Graphics card shoppers are flocking to older graphics processing units amid steep pricing and availability challenges with NVIDIA's latest RTX 5000 series. Newegg's bestseller charts reveal an unexpected market trend where budget-friendly options dominate consumer preferences.
The MSI Ventus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 with 8 GB of memory leads sales at just under $460. Gigabyte's AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 9070 XT models closely trail behind. Surprisingly, NVIDIA's fresh RTX 5000 series barely registers on the popularity charts, with the ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 5070 OC squeezing into eighth place behind several AMD alternatives.
Steam's hardware survey paints an equally complex picture. The RTX 5080 appears marginally, with only 0.19% monthly growth. Counterintuitively, the ancient NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 experienced the most significant uptick despite being six years old. AMD graphics cards also saw modest increases across the board.
Recent market developments suggest a dramatic shift brewing. Japanese markets report that AMD captured an astonishing 45% market share after NVIDIA dominated with 90% just months earlier. Performance concerns about NVIDIA's gaming focus and insufficient video memory seem to drive consumer skepticism. Gamers increasingly view NVIDIA as prioritizing artificial intelligence over graphics performance.
The MSI Ventus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 with 8 GB of memory leads sales at just under $460. Gigabyte's AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 9070 XT models closely trail behind. Surprisingly, NVIDIA's fresh RTX 5000 series barely registers on the popularity charts, with the ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 5070 OC squeezing into eighth place behind several AMD alternatives.
Steam's hardware survey paints an equally complex picture. The RTX 5080 appears marginally, with only 0.19% monthly growth. Counterintuitively, the ancient NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 experienced the most significant uptick despite being six years old. AMD graphics cards also saw modest increases across the board.
Recent market developments suggest a dramatic shift brewing. Japanese markets report that AMD captured an astonishing 45% market share after NVIDIA dominated with 90% just months earlier. Performance concerns about NVIDIA's gaming focus and insufficient video memory seem to drive consumer skepticism. Gamers increasingly view NVIDIA as prioritizing artificial intelligence over graphics performance.
