Some Japanese shops start rationing GPUs — graphics cards with 16GB VRAM and up are becoming harder to find, says one store

The ripple effect of the global memory shortage is steadily expanding and affecting industries beyond DRAM and NAND production. Nvidia is reportedly no longer supplying VRAM to its GPU board partners, and some Japanese PC retailers are starting to feel the pinch, according to 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…