The RTX 5090 Makes a Vengeful Comeback, This Time Near $8,000
YouTubers said the RTX 5090 was finished. NVIDIA said it was not. Then the card vanished, and came back costing more.
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RTX 5080’s US median price rises 34% in 19 days to $2,225, 2.2 times its MSRP
The RTX 5080's US daily median went from $1,659 on October 6 to $2,225 on October 25, against a $999 MSRP. Recent days rest on one or two captures, and the 90-day median is still $1,600.
Flagship GPUs are drifting out of gamers’ reach: the RTX 5090 is 3.5 times its MSRP and in 0.40% of surveyed Steam systems
The cheapest RTX 5090 in stock is almost $7,000, 3.5 times its MSRP, and 0.40 percent of surveyed Steam systems have one. Mid-range cards sit 53 to 84 percent above their launch prices.
Radeon RX 9070 XT’s cheapest US stock is $870, 45% above its $599 MSRP
The cheapest in-stock Radeon RX 9070 XT at US shops is $870, up from a $720 daily median on August 19. Newegg lists it at $900 and Amazon at $940, against a $599 launch MSRP.
RTX 5090 stays above triple MSRP while cheaper GPUs also climb
The RTX 5090 has held above three times its launch price since mid-September, and entry-level GPUs are climbing too. US new retail, tax excluded.
US RTX 5090 Stock Shrinks to One Amazon Listing at $6,700
Newegg, Best Buy and B&H have not had a buyable RTX 5090 in PC Tech Vault's tracker since September 1. The one listing left is on Amazon at more than three times the $1,999 MSRP.
RTX 5070 and RX 9070 XT Both Climb Toward Their Priciest US Levels, Near $850
Both cards' latest US prices sit within a few dollars of their 90-day highs, each up about 4 percent over the past two weeks.
Market Watch: US GPU Prices Held Still, and Europe Gave a Little Back
Eight of the 28 US GPU prices with a seven-day figure moved exactly nothing this week, after a month that ran as high as 39 percent. Europe's medians eased, the CPU discount narrowed, and $60 now separates a 64GB DDR5 kit from an RTX 5070 Ti.
Market Watch: Every RTX 50 We Track Now Sells Above MSRP
Our tracked US retail medians put all eight RTX 50 cards above launch MSRP, CPUs below it, and a 64GB DDR5 kit above the price of an RTX 5070 Ti.
Market Watch: Ryzen Prices Slide While GPU Levels Hold
This week's Market Watch read: GPU prices sitting almost exactly where they sat last week, three Ryzen desktop chips priced lower and still under MSRP, and a RAM kit that took five weekly checks to finally get its first price.