--- title: "Mid-range GPUs have largely dodged the memory crisis, but not for much longer" url: https://daily.dev/posts/mid-range-gpus-have-largely-dodged-the-memory-crisis-but-not-for-much-longer-csathsrz6 source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/memory-crisis-coming-for-mid-range-gpus type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-06-06T21:00:40.543Z updated: 2026-06-06T21:01:05.475Z tags: ["nvidia", "gpu", "amd"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mid-range GPUs have largely dodged the memory crisis, but not for much longer **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary AI-driven enterprise demand has caused memory prices to skyrocket, with GDDR7 now accounting for up to 80% of GPU manufacturing costs (up from 30–40%). High-end and low-end GPUs were hit first, but mid-range cards like the RTX 5070 and RX 9070 XT are now seeing 10–30% price hikes above MSRP. The situation is expected to worsen through 2028, and the advice is to buy a mid-range GPU sooner rather than later before premiums become even steeper. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Some RAM Options Now Cost More Than New GPUs](https://daily.dev/posts/some-ram-options-now-cost-more-than-new-gpus-6j0fdbkkx) · 80 LEVEL · 0 upvotes · 1 comments - [GPU pricing has completely untethered from reality, and nobody agrees what mid-range even means anymore](https://daily.dev/posts/gpu-pricing-has-completely-untethered-from-reality-and-nobody-agrees-what-mid-range-even-means-anym-6zujxebkp) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#nvidia](https://daily.dev/tags/nvidia), [#gpu](https://daily.dev/tags/gpu), [#amd](https://daily.dev/tags/amd) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mid-range-gpus-have-largely-dodged-the-memory-crisis-but-not-for-much-longer-csathsrz6)