Excellent deals do exist, but they are rarer than a 32 GB DDR5 kit selling for less than $300.
User Manages to Snag GeForce RTX 5090 for Just $899, While Another Receives RTX 5080 for Just $562
We rarely see GPUs available at their official MSRP, let alone below it. It took a long time for the GPU market to stabilize, but the worsening DRAM supply just spiked prices higher than they had been. Occasionally, we see users snagging GPUs at lower prices on deals, but two users were extremely lucky to grab them for almost half their prices.
The Redditor u/Rinascimentale posted that he was able to get the PNY GeForce RTX 5080 GPU for just $562 in the electronics clearance section at Walmart. The GPU officially launched at $999 last year, but most of its custom editions used to cost $1100-$1500, and even surpassed a $1500 price tag if the GPUs were from ASUS. Currently, the RTX 5080 sits at $1400-$1800 depending on the edition, but finding it at a sub-$600 price tag is quite amazing.
It's surely not as crazy as the case where the user got a free ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 White GPU from Amazon, but any discount these days is a big win. Then we have the user u/dnl633, who managed to get the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GPU for just $899. This is even lower than half the MSRP of the GPU, and a time when the RTX 5090 is currently sitting at $4000+, getting one for less than $1000 is no less than a dream.
The user reports he got it from eBay, and it is fully operational with no issues. The GeForce RTX 5090 has always remained nearly 50% pricier than the official price tag announced by NVIDIA, at least for the custom editions. The GPU is the fastest gaming card on the planet, but it also has poor availability due to high demand and low supply. In certain companies, such as Japan, you can even find mystery boxes that give you a chance to win a high-end GPU for a few hundred dollars.
About the author: Sarfraz Khan is a hardware reporter with a focus on PC components and the builder community. With years of experience writing about PC hardware and laptops, his work has been featured on several reputable technology publications. Sarfraz's hands-on experience is demonstrated through his first-person accounts of using and comparing different hardware configurations, providing practical and relatable insights for everyday users. His technical analysis is respected by peers in the enthusiast community and has been cited by specialized hardware sites such as Germany's Igor's Lab.
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