Nvidia RTX 5090 prices drop below MSRP in Europe as stock improves

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In brief: The RTX 5090's price is falling in Europe, and is even below its MSRP in some countries. Stock levels of the notoriously hard-to-find card are also improving across the continent. Whether these are the first signs of a wider trend remains to be seen, especially when it comes to the US market.

At $400 more than its RTX 4090 predecessor, the RTX 5090's $1,999 MSRP is enormous. But finding one under that price in the US – and in stock – has been a near impossibility. It had been the same story in Europe, where the GPU has never fell under its roughly €2,300 MSRP – until now.

VideoCardz reports that in Finland, where the MSRP is €2,339, the RTX 5090 has been spotted for €2,299 at a retailer that operates in several countries.

The specific card under MSRP is a Inno3D X3, which has been reduced by 6%. It's still only 2% less than the official MSRP, but it's believed to be the first time the RTX 5090 has been available below this amount in the country.

In the UK, the RTX 5090 launched with a £1,939 MSRP. Nvidia lowered this in March to £1,889 due to the changing exchange rates between GBP and USD.

There is at least one RTX 5090 in the UK under Nvidia's MSRP. Overclockers and Scan are selling Palit RTX 5090 GameRock cards for £1,879. The cards are in stock (Overclockers) or available tomorrow (Scan) as of the time of writing.

There are no RTX 5090 cards selling under MSRP at any of the major US hardware retailers right now. Micro Center has a Gigabyte model at the $1,999 MSRP, while Best Buy has three, including an FE model, but they are all sold out, of course. Newegg has none.

With the uncertainty of the tariffs, it could be a long time before graphics card prices come down in the US. GPUs and bare GPUs are exempt from reciprocal tariffs, but they are still affected by baseline and other tariffs.

In other RTX 5090 news, another cable-melting incident involving the card was reported yesterday. This was the second instance in which MSI's supposedly foolproof yellow-tipped connectors were used.

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I upgrade my video cards as I do my iPhones, once every 5 years. I upgraded my iPhone 11 Pro to Pro 16, and I will upgrade my RTX3080Ti to RTX7080Ti, which hopefully will be something that does not melt cables or causes a blackout in my area. Please ping me when the latter is out.
 
According to Micro Center website, between all the stores they're sitting on roughly 900 various 5090 cards at the moment. At my local store the lowest priced one is $2919.99 (or about $3150 after tax). Most expensive one is an AIO model at $3719.99 (or about $4015 after tax).

I don't see why anyone is ever dishing out this kind of money for these cards that have had so many problems from power draw to drivers.
 
According to Micro Center website, between all the stores they're sitting on roughly 900 various 5090 cards at the moment. At my local store the lowest priced one is $2919.99 (or about $3150 after tax). Most expensive one is an AIO model at $3719.99 (or about $4015 after tax).

I don't see why anyone is ever dishing out this kind of money for these cards that have had so many problems from power draw to drivers.
Because, despite these issues - which are over-reported and not nearly as prevalent as they’d like you to believe - the 5090 still is the best GPU money can buy.

When it comes to the “best of the best”, history has shown that people are willing to pay pretty much any price to have one.
 
Cheapest flavor $2899 in the states. Currently there is supply available and collecting dust. Ebay scalped is cheaper currently for some models than certified retail availability.1000023858.jpg1000023860.jpg
 
Fantastic news!
Now let’s see if you can also spot the deals on the 9070XT cards both in Canada and the US.
Oh wait… you have already a proven record of not being able to spot ACTUAL pricing, let alone deals on AMD cards.
 
I upgrade my video cards as I do my iPhones, once every 5 years. I upgraded my iPhone 11 Pro to Pro 16, and I will upgrade my RTX3080Ti to RTX7080Ti, which hopefully will be something that does not melt cables or causes a blackout in my area. Please ping me when the latter is out.
At the rate they're nerfing non xx90 cards, an 7080ti might only compete with a 6070 or 5080 at this rate, and still require a small dedicated generator
 
Here in Australia, the cheapest 5090 is $5600aud. USD to AUD converts to about $3100. Throw on our 10% sales tax (GST), brings us to about $3500aud. Seems we have a LONG way to go before we get to MSRP cards.
 
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