amd could make a 10% its chips during the last quarter of 2026 and further raise the cost of buying or upgrading a computer. According to TechRadar, the company would have communicated to its customers an adjustment that would affect Radeon graphics and motherboard chipsetsbut has not confirmed it publicly.
The information comes from Board Channels and attributes the increase to an increase in Internet rates. TSMCwhich manufactures a good part of AMD’s chips. Processors could also be affected Ryzenalthough the original source does not expressly mention them. Its inclusion is deduced by the reference to a setting for the entire range of chips.
The increase in components would not necessarily be transferred as is to the finished product. It would depend on the rest of the costs, margins and inventories. A more expensive chipset could make a motherboard more expensive, but it does not mean that it will automatically cost 10% more.
At the end of July it was already reported another increase of at least 10% planned for August. It affected the GPU and memory assemblies that AMD supplies to graphics card manufacturers, according to VideoCardz. There was no public confirmation then either, but the price increase is evident to anyone who has looked at them in recent months.
This increase in manufacturing costs is a consequence of the memory crisis caused by the demand for artificial intelligence. TrendForce explains that vendors are allocating more capacity to data centers, limiting supply for consumer computers and graphics cards.
The rises of the prices of graphics cards in Spain They have been notable for a long time, a situation reminiscent of that at the end of the last decade with the cryptocurrency mining fever. The Radeon RX 9060 XT of 16 GBthe model XFX Swift OCwas offered for 354.90 euros last November during Black Friday and now appears since 534 euros in the Idealo price comparator, 50.5% more. In the case of the Nvidia RTX 5090then there were offers like the model Palit GameRock by 2,499 eurosbut currently the versions available are already They start at 5,000 eurosaccording to News3D.
PS5 and Xbox Series X/S They also use AMD chips, but the leak does not clarify if it includes those contracts. There is no confirmation that this possible increase will affect consoles, but it is to be expected.
The platforms of sony and Microsoft have long illustrated this unusual stage in which technology gets more expensive as it ages instead of getting cheaper. In Spain, the PS5 with reader was launched 499.99 euros in 2020 and since April of this year it costs 649.99. The PS5 Pro came out in 2024 by 799.99 euros and now has a recommended price of €899.99after the increase in April 2026.
In August, Xbox Series X with reader rose 599.99 to 799.99 euros and S Series 512 GB, 349.99 to 499.99 euros. When they went on sale almost six years ago, the 1TB Xbox Series 499.99 euros and the 512 GB Xbox Series S €299.99.