AMD stated yesterday in a press statement that the Radeon R9 280 would see price cuts to $250 from a previous $300+. The cryptocurrency craze caused a severe spike in retail prices of AMD cards (far exceeding MSRP) for a number of months, but with pressure from AMD and the frenzy dying down, we've seen a return to original MSRP. With prices firmly stabilized, AMD has issued price cuts across the board for several members of its family -- including the R9 280.
Video Card | New Price |
NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti | $720 |
AMD R9 290X | $510 |
NVIDIA GTX 780 | $510 |
AMD R9 290 | $380 |
NVIDIA GTX 770 | $300 |
AMD R9 280X | $290 |
NVIDIA GTX 760 | $255 |
AMD R9 280 | $250 |
AMD R9 270X | $200 |
AMD R9 270 | $170 |
With this new pricing, the R9 280 is in a position to be one of the best value cards in the $200-$300 range; the most immediate competitor is nVidia's GTX 760 at an equal $250 price, with the R9 280X rounding-out AMD's offerings at $300. NVidia's GTX 770 sits around $320, to put things into perspective (can be found for $300).
The R9 280 should soon be available at its new price. Sapphire already has a 280 Dual-X video card priced at $250, if you're trying to buy one today.
- Steve "Lelldorianx" Burke.