Nvidia RTX 5090 Reportedly Dead, but It's So Expensive That It Doesn't Really Matter
While the RTX 5090 was already hard enough to get at a reasonable price, new leaks suggest that Nvidia is flat-out discontinuing its flagship graphics card.
Reports suggest that Nvidia may have ended production of its flagship RTX 5090 graphics card, but the impact of this potential discontinuation may not be as significant as it initially appears. GPU leaker zed__wang tweeted about the discontinuation, stating that there would be no more GB202 for the RTX 5090 and that all future GB202 supplies are exclusive to the RTX Pro. The GB202 is the GPU die powering the RTX 5090 and nine other workstation and data center GPUs, according to TechPowerUp.
Nvidia has been prioritizing AI over gaming, dropping gaming from its earnings report and integrating it into the Edge Computing category. However, Nvidia has not commented on the discontinuation of the RTX 5090. Similar rumors about the RTX 5070 Ti were previously debunked, so the situation with the RTX 5090 may be similar. Production of the RTX 5070 Ti slowed as VRAM was prioritized for data centers, but the card itself was not discontinued.
It is likely that the RTX 5090 will follow a similar path, with new units becoming scarce as prices continue to rise.
As of now, the RTX 5090 launched in January 2025 for $1,999, but its price has since skyrocketed to around $10,000. While some people can afford to invest that much in a computer, most DIY PC gamers will find the RTX 5090 irrelevant. Discontinuation would primarily affect prebuilt gaming PCs, as prices for prebuilts with the RTX 5090 have not increased as much as the GPU itself.
However, if Nvidia stops manufacturing the RTX 5090, new prebuilts with this GPU should not appear. The situation with the RTX 5090 remains uncertain, but it is likely that high-end GPUs will continue to rise in price.
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