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Of course this is a single supplier's data, but it gives us a good starting point for explaining the current GPU shortage and what suppliers are facing.
The amount of inventory that Proshop received for the RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT is really insufficient, even less than the proposals based on NVIDIA's Ampere architecture. In fact, the retailer only got 100 RX 6800 cards, all from Powercolor. Eight Asus RX 6800 TUF OC and five Asus RX 6800 Strix OC are also expected to arrive. In total, there are only 113 products, compared to the 2,213 that Proshop has ordered from all partners.
Credit: Proshop Switching to the Radeon RX 6800 XT, the situation becomes even more complicated. The reseller received only 25 PowerColor RX 6800 XT cards. As for the aftermarket models, only six Asus RX 6800XT Strix LC OC and three Asus RX 6800XT TUF OC cards are on the way. This equates to a total of 34 RX 6800 XTs, compared to an order of 1,909 pieces ordered.
Credit: ProShop Meanwhile, Proshop has also updated NVIDIA's RTX 30 series inventory data. While the situation is still rather bleak, it is far better than AMD's.
AMD has hinted several times that it would “learn from NVIDIA's mistakes” and offer larger volumes than the competition. But it is clear that the problems remain and are quite substantial. Hopefully Sunnyvale's company keeps its promise of fixing this shortage by the end of December, but it will be pretty difficult.
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