{
  "id": 2773662,
  "title": "Lucky shopper finds RTX 5080 for just $702 at Walmart — saves almost $800 compared to current retail prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/lucky-shopper-finds-rtx-5080-for-just-702-at-walmart-saves-almost-800",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-23T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/lucky-shopper-finds-pny-rtx-5080-for-just-usd702-at-walmart-saves-almost-usd800-compared-to-current-retail-prices"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a fortunate shopping experience, a Walmart customer discovered a PNY-branded Nvidia RTX 5080 graphics card priced at merely $702.56. This marked a significant savings of $546.44 compared to the card's suggested retail price of $1,249. The card's actual price on other major retailers such as Amazon, Newegg, and Best Buy, is often over $1,500, making the Walmart clearance price virtually half the cost. The shopper also confirmed the GPU's authenticity and condition before making the purchase. The PNY GeForce RTX 5080 OC is a factory-overclocked version capable of 4K gaming and content creation, boasting 10,752 CUDA cores, 16GB of GDDR7 memory, and up to 960 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It features fifth-generation Tensor cores and fourth-generation RT cores for AI acceleration and hardware-accelerated ray tracing, including Nvidia's DLSS 4 technology. When found in Walmart's clearance aisle, similar GPU deals have occurred before, like a $562.49 price in February, which was a remarkable discount of $430 from the MSRP of $999.",
  "summary": "Walmart’s clearance aisle delivers another remarkable GPU bargain, with a shopper finding a PNY RTX 5080 for nearly half its current retail price.",
  "key_points": [
    "Walmart customer finds RTX 5080 for $702.56",
    "Savings of $546.44 compared to $1,249 MSRP",
    "GPU authentic and in good condition before purchase"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}