Taxes are one of the most important factors in determining the price of a game, console, graphics card in a certain region. Now, with the return of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States, NVIDIA and AMD would be considering a considerable increase in the price of their GPUs.
According to TechSpot, tariffs imposed on the Trump administration by China could increase the prices of graphics cards and other electronic devices by up to 40%. In this way, AMD and NVIDIA have increased the production and shipping of their GPUs, since they want to avoid the tariffs that will come into effect on January 20.
These tariffs range from 10% to 20% for imported products in general and, in turn, a special 60% for imports from China, since the Trump government seeks to encourage manufacturing in the United States. This doesn’t just affect the video game industry, as companies like Samsung face the same dilemma.
As part of CES 2025, NVIDIA presented its new RTX 50 line, which will hit the market at the end of this past, passing the United States tariff date, which would explain the controversial price of the RTX 5090. On related topics, You can learn more about NVIDIA’s new work here. Likewise, the company defends the price of its graphics cards.
Via: TechSpot
