GIGABYTE Hikes Japan GPU Prices by Up to 40%, Orders at Risk

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GIGABYTE is reportedly raising GPU prices in Japan by 20–40% effective Aug. 1, with some existing orders potentially canceled or not shipped. The weaker yen and exchange-rate moves are cited as factors, though currency interventions could temper future hikes; exact model-level impacts are not yet known, and similar regional price pressures are circulating around NVIDIA’s RTX 50-series.
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