Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 sell out almost instantly
Posted: Jan 30, 2025
- NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs sold out almost instantly after official retail launch
- Dozens of different variations of the GPUs are impossible to find less than an hour after sales began
- All 47 different variations on Newegg's site are now sold out, with prices mostly elevated from the initial MSRP
- Supply issues were expected as Nvidia launches have historically had low supply
- Some retailers don't expect to have stock until February 6
- Scalpers are flipping the GPUs for double or triple profit, but it's advised not to support them
- AI market demand may be contributing to supply issues
- RTX 5090 is seen as the most powerful card on the market, while the RTX 5080 has disappointed in initial reviews
- Retail price GPUs may become more available in a few months
- NVIDIA is the company behind the GPUs mentioned in the article
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