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WTF?! The expected long -awaited RTX 5090 and 5080 graphics cards of NVIDIA started on January 30, but the magazine was eclipsed by a severe shortage of stocks, which made many mark it on paper. Despite NVIDIA warnings earlier during the week of potential supply problems, the shortage of available units has left many impatient customers disappointed and disappointed.
Nvidia launch day saw long lines of enthusiasts campsite External retailers, hoping to provide one of the coveted graphic processors. However, many stores had minimal stocks, and some places have never received the RTX 5090 distributions.
Micro Center’s Tustin, California Store received the largest distribution With the 67 RTX 5090S and 199 RTX 5080S, but it was external. Most micro -center places had to make only a handful of cards, some of which have only four or five RTX 5090S.
The shortage has expanded beyond brick and mortar stores, such as online retailers such as Best Buy and Amazon are quickly sold out of their original shares. Scoostral led to a second-hand market prices, with some RTX 5090 cards listed on Ebay for over $ 5,000-more than twice as much as $ 1,999.
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YouTube Channel Gamersnexus reports a shortage, noting that even large system integrators are struggling to get an inventory. One builder has been reported to have received only one RTX 5090 on the day of start until another receives any. This shortage raised questions about the production capabilities and strategies for the distribution of NVIDIA, especially given that the company has stopped production of the previous generation RTX 4090 to focus on the new 50-series.
The impact of shortage is spoiled on the GPU market. Prices for older models, such as the RTX 4090, had significant increaseWith some units that are now sold for about $ 2500 on the second-hand market-a significant increase from the price of $ 1600 observed in late 2024.
As disappointed buyers are looking for alternatives, some retailers resort to creative methods to combat scalper and bots, such as listing cards in ways that the friction of automated purchase systems. Meanwhile, nvidia requested that they and their partners “deliver more shares to sell themselves at a retail every day” to respond to the huge demand.
The shortage of the RTX 5090 and 5080 may continue for months, with some retailers in the UK suggesting that new shares may not arrive until April or May. This situation leaves many enthusiasts on computers and gamers in a difficult position, forced to patiently wait for the recovery or consider alternative options in the market for highly competitive graphics cards.
