GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Uprising went from € 17 per unit to € 1,478 in just a few hours

Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics card

The break between supply and demand is the cause of major disruptions in graphics card prices. The situation is sometimes cheerful. PNY's GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Uprising went from € 17 per unit to € 1,478 in just a few hours.

The situation has been going on for months. Nvidia is unable to meet demand so that repeated stockouts are observed. Suddenly the few copies available are selling like "hot cakes" at prices much higher than those recommended by the manufacturer.

For example, the range of GeForce RTX 3000 series consists of several models including the GeForce RTX 3070. On the Nvidia site, the Founders Edition is offered at € 519.

The GeForce RTX 3070 8 Go Founders Edition - Price on the Nvidia website

Some “personalized” versions are also available. The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3070 Twin Edge is priced at € 549.99 compared to € 629.90 for the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 VENTUS 2X OC.

GeForce RTX 3070 8GB UPRISING Dual Fan by PNY - Price on the Nvidia site

PNY's GeForce RTX 3070 8GB UPRISING Dual Fan is priced at € 629.99.

GeForce RTX 3070 8GB UPRISING Dual PN Fan, great anything!

PNY GeForce RTX 3070 8GB UPRISING Dual Fan - record price

This same card is also present on a major online sales platform but at very different prices, including € 1,478.

GeForce RTX 3070 8GB UPRISING Dual Fan from PNY - Very aggressive price!

Better it was also offered at 17 € only. This is naturally an error but it still highlights prices that have become very chaotic….

The GeForce RTX 3070 features a GPU equipped with 46 SMs, 5,888 Cuda cores, 184 third generation Tensor cores, 46 second generation RT cores, 184 texture units and 96 ROPS. On the frequency side, the Founder Edition version is calibrated at 1725 MHz in boost mode and its 8 GB of GDDR6 turbines at 7000 MHz. The whole is operated through a 256-bit memory bus. We find a bandwidth of 448 Gb / s and a thermal envelope (TGP) of 220 Watts.

On paper, we have a solid rise against its predecessor the RTX 2070 and its combined power of 31.7 TFLOPS (7.9 Shader-TFLOPS + 23.8 RT-TFLOPS). The GeForce RTX 3070 is at 60 TFLOPS (20.2 Shader-TFLOPS + 39.7 RT-TFLOPS).