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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series Faces 30% Price Increase in South Korea

What happened

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 series is expected to see a 20-30% price increase in South Korea, driven by rising GDDR7 memory costs. With 2GB GDDR7 modules costing around $20, the memory expense for flagship GPUs is significantly higher, impacting AIB supply chains and consumer prices.

Impact and signal

High impactImpact score: 92/100

Affected components and suppliers

GDDR7 Memory

NVIDIA SK hynix Samsung Electronics

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Source and time

Source: TechPowerUp · 8/3/2026 · View original source

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series Faces 30% Price Increase in South Korea

What happened

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