It is not news that new products are out of stock at the beginning of their launch, but something as outrageous as the RTX50 series seems to have never been seen before. Cards are hard to find all over the world, and everyone from AIC brand manufacturers to retailers to players are looking forward to it.
For example, in the UK, the largest retailer OCUK warned before the new card was released that they only had less than 10 RTX5090s on hand, and they were not sure when the quantity would arrive.
After it went on sale, it was natural that it was quickly sold out and no longer even accepted pre-orders.
According to it,It takes a minimum of 3 weeks and a maximum of 16 weeks for the RTX5090 to arrive, which is almost 4 months; the RTX5080 is slightly better and has to wait 2-6 months.
For example, in the Netherlands, retailers and AIC manufacturers are complaining becauseNVIDIA has very casual control over shipping time and scale. Even if you sign a contract and pay for the goods, you may not be able to get the goods. Especially if there is behavior that NVIDIA considers to be a violation, you will not be able to get the goods at all.
Many models arrive in batches, just like squeezing out toothpaste:
MSI 5090: The first batch will be released on February 14, the second batch will be released on February 26, and the third batch will be released on March 24
ASUS TUF/PRIME5080: February 7 for the first batch, February 14 for the first batch, March 28 for the first batch
ASUS TUF5090: First batch on February 14th, first batch on February 27th, first batch on March 18th
ASUS ASTRAL5090/5080: The first batch will be released on February 14th, the first batch will be released on March 28th
In addition, the public version of NVIDIAFE is completely out of stock before March.
There are many reasons for this situation,On the one hand, the Chinese Spring Festival and communication issues between NVIDIA and AIC have led to already tight production capacity; on the other hand, scalpers have flooded the city, and even the entire European RTX5090 and 5080 public version cards have been snapped up by scalper robots before they are released.