Tag GDDR6

News & Commentary

The Memory Crunch Comes for Budget GPUs While GoldenEye 007 Gives Up Its Source

Amber grid of inventory cells draining from filled to empty with one red cell, under a headline reading budget cards are next.

Zotac's parent company expects entry-level cards to get scarcer and pricier through the rest of 2026, the grey market is already re-soldering old flagships, and after five years GoldenEye 007's code is fully rebuilt.

Saya
August 18, 2026

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AMD’s Reported 10% Kit Price Hike, the RX 9050’s First Numbers, and Steam’s 16GB Milestone

Three editorial panels show a 10 percent kit price rise, RX 9050 first tests, and Steam's 16 GB milestone.

AMD reportedly follows NVIDIA with a 10 percent kit price rise for August, the first RX 9050 review lands about 30 percent behind the RTX 5050, and Steam's July survey puts 16GB of VRAM on top, with an asterisk.

Saya
August 4, 2026

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NVIDIA Reportedly Raises GPU Kit Costs, but Retail Prices May Not Move Immediately

A GPU and memory kit cost increase moves through a board partner toward an uncertain retail stage.

A reported NVIDIA price increase covers GPU and memory kits using both GDDR7 and GDDR6, but the affected cards, regions and retail impact remain unknown.

Saya
July 26, 2026