Arez strix radeon rx vega 64 listed for a price higher than the asus rog variant

The already canceled GeForce Partners Program gave birth to several series of graphics cards from the most important manufacturers, series that were created to continue selling AMD hardware, since this Nvidia program implied the exclusivity of major brands such as Asus ROG and MSI Gaming. AREZ Strix Radeon RX Vega 64 was Asus' answer for AMD cards, and it has made them more expensive.

AREZ Strix Radeon RX Vega 64 shows the consequences of the GeForce Partners Program

Newegg lists the Asus ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 64 at a price of $ 589.99, it is a card manufactured before the GeForce Partners Program appeared. The emergence of this GeForce Partners program led to the birth of the AREZ Strix Radeon RX Vega 64, the same card, but with a different name that is listed for $ 749.99 at Newegg. A difference of $ 160 for a name change on the same graphics card. To ensure that this is not a discrepancy between the various Newegg market vendors, screenshots are released confirming that both products are sold and shipped by Newegg.

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Nvidia triggered a strong backlash with its GeForce Partners Program to keep well-established gaming hardware brands unique to GeForce GTX graphics cards, forcing them to rebrand their AMD Radeon products and putting AMD at a disadvantage.

Nvidia canceled the GeForce Partners Program, but not before people Asus and MSI created their brands for AMD hardware, with an investment of money that they have to make some profit. What do you think of this price premium for Asus AREZ graphics cards?

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