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Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti could launch mid-April with 2,572 MHz boost clock

Standard RTX 5060 potentially pushed back to May
Rumor mill: As prospective customers wait for Nvidia and AMD to replenish stocks of their newly released graphics cards, rumors suggest that Team Green has delayed its upcoming mainstream models. Furthermore, the reported specs indicate performance similar to that of their direct predecessors, which launched two years ago.
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MSI briefly stopped pretending to sell RTX 50 GPUs at MSRP before backtracking

MSRP RTX 5070 Ti's temporarily disappeared, still no MSRP 5080s or 5090s
Facepalm: Nvidia's list prices for the recently launched RTX 50 series graphics cards have become almost imaginary, with board partners charging hundreds more for some models. While a few listings still maintain the pretense of MSRP, MSI had none over the weekend, sparking concerns of a repeat of 2021's crypto-driven price inflation.
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Retailer attempts to extort extra money for RTX 5080, backs down after online backlash

The extreme scarcity of these graphics cards have led to several questionable tactics by retailers
A hot potato: In yet another demonstration of the RTX 5080's scarcity, a Taiwanese buyer faced an unexpected dilemma when a retailer temporarily refused to release his purchased graphics card unless he paid an additional sum. This shouldn't come as a surprise: the extreme shortage of RTX 50 series graphics cards resulted in multi-day queues for raffle entries, rampant scalping, and retailers bundling cards with other products at inflated prices.
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Nvidia confirms GeForce RTX 5070 Ti for February 20, beats 4080 Super in OpenCL benchmark

Vanilla RTX 5070 arrives March 5
Highly anticipated: Official announcements from Nvidia and AMD have set the stage for a mid-range GPU showdown in late February and early March. While technical specifications and release details for AMD's upcoming graphics cards are still forthcoming, Nvidia has fully revealed its plans for the RTX 5070 Ti and 5070. Expect TechSpot's review of the 5070 Ti once the review embargo lifts next week, on February 19.