NVIDIA has increased the price of its RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell workstation GPU to $13,250, a 55% year-over-year rise. This price hike is attributed to a global shortage of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) from suppliers like SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron, coupled with surging demand for AI training and inference. The situation is further complicated by fragmented retail pricing and OEM listings, with no significant relief anticipated until 2027 when new fabrication capacity is expected to come online. AI
IMPACT The increased cost and limited availability of high-end GPUs like the RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell could slow down AI development and deployment.
RANK_REASON This item discusses pricing changes and supply chain issues for a specific hardware product, not a core AI release or research.
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