NVIDIA's online marketplace briefly listed GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 Founders Edition cards at MSRP pricing. The available stock, however, vanished within minutes. The RTX 5090 FE, priced at €2,099, sold out in just seven minutes. The RTX 5080 FE, listed at €1,059, was gone within nineteen minutes. This quick sell-out demonstrates strong demand for MSRP-priced high-end GPUs.

This rapid depletion of stock highlights the ongoing challenges of acquiring graphics cards at reasonable prices. Third-party retailers often sell these cards well above MSRP, sometimes exceeding €3,000. For consumers, the NVIDIA Marketplace is often the only option to secure the cards at their intended price. The recent GDDR7 memory shortage and production tactics have exacerbated the issue.

NVIDIA's marketplace hadn't been updated since early December. This scarcity suggests that demand still outstrips supply, even for these expensive components. The rapid sell-out times also point to the high interest in the RTX 50-series cards.

What's next? Gamers will continue to watch for further drops or hope for improved availability through other channels. The situation likely won't improve without a significant increase in production or a decrease in overall demand. This is a common issue in the GPU market.