GPU prices are out of control again

An Nvidia RTX 5090 graphics card. | Photo by Tom Warren/The VergeEvery so often, Central Computers – one of the last remaining dedicated Silicon Valley computer stores – lets subscribers know it’s managed to obtain a small shipment of AMD graphics cards. Today, it informed me that I could now purchase a $600 Radeon RX 9070 XT for $850 – a $250 markup. It’s not alone. I just checked every major US retailer and street prices on eBay, and I regret to inform you: the great GPU shortage has returned. Many AMD cards are being marked up $100, $200, $250, even $280. The street price of an Nvidia RTX 5080 is now over $1,500, a full $500 higher than MSRP. And an RTX 5090, the most powerful consumer GPU? You can’t even get the $2,000 card for $3,000 today.Here, I’ve built tables to show you:ItemMSRPAverage eBay street price (Mar-Apr)Best retail price (April 25th)AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT$599$957$880AMD Radeon RX 9070$549$761$835Nvidia RTX 5090$1,999$3,871$3,140Nvidia RTX 5080$999$1,533$1,390Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti$749$1,052$825Nvidia RTX 5070$549$715$610“Best retail price” is the actual price I saw a card for on April 25th – roughly the minimum you’d pay.You shouldn’t just blame tariffs for these price hikes. In early March, we found retailers were already …Read the full story at The Verge.

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