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Nvidia may hike RTX 5090 GPU price by $300 due to memory costs

Nvidia is reportedly planning to increase the price of its upcoming RTX 5090 graphics card by up to $300. This potential price hike is attributed to the rising costs associated with memory components. The news suggests that consumers looking to upgrade their GPUs this year may face significantly higher expenses. AI

IMPACT Potential price increases for high-end GPUs could impact the accessibility of AI development hardware for individuals and smaller organizations.

RANK_REASON The article discusses a potential price increase for a consumer GPU, which falls under product-related news but is not a core AI release or significant industry-wide event.

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Nvidia may hike RTX 5090 GPU price by $300 due to memory costs

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 I really hope you weren't considering a GPU upgrade this year, as Nvidia may raise the price of the already pricey RTX 5090 by as much as $300 Memory is provi

    🎮 I really hope you weren't considering a GPU upgrade this year, as Nvidia may raise the price of the already pricey RTX 5090 by as much as $300 Memory is proving an expensive problem. 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/i-really…