This week the manufacturer of computer processors AMD has released a new graphics card (GPU), which was sold in just 5 minutes. Deliveries of the new video card AMD Vega 56 were severely limited due to problems with production, which created even greater excitement among buyers.

This year, prices for crypto currency increased significantly, so people began to actively take an interest in them and massively buy equipment for mining. And because the competition is too great, the miners need the latest technology to get the maximum profit. There was a case where the Ethereum miners even rented the Boeing 747 for delivery of their processors to use them as quickly as possible.

Now, due to the frenzied demand for video cards, gamers rarely manage to purchase the latest graphics processors, without overpaying. For example, the price for Vega 56 may differ from that offered by the manufacturer by $ 100 or more. Some retailers have started creating software packages that will not interest miners to allow gamers to try out Vega 56, but their price is still high.

Raja Koduri, Senior Vice President and Chief Architect of AMD RadeonTechnologiesGroup, published his post on Twitter:.

"We live in an interesting time. gamers and miners do not want anyone other than them to buy video cards ".

Although AMD publicly stated that the gaming market is its priority, the company began to produce equipment for the crypto currency. AMD offers specialized drivers for mining rigs and promises to develop trimmed graphics cards for miners. After all, it was thanks to them that the stock prices of both AMD and Nvidia soared to the sky.

Unfortunately for gamers, it seems, this fever will not be soon. Apparently, the deficit will still be for a while, because as soon as manufacturers start releasing new items, miners buy them out in minutes.