RTX 50 prices just jumped 59% in China — and the reason means it's coming everywhere. buy now or wait?

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MSI, PNY and Colorful raised RTX 50-series distributor prices in China by up to 59% over MSRP (RTX 5070 Ti now 38% above list). The driver is rising GDDR6/GDDR7 memory costs, not vendor markup — the…

Up to 59% over MSRP on new Chinese distributor lists; ~10–20% higher than just a week prior.

Root cause: GDDR6/GDDR7 memory prices rising — distributor notices cite ~600 yuan more for 8GB cards, 900 for 12GB, 1,200 for 16GB.

Not just China: European wholesale already ~20% above baseline; US not officially changed yet, but signals point that way.

Same shortage behind rising DRAM, NAND and Raspberry Pi prices — it's a supply story, not a demand spike.

If you need a GPU soon, buying now is the safer bet — waiting has historically meant paying more this cycle, not less.