than what we saw with 3000 and rx 6000 series if you found this video useful make sure to get subscribed thanks for tuning in and as always we'll see you in the next onewill the rtx 4080 sell out immediately it's probably a question you guys looking for a high-end gpu later this year will be asking yourself and it's a question that also applies to amd's rd and a3 releases next-gen intel cpus and just about everything and anything in between the last couple of years have been so rough for pc gamers i understand i get it and it's been hard for us trying to recommend to you guys the best parts to buy when simply every single thing was out of stock but what a lot of people are probably intrigued about right now is will history repeat itself will time go back to how it was a couple of years ago and if so why is that the case if not why is it not the case and what can you do to try and avoid losing out on the next gen gpu lottery let's talk about it now with rtx 30 series the cards hit the shelves pretty immediately in september and left within basically five minutes retailers and gpu manufacturers rejoiced for a brief moment as they rated the cash from unprecedented demands for next-gen graphics cards but their happiness was short-lived as they too failed to get any more stock to sell to consumers nvidia and amd battled with ap pr nightmare that they did make quite a lot of money as gamers around the world were literally fuming that they could not buy a brand new graphics card scalpers hoovered up gpus off the back of major demand selling them on ebay for like three four five times the price it was a wild period in the market and those mining cryptocurrencies somehow i don't know how they did this well probably do it was bots and all of these other mystical creatures hoovered up hundreds and hundreds of graphics cards contributing to global warming power outages fires and of course uncertainty and carnage in the cryptocurrency market as if that wasn't enough i mean things just didn't get any better from there huge supply chain issues off the back of comed where people were isolated isolating factories were closed we'd stop digging things out the ground because we thought no one was going to have any money left the whole situation looking pretty bleak and those manufacturers who tried to up production pretty much all three of them in terms of intel amd and nvidia just couldn't do so quick enough but have some lessons been learned from those last gen gpu launches or are we going to be back to square one now when any new hotly anticipated product hits the market the demand is always going to be higher and at the end of every single gpu life cycle people do naturally hold out and wait it's like if you've got thirty thousand dollars for a brand new kia and you know that kia is soon bringing out the fancy new model with an upgraded touchscreen and a nice loud exhaust you're gonna go ahead and wait for that next generation because you don't want to look silly driving your new car home only to see your neighbors picked up a slightly nicer one for exactly the same price or maybe not just a little bit more what that naturally does is create pent-up demand and that of course inflates prices or at least keeps them at those higher msrp or above levels if you look back to the original launch of 20 series with 2070 2080 and later the super lineup those cards sold out pretty instantaneously with lots of people who didn't buy in the first week left on a waiting list or waiting for new stock to land the difference is that the manufacturers were able to better level their supply with the demand and while nvidia way more units of 30 series in the first few months than they did 20 series there were so many more people who had either got into pc gaming who were looking for an upgrade or of course were stuck at home with nothing else to spend their money on but this time definitely looks different the crypto market is completely through the floor and while i wouldn't rule out a return to some level of boom within ethereum and bitcoin and all that jazz hopefully gpu mining as a major factor is gone at least for the foreseeable 12 18 months and to be honest with you hopefully forever if it does rebound it's very unlikely to be yet and with restrictions in terms of low hash rate designs likely to come as standard on 40 series gpus i'm not too concerned plus the next gen cards are also rumored to be very power hungry something that miners despise and could actually do gamers a favor even if it does make your energy bills that little bit more pricey at the end of the month to make matters even better for the next gen launches nvidia and amd are even rumored to be trying to reduce some of their orders of wafers and semiconductors for these new gpus because they think they've perhaps bought too many now some people will be looking at that and going i've got no sympathy you've bought too many and that's not amd and nvidia trying to keep prices super super high it's perhaps if true simply a reflection on the fact that they've got lots of stock at the moment of existing units that now they actually can't sell so we've talked about in a recent video and a reflection of the global economic downturn which will naturally suppress demand it's not for them about trying to keep these huge high scout prices as because while that benefits these manufacturers in the short term in the long term it's volatile and doesn't provide the kind of certainty to shareholders that a lot of businesses want that's not to say manufacturers necessarily lost out through the gpu crisis they didn't they were selling pretty much all the units they were shipping one thing that manufacturers have also done which should help massively is majorly bolster supply chains a supply chain is basically the path that all the materials you need to make a graphics card take from being extracted or produced and then being used in a gpu is something that dr lisa sue amd's legendary ceo talked about in great detail where amd were actually given budgets to go and help suppliers in order to get more materials into the factories and up production it's not simply about making your factory bigger and hiring more people you need the raw materials and the power to get these things made another factor to be discussed is of course the global economic situation lots of people in the uk the us and around the world are feeling the pinch right now as things in life naturally get more expensive and inflation skyrockets now i'm no financial expert i'm not gonna give you an assessment of the global economic situation because i'll just make myself look a bit silly but what i can tell you for certain based on what the news and other factors are saying is that people naturally have got less disposable income right now and that will suppress gpu demand if you're one of the lucky ones with some money stashed away for a graphics card you're likely going to be fighting less people when they first launch to get your hands on one of the all-important first samples but what does all of this mean does it mean that gpus will immediately sell out when they first launch probably but does it mean they'll be gone for a long time as they were with 30 series definitely not we also don't know quite how much stock the amd and nvidia are currently stockpiling of their lovelace and rd and a3 gpus they're going to want to avoid a repeat of last time as are retailers and i'd expect supply into the sales channels around the world to be stronger this time around it's also worth noting that when any new product comes out whether it's a graphics card whether it's a phone whether it's a car it takes a little bit of time for factories to ramp up production the yields from the raw materials at the very beginning from that all-important silicon are naturally lower and as the production rate increases and the yield also increases the percentage of usable goods and the number of total goods increases at an exponential rate as the yield gets better and better for gpus that's when manufacturers can afford to start making more budget oriented cards if you've got a low yield an rtx 40 50 tier card is never gonna make any money that's why the high end cards always come first and the more budget options come later we've talked about whether you should wait for amd or nvidia's new gpus at length before and i don't want to dive into that too much because we've got videos talking about it but essentially if you're looking for something like a 3080 3080 ti it may be worth waiting if you're looking for a 30 50 tier gpu i frankly wouldn't bother now is an awesome time to pick a cardo many of you as well will also be playing the game where you either are trying to pick up a used 30 series gpu or some end-of-line stock some of the last units that factories have pumped out and retailers are now looking to shift and it's this segment of the market that will be waiting for the perfect time to pounce all the rumors suggest that new cards are coming soon they'll definitely be on shelves in time for black friday cyber monday and christmas making your window of opportunity to buy an older card on the cheap very very imminent i'd actually argue the window of opportunity starts now and probably lasts for the next six to eight weeks it all depends just how many of you are waiting to pick up a next-gen gpu if you've already got a graphics card that you're happy with i'd stick with it to be honest until the new year where you can assess all of the cards amd bring to the table everything in video brings and maybe even what intel are offering up but as we've discussed in another recent video that's not looking all too positive right now the only way that you really win in all of this is to wait and see what everybody does and compare and contrast options between each other some of you may naturally have an allegiance to nvidia cards more than amd in which case i'd urge you to pull the trigger if you're happy with the releases in video bring to the table if amd haven't yet bought their cards too where things get more tricky is if you haven't yet got a pc or in fact you've got a gpu in desperate need of an upgrade in which case i'd perhaps advise you to either pick up one of the current cards if it provides the performance you're after at the price you like or wait out for the new releases but don't wait until next year until everyone's released everything because otherwise you won't have a pc at all eight months ago people said james should i wait for new gpus you could have been gaming for eight months you'd have to wait a year how many games how many hours how much enjoyment can you have in a year waiting for the next big thing is never the best idea and naturally in life some people are always gonna win and some people are always gonna lose not to get too philosophical with all of this the way you can avoid losing though is by buying any of the current gpus in about six weeks time the closer we get to christmas the closer these cards are undoubtedly going to land amd have said late summer early fall nvidia have been very quiet but i'm sure cards will probably land from them in the next few months and intel 2 have said late summer for their next-gen gpus with amd cpus also slated for fall there's plenty of options about to hit the market if you're happy with the current gpus and the price they're available for pick one of those up now but if you're after a high-end card make sure you've got your fast finger ready to click that buy button as i'd expect new cards to sell out pretty quickly but then be replenished in a much shorter time frame than what we saw with 3000 and rx 6000 series if you found this video useful make sure to get subscribed thanks for tuning in and as always we'll see you in the next one\n"