Although the RTX5090D only castrates part of the AI performance, and the gap between the game performance and the RTX5090 is minimal, it is an incomplete version after all, which many high-end players cannot accept, so they are trying various ways to buy the RTX5090, which also gives scalpers a lot of room. Japan and South Korea, which are not far from China, have become the first choice of many Chinese people, and Taiwan, China, is also a priority.
for exampleIn the famous Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan, as many as four to five hundred people rushed to grab the RTX5090/5080 when it was released., among which there are both players who really want new cards and scalpers. In addition, the on-site management is not in place, resulting in chaos.
Some players who grabbed the card lamented,It was lucky that there was no stampede.
At a computer market in Taiwan, China, many people queued up in advance. The local media interviewed two people who came from the mainland, both of whom brought beds and quilts to queue up.
Both of them arrived early. Neither wanted the castrated version of the RTX5090D, nor did they want to increase the price. They hoped to buy the RTX5090 at the original price locally.
New cards are also scarce in Taiwan. For example, Huida only has RTX5090 in stock for 20 yuan in the northern region, and can be pre-ordered for 30 yuan, while RTX5080 is available in stock for 280 yuan.
In the central and southern regions, the spot price of RTX5090 is only 4 yuan, the pre-order is only 30 yuan, and the spot price of RTX5080 is only 60 yuan.
The initial selling price of RTX5090 in Taiwan is NT$72,000-90,000 (approximately RMB 16,000-20,000), and some scalpers fetched it for NT$200,000 (approximately RMB 44,000).
Some overseas players have sensed the business opportunities and actively resold RTX5090 to the Chinese market.
for exampleA Korean player is selling Zotac's RTX5090SOLIDOC on a domestic platform, with a price tag of up to 29,999 yuan.
When the Korean media found out, they also exclaimed OMG.