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Some RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs have seriously inflated price tags, climbing as high as 70% over MSRP in the case of one Asus model
I don’t think any RTX 5090 is worth 70% more than MSRP, but that’s what you’ll pay for the priciest flagship Nvidia GPU.
Where to buy Nvidia RTX 5080: most places are sold out, but there's still hope!
Upgrade your PC with Nvidia's latest GPU - here are the best places to find the RTX 5080 in stock.
Where to buy Nvidia RTX 5090: these are the retailers I'd check
The Nvidia RTX 5090 is an absolute powerhouse of a GPU, and it's unsurprisingly going to be in high demand. Here's where we recommend you look for one.
Nvidia could be drastically reducing RTX 4060 GPU supply right now – another heavy hint that the RTX 5060 is imminent
Nvidia’s RTX 4060 graphics cards could be getting rarer on the shelves before too long – but that’s no reason to panic, in fact it’s a good thing.
New Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 rumor suggests they could end up being great budget buys
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 won’t need the 12VHPWR power connector according to new rumor.
Bring it on Nvidia - AMD confirms new Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs will launch in early March, rivaling Team Green's rumored RTX 5060 Ti and 5060 launch
The race is finally on between AMD and Nvidia, with the Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs set for launch in early March.
AMD’s big RX 9070 launch might happen later in February – and we could find out how these GPUs compare to the Nvidia RTX 5070
Are the RX 9070 graphics cards set to be Nvidia RTX 5070 killers? We need to know one key detail for sure: those crucial MSRPs.
Nvidia RTX 5090 seemingly has a spanner thrown in the works by new graphics driver, but we should be very careful around reports of ‘bricked’ GPUs
The RTX 5090 has seemingly been thrown a curveball by Nvidia’s latest driver, with reports of the GPU now failing to work (or worse).
Nvidia's new DLSS 4 driver might be appealing, but you might want to avoid it for now - it's reportedly causing crashes across several games, potentially even BSoDs
I'm very pleased with the DLSS 4 Override feature present in Nvidia's new GPU driver, but you might want to stay away from it for now.
