AMD lowers Radeon R9 280 price

AMD has implemented a price reduction for its Radeon R9 280. The US suggested retail price has been reduced by $30 to $249, bringing the price more in line with other Radeon R9 cards given performance.

The Radeon R9 280 was announced in March at a suggested retail price of $279. That was eerily close to the $299 suggested retail price of the much more powerful R9 280X. However, the price of that and other Radeon cards was much higher in practice, due to shortages that were partly due to the popularity of cryptocurrency miners.

To TechReport, AMD know that the ‘madness’ is now over and that the R9 line is now available at the right prices and should remain so for some time to come. An inventory of the site shows AMD’s promise to be correct. Opposite AnandTech confirms AMD has lowered the suggested retail price of the R9 280 from $279 to $249. The price drop is not yet visible in the Pricewatch, but this should be the case in the coming weeks.