The stock of RTX 30 is still high and this is a problem

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If the price trend seems to be heading towards a return to normal, many of us consider that, even with an MSRP that seems to be respected, the RTX 40 range is still too expensive. So obviously, over the last few years, there have been many warnings about rising costs. More generally, the founders have been charging a high price for access to their services. But this situation has also been compounded by the increase in the price of transport, the rise in the price of certain metals and materials located in sensitive areas (Ukraine)… However, regarding the cards from Nvidia, it seems that the presence of a significant stock of RTX 30 within the entire distribution network continues to be a problem. According to Digitimes, despite the arrival of RTX 40 variants with lower prices (RTX 4070….), Nvidia does not seem to have decided to increase the volumes of chip deliveries to its partners. A situation that contributes to keeping prices high. The main reason would be still large stocks of RTX 30s all over the PC distribution ecosystem.

Stock RTX 30
Major distribution channels’ inventory would still be “clogged” with RTX 30

Too much RTX 30 stock harms the RTX 40

Because if we look closely, the RTX 30 are still there and, paradoxically, it is difficult to find them at their official price. A situation that will become very problematic if the schedule of Nvidia unfolds as planned: the RTX 4060 Ti, 4060 and even 4050 should arrive by this summer. So is this situation responsible for the still high positioning of the RTX 40? If this is the case, either Nvidia will have to give in to the pressure of the brands and postpone its launch schedule, or they will have to lower their prices significantly (and probably ask for compensation to the chameleon).