Gpu and motherboards reach minimum sales levels for coronavirus

According to sources from the DigiTimes site, the sales levels of graphics cards (GPUs) and motherboards are reaching minimum sales levels due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which is affecting most countries in the world.

GPUs and motherboards suffer big drops in sales and shipments

According to the publication, citing sources close to motherboard manufacturers, the initial impact of the outbreak severely affected production and the entire supply ecosystem needed to transport them across the world.

In China, demand is estimated to have declined by 50% from the previous year and is unlikely to recover until July at the earliest and in other countries, the stage has been set for a record low in sales.

Market watchers expected a seasonal increase in demand as it entered the third quarter of 2020, but this Coronavirus situation was something that no one expected, and which would negatively affect manufacturers' expectations.

DigiTimes also mentions that AMD, Intel and NVIDIA are unlikely to achieve their sales targets for this period. Reducing demand could drive prices for components and hardware to drop, if it lasts longer than the manufacturing bottlenecks factories are currently facing, which could be good news. for gamers on the hunt for deals these days.

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Some posts point to this slump in demand as a reason for NVIDIA to delay its long-awaited GTC announcements, which the company's CEO, Jensen Huang, has already said it "could wait for."

As we see, the coronavirus is affecting almost all areas with a drop in sales of non-essential products, such as technological ones. We will keep you informed.

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