Best Buy raises price on RTX 5080 above MSRP of higher-tier RTX 5090
Best Buy has increased the price of the Asus ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC to $2,099 — surpassing the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of Nvidia’s more powerful RTX 5090 GPU. The card was initially launched at $1,499 and has now risen by over 40%. This marks a significant shift in pricing for mid-tier GPUs amid ongoing global component shortages. The surge is part of broader trends affecting the PC hardware market, including rising RAM prices and supply chain disruptions that have led to higher GPU costs. Nvidia itself plans another round of price increases on its graphics cards by 20-30%, marking a third hike this year.
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