Foreign media PCGamesN published an article that Nvidia's next-generation GeForce RTX50 series graphics cards should have become a carnival in the PC gaming circle, but its pricing strategy, supply planning and technical improvement direction have triggered a strong backlash from the player community. Several gaming media and industry analysts pointed out that Nvidia seems to be taking its core player base "for granted" and instead focusing on the more profitable AI computing market.
The suggested retail price of the basic model of RTX5090 is US$1,999 (approximately RMB 14,500), which is 33% higher than the initial price of RTX4090. A hot comment on the Reddit forum said: "This has far exceeded 'Moore's Law' and is purely an act of harvesting a monopoly market."
Semiconductor industry analyst Jon Peddie pointed out: "Nvidia has publicly stated that it will prioritize data center GPU orders, and game graphics card production capacity may be less than 30% of the first launch. Players may face more serious shortages and scalper premiums than the RTX40 series."
Although the official claim is that "DLSS4.0 frame generation efficiency is improved by 70%," testers found that its core improvements are only for 8K resolution - current Steam data shows that only 0.3% of players use monitors of this specification. Hardware media GamersNexus criticized: "This is like selling a silver spoon to hungry people."