Scalpers aren't the only issue that gamers have to deal with. Now, even the manufacturers are raising GPU prices, leaving their old MSRP far behind.

System integrator PowerGPU has faced substantial challenges in securing RTX 5090 units, forcing it to raise prices. PowerGPU's CEO, Jese Martinez, recently addressed allegations of price-gouging

Nvidia is revealing today that it has sold more RTX 50-series GPUs than 40-series during the first five weeks of launch. While we don’t have exact figures, Nvidia has supplied a chart that claims it has shipped 2x in that same amount of time.

Nvidia claims RTX 50-series GPUs are off to a better start than the previous generation. Nvidia has released four GPUs in the past several weeks, compared to only two in the previous generation. RTX 50-series GPUs remain out of stock at most major retailers.

It sounds like success, but Nvidia's careful wording masks how little there is that's actually worth bragging about.

In advance of next week's GTC and GDC trade shows, Nvidia discussed Blackwell availability, where it specifically stated that it has shipped twice as many Blackwell GPUs in the first five weeks as it did Ada GPUs for the first five weeks in 2022 — but that's effectively comparing only the RTX 4090 against four RTX 50-series GPUs launched this year.

Based on the new Blackwell architecture, the RTX 50 series succeeds the RTX 40 series, which made its first appearance in 2022, followed by the RTX 40 Super series in 2024. Here’s everything new with the RTX 50 series and a quick comparison to the RTX 40 series.

In a recent video explaining high RTX 5090 prices, the PowerGPU CEO revealed distribution-level scalping, which also impacts system integrators.

T here's been a lot going on in the world of graphics cards, and a lot of the frenzy is focused around AMD's new RX 9070 XT and Nvidia's RTX 5070. Both GPUs clock in around $600,