Chip maker AMD rolled out a new graphics card (GPU) earlier this week – and the product swiftly sold out in minutes.
Tech bloggers closely watched the release of the Vega 56, which was released on popular online marketplaces like Newegg and Ebay on on August 28. As expected – given huge demand for GPUs by the world's cryptocurrency miners – the vast majority of listings were unavailable after the first five minutes.
Also exacerbating the situation are reports that manufacturing issues have led to a constrain on supplies for the new Vega card (which was sold in two varieties) and rumors that distributors may be jacking up the asking price to boost their revenues amid the huge demand.
Coindesk
