Nvidia RTX 3080 stock disaster to continue into 2022, warns chip maker

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The Nvidia RTX 30-series stock disaster volition probably go on into 2022, according to one of Nvidia'south parts suppliers.

Taiwanese chip maker TSMC, which also produces silicone for AMD and Intel, warned that while it's taking steps to increase chapters, it may not be able to meet demand until 2023, let alone this year or in 2022. So if you've been searching for where to buy the RTX 3080 or any of Nvidia'south other RTX 30-series cards, you may demand to steel yourself for an fifty-fifty longer wait.

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Per TechRadar, TSMC CEO C.C. Wei told investors "We run into the demand continue to be high. In 2023, I hope we can offer more capacity to support our customers. At that time, we'll commencement to see the supply chain tightness release a little bit.

"We accept caused land and equipment and started the structure of new facilities. We are hiring thousands of employees and expanding our capacity at multiple sites."

Wei's comments come up mere days after Nvidia, in its ain investors call, warned that RTX 30-series stock will remain low for "much of this year." And then if anything, TSMC is sharing worse news than before: it might remain difficult to buy the latest graphics cards from a reputable retailer well into 2022, and maybe fifty-fifty in 2023.

Despite the fact that the RTX 30-serial but launched late final year, that timeframe brings up the possibility of fleck shortages affecting Nvida's next generation of GPUs as well: new GeForce series usually launch every two years. Information technology would be a huge shame if this stock disaster spoiled the RTX xxx-serial for the entire duration of its shelf life.

In the meantime, Nvidia is looking for ways to redirect some demand away from the RTX thirty-series. Our sis site Tom'south Hardware reported that the company is making a 2nd attempt at introducing an Ethereum mining limiter to the GeForce RTX 3060, with a view towards making it less popular with digital currency miners — thus freeing upwards stock for ordinary PC owners. The first attempt ended in embarrassing failure after Nvidia's own beta drivers rendered the limiter ineffective.

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