Nvidia warned of inventory shortages earlier this week, and now its launch of the $1,999 RTX 5090 yesterday is being branded a “paper launch” after folks camped outdoors retailers solely to discover a handful of playing cards obtainable, if any in any respect.
Reddit customers have been monitoring stock for RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 playing cards at Micro Middle areas throughout the US, with some shops opening on Thursday with no RTX 5090 playing cards in any respect. The Tustin, California Micro Middle retailer appears to have obtained probably the most inventory, however different shops reportedly had 10 or much less RTX 5090 playing cards. Whereas Nvidia’s RTX 5080 was somewhat simpler to buy on launch day, playing cards quickly went out of inventory at retailers like Finest Purchase and Amazon.
One Reddit poster claims to have secured an RTX 5090 after three days ready in line, and others have posted buy vouchers that had been handed out to folks in line at a Miami Micro Middle. The overwhelming quantity of posts are from folks complaining concerning the launch and lack of inventory, although.
Avid gamers Nexus claims that one of many largest system integrators within the US solely obtained a single RTX 5090 on launch day, earlier than a smaller cargo arrived later within the day. One other massive system builder reportedly obtained no items and third one obtained 20 RTX 5090s that it bought in pre-built machines in a matter of minutes.
Many retailers are actually merely itemizing preorders for RTX 5090 playing cards, with Scan within the UK warning that some playing cards aren’t due in inventory till the tip of Could — 4 months after the launch date. Naturally, such low inventory ranges within the face of excessive demand means there are scalpers promoting RTX 5090 playing cards on eBay for $5,000 or extra. YouTuber JayzTwoCents even discovered an RTX 5090 on sale for $5,800 on Fb, after he signed the cardboard on the Tustin Micro Middle retailer earlier within the day.
We reached out to Nvidia to touch upon the RTX 5090 launch points, however the firm refused to remark past its earlier warning about inventory shortages.
