Intel, Qualcomm and AMD Raise PC Chip Prices as TSMC Costs Bite

Intel, Qualcomm and AMD are raising processor prices in parallel as TSMC's manufacturing costs climb. Intel's third hike since late last year, effective September 1, adds 15–20% to premium Panther Lake chips with TSMC N3E GPU tiles and 5–10% to Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake. Qualcomm raised Snapdragon X and X2 Elite by about 10%, while AMD confirmed roughly 10% increases on AI accelerators, consumer GPUs and chipsets.

• Intel's third price hike since late last year took effect September 1
• Panther Lake-U with 12-core Xe3 GPU on TSMC N3E up 15–20%
• Panther Lake-H with 4-core GPU on Intel 3 up only 5–10%
• TSMC raises advanced-node prices 5–10% from January 2027