Nvidia has quietly removed the GeForce RTX 5080 from its online store, following rumors that the card was discontinued and the earlier demise of the flagship RTX 5090. Meanwhile, prices for the RTX 5080 have climbed to nearly $2,000 at some US retailers, close to the RTX 5090’s original launch price.
Nvidia’s store no longer lists the RTX 5080 or includes it in graphics card filters, like they did for the RTX 5090. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that Nvidia has abandoned the graphics card. The company has yet to confirm the status of either model. The RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 remain visible in stores even though both are marked as out of stock.
This disappearance has fueled speculation that Nvidia may end production of the RTX 5080, potentially alongside the RTX 5090. There are also rumors that Nvidia may be preparing a new version of the RTX 5080 with 24GB of memory to replace the standard 16GB RTX 5080, as well as the flagship RTX 5090, all at the same time. However, Nvidia has not yet announced any plans for its release.
In the meantime, finding an RTX 5080 at a reasonable price is becoming increasingly difficult. A survey earlier this week of Micro Center, Best Buy, Central Computers, Newegg and other U.S. retailers found that the cheapest deals started at $1,979.99. This puts the RTX 5080 almost on par with the RTX 5090’s initial $1,999 launch MSRP, although the RTX 5080 debuted at $999, so its price has almost doubled.
The increase has been attributed to limited supply, high demand and ongoing memory shortages. With retailers reportedly running low on inventory, prices could remain high as remaining cards become harder to find. Nvidia has not publicly explained the situation, and board partners have shared little information about GPU supply.
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