Price hike wave in the processor market: AMD is next after Intel and Qualcomm

Following Intel and Qualcomm in the computer market, AMD is reportedly preparing to raise prices for certain Ryzen and EPYC processors. Behind these industry price hikes are the increasing costs of silicon wafers used by TSMC in chip manufacturing.

Intel implemented its decision to hike processor prices in September. While the largest change was seen in the Panther Lake family, prices for models with powerful GPUs increased by 15 to 20 percent. In this group, 10- and 12-core GPU options stood out, though it remains unclear whether the price hike was applied to all chips in the series. This situation is stated to also raise the cost of new laptops.

The price changes were not limited to the new generation only. Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake processors experienced price increases between 5 and 10 percent. For Alder Lake and low-power Twin Lake models, the rate ranged between 10 and 20 percent. While it is not certain that these changes will be reflected directly on store tags, it was noted that the primary determining factor will be manufacturers' existing inventories.

On the Qualcomm front, a price increase of approximately 10 percent was applied to the Snapdragon X and X2 Elite family, effective October 1st. Following Qualcomm and Intel, AMD is also stated to be planning price increases for certain Ryzen and EPYC processors, while a definitive schedule regarding this change has not yet been shared.