The ripple effect of the global memory shortage is steadily expanding and affecting industries beyond DRAM and NAND production. Nvidia is reportedly data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-reportedly-no-longer-supplying-vram-to-its-gpu-board-partners-in-response-to-memory-crunch-rumor-claims-vendors-will-only-get-the-die-forced-to-source-memory-on-their-own” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-reportedly-no-longer-supplying-vram-to-its-gpu-board-partners-in-response-to-memory-crunch-rumor-claims-vendors-will-only-get-the-die-forced-to-source-memory-on-their-own”>no longer supplying VRAM to its GPU board partners, and some Japanese PC retailers are starting to feel the pinch, according to data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.itmedia.co.jp/pcuser/articles/2512/27/news038.html” data-url=”https://www.itmedia.co.jp/pcuser/articles/2512/27/news038.html” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>ITmedia [machine translated]. Although the publication still hasn’t seen massive hikes in GPU pricing (compared to memory and storage), one shop said that it is only a matter of time before we start seeing empty shelves in the…

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