Next-gen CPUs and GPUs could get a huge price increase | Digital Trends

If you thought that the latest graphics cards and the best CPUs have already been expensive, the next generation of PC hardware might be an unpleasant surprise.

TSMC is a massive semiconductor foundry responsible for making process nodes for clients such as AMD, Nvidia, and Apple. It has some competition from Samsung, but right now, TSMC is king when it comes to the next-gen 3nm process segment, and it seems like it’s going to leverage that fact in order to increase profits.

As can be seen on the chart above, the 5nm process was already a huge jump from 7nm as far as pricing goes — the wafer went up from $10,000 to $16,000. Now, TSMC is reportedly planning a similar increase, making the leap from $16,000 to $20,000 or more. AMD makes things a little cheaper by mixing different nodes to try to cut down costs, using both 5nm and 6nm in its recent products. The next-gen GPUs, set to launch in December, will utilize both 5nm and 6nm, and this is reflected in the price — the RX 7900 XTX will cost $999 while the RX 7900 XT is $100 cheaper at $899.

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