Gigabyte has reportedly raised the prices of many of its NVIDIA/AMD GPUs in China, signaling that the supply chain is starting to feel the effects of trade uncertainty.
Gigabyte’s GPU Price Increase Is Likely Due To Tensions In The Supply Chain, Limited To China For Now
Well, it seems like Gigabyte has become one of the first AIBs out there to reveal a GPU price hike, which we already saw a long way coming. According to Chiphell, it is reported that Gigabyte has started to circulate a price hike announcement in China, which involves four different entities, starting with NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5090D, RTX 4060 series, and AMD’s RX 9070 lineup. While the reason behind the price hike hasn’t been disclosed formally, it is likely due to supply chain uncertainty and the recent Trump tariff cycle, which has created problems for vendors like Gigabyte.
The price increase is from the original price tag in March, which indicates that we are probably looking at an MSRP revision for some of these models. Here’s how the prices have changed if we factor in the MSRPs:
- NVIDIA RTX 5090D (WindForce & EAGLE variant) – 16,499 RMB -> 16,999 RMB (+500 RMB)
- NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti – 2,999 RMB -> 3,049 RMB (+50 RMB)
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT – 4,999 RMB – > 5,199 RMB (+200 RMB)
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 – 4,499 RMB -> 4,699 RMB (+200 RMB)
The above price hikes are calculated based on regional MSRP and not the actual retail price, so the figures can be lower or higher depending on the availability of these GPUs. Overall, the price increase isn’t that significant, coming in at an average of 3%-4%. It might be that the price change is due to market conditions and not the new tariffs, as the price increase numbers are too low to deem them as a consequence of the new tariffs.
Despite all the uncertainty, we did get some positive news today, when it was revealed that Trump’s reciprocal tariffs have exempted PC components and smartphones. This means that the IT consumer industry is generally safe for now. However, with geopolitical tensions escalating, we never really know how consistent these policies are.
