Although the announcement of GeForce RTX 50 is effective for the technology world, many sources state the following: Nvidia’s new GPUs expected to experience stock shortages at launch, including in Brazil. Due to this problem, the price of products may double in some stores.
website information UDN and reported by journalist Dan Nystedt, who specializes in semiconductor reporting, points out: RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 missing. The low number of units available in retail means that some stores increase the price of products exponentially up to US$ 4,000 (approximately R$ 24,200 in direct conversion) above the line model.
Benchlife’s profile on X (formerly Twitter), known for leaking reliable industry information, shows: The cause of the crisis is due to communication errors between Nvidia and partner manufacturers. The user says that although the launch is planned for January 30, we may see improvements in usability only in mid-February. UDN.
According to media reports, Nvidia’s latest high-end gaming GPUs, the GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090, are in short supply, and prices have already doubled in some regions; Supplies are expected to remain limited until late Q1 or Q2. Like graphics card suppliers…
— Dan Nystedt (@dnystedt) January 21, 2025
The crisis should affect the entire RTX 50 line
According to information from PowerGPU, a dedicated gaming PC company in the United States, this will be a “terrible” launch for Nvidia. People associated with the company state: stocks may remain empty for another three months after the official launch date.
to the website Video CardZA Zotac representative confirmed availability was low and reiterated that most models should only start appearing on the market from mid-February. This should also affect: RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070they were also scheduled for February, but due to the crisis they would be at the end of the month and not at the beginning as most consumers wanted.
I’m warning you all now.
The launch of RTX 5090 will be the worst when it comes to availability. We were told to expect this to happen for the first 3 months anyway.
— PowerGPU (@PowerGPU) January 21, 2025
Sources differ on the origin of the problem, but the main speculation is that Nvidia is experiencing a delay in shipping the first units to partners. problems BIOS of video cards. Taking place at the end of January for Chinese New Year will also jeopardize production capacity in Chinese factories and contribute to delays.
Nvidia has already announced a base price chart for Brazil, which places the GeForce RTX 5090 at a suggested price of R$ 20,000. But, Sources close to TecMundo state that the Brazilian market will also be negatively affected by the low availability of these products, but no deadline has been set for improvement..
Source: Tec Mundo

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