Overview
- Overclock3D, as relayed by Wccftech, reports AMD told partners it will raise CPU prices at midnight, affecting Ryzen 9000 and older lines.
- The size of the CPU increases is unknown, and it is unclear whether they will mirror the roughly 10% hikes reportedly applied to AMD GPUs.
- PCGamesN notes the reported change is at the supplier level, so retail pricing may lag, with some discounted CPUs still visible today.
- Recent GPU price moves have been tied to sharply higher DRAM and NAND costs since September, while any CPU pressures are speculated to involve wafer allocation for AI chips and remain unverified.
- PCGamesN highlights months of rising memory prices and says it has asked AMD for comment, reinforcing that the CPU hike reports have not been confirmed.