The popularity of crypto-currencies has led to an increase in demand for graphics accelerators, which are one of the most effective tools for extracting bitcoins and analogs. As DigiTimes writes, AMD and NVIDIA intend to release special line of video cards adapted specifically for the crypto currency.

It is assumed that they will enter the market before the end of June this year. Such GPU will receive reduced characteristics and a lower price in comparison with their gaming options. Among other things, these video cards will lose video outputs and will have a reduced warranty.

This approach, probably, will allow manufacturers of video cards to keep sales at an acceptable level, not allowing a seasonal decline, or it will be insignificant.

The negative aspects include the fact that the market may face a shortage of new GPUs aimed at ordinary users, gamers and PC enthusiasts.

For the first time the crypto currency has led to an agiotage demand for video cards in 2013. Then there was a period of calm, as the rate of bitcoins began to decline. Recently, there has been an increase in the exchange rate of this currency, which is approaching $ 3 thousand. For a "coin".