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'In 10 years of tracking retail CPU sales, I have never seen such a steep decline,' says one tech channel after staring at the grim figures

You don't need to be a data expert to know why CPU sales have tanked.

PC Gamer · Apr 15

I wouldn’t buy a GPU with 8GB of VRAM — turns out, neither would you

Nvidia and AMD GPUs with 8GB of VRAM are being brutally rejected by PC gamers, as shown by recent sales data. Here's what you should buy instead!

Tom’s Guide · Jul 3, 2025

To the surprise of nobody, sales of the 16 GB RTX 5060 Ti at retailer Mindfactory outstrip the 8 GB version by a factor of 16

It's a different story when it comes to OEMs and system builders, though.

PC Gamer · Jul 2, 2025

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Ryzen 7 9800X3D is selling like hotcakes at major German retailer — Mindfactory sold 8,700 CPUs in a single day

ComputerBase reports that the ryzen 7 9800X3D can now be purchased more readily overseas at a higher asking price.

Tom’s Hardware · Jan 11, 2025

A German retailer reports the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has outsold the entire non-X3D 9000 line

3D V-Cache takes the win.

PC Gamer · Jan 3, 2025

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D completely sold out in Europe — pre-orders sell out incoming shipments before they hit shelves

AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D is out of stock virtually everywhere overseas. The demand is so high that pre-orders are selling out 9800X3D shipments before they make it to their destination.

Tom’s Hardware · Nov 7, 2024

Intel hasn't sold a single Arrow Lake CPU at Germany's largest retailer — Core Ultra 200S sales stagnate after just one week

One week after its release, Intel's Core Ultra 200S series still has not sold a single unit on Mindfactory, Germany's largest online PC component retailer. While the chips have sold out on most American retailers, Mindfactory's provided numbers show that Intel sales have plummeted to nearly zero on Mindfactory.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 30, 2024

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AMD's new Ryzen 9000 CPUs are reportedly suffering the 'worst launch since Bulldozer' thanks to 'disastrous' sales

DIY PC builders are apparently not feeling Zen 5.

PC Gamer · Sep 18, 2024

AMD's Ryzen 5 7600X3D is no longer exclusive to the U.S. — the latest 3D V-Cache chip is now available in Germany for €329

AMD's Ryzen 5 7600X3D is no longer exclusive to Micro Center in the U.S. as it becomes available in Germany.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 5, 2024

Unsurprisingly, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X don't seem to be selling very well right now

What, you don't want to drop $300+ for a slight boost to gaming performance?

PC Gamer · Aug 14, 2024

AMD's China-exclusive Radeon RX 7900 GRE appears in European and U.K. retailers

Stores in Europe quietly begin to sell AMD's China-exclusive Radeon RX 7900 GRE graphics cards.

Tom’s Hardware · Feb 19, 2024

The RTX 4060 Ti looks like a flop – these are the lessons should Nvidia learn

RTX 4060 Ti’s poor sales are bad news for Nvidia – but could be good for gamers.

TechRadar · May 26, 2023

RTX 4070 Barely Outsells RX 580 2048SP on Amazon

Nvidia's latest GeForce RTX 4070 gaming graphics card has made Amazon's top ten best-selling graphics card list.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 21, 2023

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