NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 faces extreme shortages and price hikes

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is facing severe supply shortages and extreme price inflation. While the manufacturer's recommended retail price (MSRP) is set at $1,999, third-party sellers on platforms such as Amazon and Newegg are listing units for significantly higher amounts, with some prices exceeding $10,000.

Retailers like Best Buy report that stock is currently exhausted. This scarcity is being driven largely by the global surge in demand for artificial intelligence (AI) hardware. AI developers and startups are increasingly purchasing these high-end consumer GPUs to serve as cost-effective alternatives for AI server workloads, which has drastically reduced the availability of units for the gaming market.