Tech prices set to explode worldwide; How Bangladesh will be hit

Published : Friday, 7 August, 2026 at 6:48 PM

Shahman Abir

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Consumer-level PC users were already suffering under the massive price spikes caused by the ongoing "AI bubble." But now, consumers must brace for another colossal price hike, as tech giants signal sharp increases ahead for motherboards and graphics cards (GPUs).

So, get ready to pay significantly more for your next PC build!

A mounting global supply-chain crisis - fueled by raw material inflation and a fierce AI-driven memory crunch - is sending hardware prices through the roof. Undoubtedly, Bangladeshi students, corporate buyers, gamers, and tech enthusiasts must brace for an immediate impact.

International supply-chain reports confirm that tech titans, including ASUS, GIGABYTE, and MSI, are lining up to increase prices by up to 50 per cent for consumer motherboards starting in the third quarter of 2026.

At the same time, GPU prices continue to climb as memory manufacturers prioritize lucrative enterprise AI contracts over consumer-grade production.

Raw Material Shortages and AI Demand Fuel the Surge

Crucial motherboard components - including multi-layer Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), copper heat-sinks, surface-mount capacitors, controller chips, and Voltage Regulator Modules (VRMs) - have grown dramatically more expensive.

At the same time, Taiwanese board makers have cut their annual shipment targets by 25 to 30 per cent due to weak overall PC upgrade demand. Because fewer total units are being produced, manufacturers must spread fixed development, tooling, and operational costs across smaller production runs.

As a result, per-unit manufacturing costs have skyrocketed, passing six-digit (BDT) price tags straight to the buyers.

In the graphics card segment, Video RAM (VRAM) scarcity is throwing the market into chaos. Tech giants like Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron have shifted substantial production capacity toward High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) for enterprise AI data centers.

This shift has choked the supply of consumer GDDR6 and GDDR7 memory, pushing VRAM to a staggering 80 per cent of a high-end graphics card’s total bill of materials. Facing these higher input costs; AMD and Nvidia have passed price increases onto their board partners for complete GPU-and-memory kits.

The "Double Squeeze" on Bangladeshi Buyers

Because Bangladesh imports 100 per cent of its PC hardware from China, Taiwan, and other global distributors, local buyers face an immense "double squeeze" - and the dread of hearing "porer shipment e dam aro barbe" (prices will rise more in the next shipment) is coming in fast and entirely uninvited!

Bangladeshi consumers absorb a full array of extra charges when buying components. Global manufacturer price spikes, import tariffs, freight costs, and the ongoing devaluation of the Bangladeshi Taka against the US Dollar must all be paid by local buyers - often just to build what might still end up being a "potato PC!"

Estimated BDT Retail Prices

Based on current Bangladeshi retail benchmarks and anticipated global price adjustments, local hardware costs are projected to shift as follows:

Component Category	Pre-Hike BDT Range	Projected Post-Hike BDT Range
Entry-Level Motherboard (H610 / A520)	৳5,000 - ৳8,500	৳7,500 - ৳13,000
Mid-Range Motherboard (B760 / B650)	৳15,000 - ৳25,000	৳22,000 - ৳37,000
High-End Motherboard (Z890 / X870)	৳45,000 - ৳75,000	৳67,000 - ৳112,000
Mid-Range GPU (RTX 5070 12GB)	৳86,500 - ৳105,000	৳100,000 - ৳130,000
Upper Mid-Range GPU (RTX 5070 Ti 16GB)	৳148,000 - ৳208,000	৳170,000 - ৳250,000
Entry-Level GPU (RTX 5060 / RX 9060 class)	৳35,000 - ৳45,000	৳42,000 - ৳56,000

Note: These figures represent market estimates. Actual shelf prices in Bangladesh will depend on landed import tariffs, retailer margins, and exchange rate movements.

Sources: Notebookcheck, TweakTown, TrendForce & Astute Group, Overclock3D (OC3D), IDC Research.