Tim Adams, Nvidia's head of GeForce community, acknowledged the likelihood of stock shortages in a recent forum post, emphasizing the challenges in meeting consumer demand.
To help offset the high price of these GPUs, consumers are encouraged to use gift card balances during their purchases.
The ongoing issue of scalpers has highlighted the broader problem of supply shortages in the gaming hardware market, complicating efforts to secure these GPUs.
Nvidia is reportedly shipping more stock to retailers daily to meet demand, although availability may still be limited.
Micro Center has advised customers against camping outside in cold weather, stating that purchases will be made on a first-come-first-serve basis through a voucher system.
Some campers at retail locations claim they are buying the GPUs for personal use, describing the atmosphere among the crowd as respectful.
The technology behind the performance boost is DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), which has sparked debate among PC gamers regarding the authenticity of 'fake frames' in performance metrics.
The RTX 5090 features impressive specifications, including a base clock speed of 2.4GHz and a boost clock speed of 2.43GHz, making it suitable for high-FPS gaming.
Significant upgrades in this series include GDDR7 memory for faster speeds, enhanced ray tracing capabilities, and support for DLSS 4.0, which improves graphics performance.
The highly anticipated Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs officially launched today, January 30, 2025, with significant demand expected.
Despite being more affordable, the RTX 5080's performance does not greatly surpass that of the previous generation RTX 4080 Super in many gaming scenarios.
A user-generated spreadsheet from r/Microcenter revealed that 68% of Micro Center locations had fewer than 10 RTX 5090 units in stock, indicating a scarcity of these new graphics cards.
