In Germany's GPU market, GeForce prices have risen faster than those of Radeon and Intel Arc. According to a comparison published on October 4 by the hardware site 3DCenter, GeForce RTX 50 prices rose 66% on average between November 2025 and October 2026, while the RTX 5090 became 132% more expensive. Excluding the top model, the average GeForce increase is still 57%, so the burden of buying now extends well into mainstream price ranges. That said, a roughly one-year change in retail prices should not be read as an official manufacturer price hike or as a worldwide rate of increase.
Even for the same GPU, the extra budget needed to go from 8GB to 16GB of memory moved differently for GeForce and Radeon. Once the price ranges and calculation method are aligned, it becomes clearer which options have become harder to reach.
What the "66%" actually measures: purchasable retail prices
The RTX 5090's price range moved from €2,600–2,900 to €6,000–6,800. The RX 9070 XT, meanwhile, rose from €590–670 to €790–880. What 3DCenter's comparison table captures is how much more budget is needed to buy a card of the same generation compared with about a year ago.
| GPU | November 2025 | October 2026 | Increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | €2,600–2,900 | €6,000–6,800 | 132% |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | €1,000–1,140 | €1,540–1,650 | 51% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | €740–830 | €1,200–1,290 | 60% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | €520–560 | €800–900 | 56% |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | €410–450 | €680–850 | 74% |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB | €320–380 | €460–560 | 45% |
| GeForce RTX 5060 | €270–310 | €420–490 | 56% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | €590–670 | €790–880 | 33% |
| Radeon RX 9070 | €520–580 | €660–760 | 28% |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | €330–380 | €520–590 | 57% |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | €260–320 | €440–510 | 65% |
| Intel Arc B580 | €240–280 | €330–410 | 41% |
| Intel Arc B570 | €210–250 | €270–360 | 34% |
Price ranges and increases are as published by 3DCenter. Each increase compares weighted average prices at the two points in time, calculated as (lower bound × 2 + upper bound) ÷ 3. The published averages by manufacturer are 66% for GeForce RTX 50, 46% for the four Radeon models compared, and 38% for the Arc B580 and B570. The GeForce average also includes the RTX 5050, which is omitted from the table.
This average is not weighted by units sold across all buyers. According to the market survey's explanation, the price ranges are taken from the listed prices of relatively favorable products available at multiple retailers. Resellers on eBay and Amazon Marketplace are excluded, and the method examines products from multiple card makers for the same GPU model at reference-clock specifications. It is neither a one-off lowest price nor a simple average across all shops.
Still, the breadth of the increases is clear. The RTX 5060 rose 56%, and even the Arc B580 rose 41%. Excluding the RTX 5090, the GeForce average is still 57%, so the flagship alone did not pull the average up. Even with the same budget as before, the same card is now harder to reach.
The extra cost of 16GB differs between GeForce and Radeon
The 16GB RTX 5060 Ti rose 74%, versus 45% for the 8GB version. Both use GDDR7 according to NVIDIA's official specifications. Even within the same GPU family, the cost of adding capacity changed substantially.
Using the same calculation method, the premium for choosing the 16GB RTX 5060 Ti over the 8GB version grew from about €83 to about €243.
This is calculated by applying the same weighting to 3DCenter's price ranges and subtracting the representative price of the 8GB version from that of the 16GB version. For the RTX 5060 Ti in October 2026, for example, the 16GB version is (680 × 2 + 850) ÷ 3 and the 8GB version is (460 × 2 + 560) ÷ 3, giving a difference of about €243. Applying the same calculation to the Radeon RX 9060 XT shows a much smaller change in the premium.
| Model family | 16GB premium, Nov. 2025 | 16GB premium, Oct. 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | about €83 | about €243 |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT | about €67 | €80 |
The premiums are calculated from 3DCenter's published German price ranges as the weighted average price of the 16GB version minus that of the 8GB version. Figures were rounded after taking the difference, and the comparison is not between products from the same card maker or with the same cooler design.
Therefore, the roughly €243 cannot be interpreted as the manufacturing cost of the extra 8GB. It shows the extra budget needed to choose 16GB in the retail market. For the RX 9060 XT, the 8GB version's 65% increase exceeds the 16GB version's 57%, and even at 16GB the RX 9070 rose only 28%. The idea that larger capacity simply means a proportionally larger price rise does not explain these differences.
For readers shopping for a 16GB card, this extra cost bears more directly on the choice than brand-level averages. It makes sense to compare 8GB and 16GB within the same family, then check whether a 16GB card from a different family also fits the same budget.
Supply pressure on both GDDR6 and GDDR7
On the memory supply side, uses other than gaming GPUs are changing production allocation. According to TrendForce's analysis published on September 30, memory makers are cutting GDDR6 production and gradually exiting the market. GDDR7 output is also limited because advanced-process capacity is being redirected to server DRAM and other uses.
TrendForce explains that procurement for AI chips is outpacing the PC market in GDDR7 demand as well, and it forecasts that graphics DRAM prices will keep rising. This is why memory prices cannot be explained by demand for gaming cards alone. If supply is diverted to other uses, prices come under pressure even when PC demand is not strong.
While the RTX 5060 Ti uses GDDR7, the official specifications of the RX 9060 XT 16GB list GDDR6. The newer and older standards are being squeezed for different reasons. Even under the same "memory shortage," the effect on products is not necessarily uniform.
However, what TrendForce presented is the memory market's supply and outlook, not a breakdown of each GPU's price increase. This material does not reveal what share of the RTX 5090's 132% rise was due to memory costs. Demand for individual cards and distribution inventory would also have to be examined separately, and capacity and memory standard alone cannot be used to determine manufacturer profit or the composition of the price increases.
Will Radeon's value advantage hold up in ray tracing?
Dividing 1440p rasterization performance, meaning conventional rendering performance, by price, 3DCenter's comparison puts the RX 9070 XT 46% ahead of the RTX 5070 Ti. In the RX 9070 versus RTX 5070 comparison, Radeon is also 28% ahead. This does not mean Radeon runs that much faster; it is an assessment that you get more performance for the price paid.
However, the ray tracing value figures in the same table are not the result of measuring games under those conditions. They are estimates based on a simple correction that lowers AMD's rasterization performance by about 15%. 3DCenter shows that Radeon still comes out ahead under this estimate, but the load of rendering that traces light paths varies with the game and settings. A uniform correction value cannot be used as the performance gap in the title you want to play.
The performance index underlying the value figures is also a rough guide aggregated from multiple hardware reviews. 3DCenter itself explains that it can differ by a few percent from individual test results. Only by re-comparing at your actual resolution and game settings, including features such as upscaling, can you judge whether a choice is worth the price difference.
This comparison procedure is what Japanese buyers can use. Rather than applying Germany's rates of increase to domestic prices, check the 8GB-to-16GB premium on products actually available in Japan, and weigh it against the real-game performance of competing cards in the same budget. To judge that prices and inventory have settled, it is not enough to find one cheap item; you need to be able to buy a card with the capacity you need at multiple shops within that budget.