Nvidia RTX 50 cards are getting pricier in November. See the reported hikes by model, today's U.S. prices against list, and what to do before buying.
Graphics card prices are heading up again. As of Tuesday, Nov. 3, Wccftech reports that Chinese board makers are raising November prices across Nvidia's whole GeForce RTX 50 lineup, with the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 class up by roughly $400 to $500. U.S. shoppers are already paying far above list price: TechSpot's Nov. 2 survey found the cheapest in-stock RTX 5080 in the United States at $2,200.
How much are RTX 50 graphics cards going up in November?
The increases Wccftech lists come from a price list from the Chinese board maker Colorful. They are dollar figures for the factory's own cost prices, not what a U.S. store will charge tomorrow. Here is the list as reported:
- RTX 5090D v2: up $330 to $550
- RTX 5080: up $380 to $450
- RTX 5070 Ti: up $150
- RTX 5070: up $90 to $135
- RTX 5060 Ti 16GB: up $37 to $60
- RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: up $15 to $22
- RTX 5060 8GB: up $22 to $30
Wccftech, citing a report from Channel Gate that it says is based on sources at card makers, adds that Galax may follow with its own increase this week. Neither company has said anything we could read on a primary page, so treat the Galax part as a report and not a fact.
What do RTX 50 cards cost in the U.S. right now?
Well above the list prices Nvidia launched them at. TechSpot tracks the lowest in-stock price in each country, and its October numbers for the U.S. are below. The list price column is TechSpot's own.
- RTX 5050: $420, against $249 at launch
- RTX 5060: $450, against $299
- RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: $530, against $379
- RTX 5060 Ti 16GB: $790, against $429
- RTX 5070: $900, against $549
- RTX 5070 Ti: $1,250, against $749
- RTX 5080: $2,200, against $999
- RTX 5090: $9,400, against $1,999
TechSpot says the RTX 5080 jumped 39% in the U.S. in a single month, partly because Newegg had none in stock directly when it collected data. Wccftech separately says RTX 5090 listings at Newegg are climbing past $10,000. TechSpot also cautions that its figures are the cheapest base-model listing, so a fancier card from a brand like Asus will cost more.
Why are graphics cards getting so expensive?
Memory. Wccftech says the hikes trace back to shortages of memory chips caused by heavy AI demand, along with higher costs for other components. TechSpot adds a wrinkle: the RTX 5080's $700-plus rise cannot be explained by memory alone, because 16GB of GDDR7 has not gotten that much more expensive. It points to possible price gouging, AI demand and the near-disappearance of the RTX 5090 from stores.
On that last point, TechSpot reports that the RTX 5090 has effectively vanished from the gaming market, though Nvidia has denied it has been discontinued. TechSpot also relays a rumor, unconfirmed, that Nvidia will replace the 16GB RTX 5080 with a 24GB model in the first quarter of 2027. If that is true, it would help explain why stock is thin and why current prices keep rising.
AMD is not escaping this. TechSpot found Radeon prices rising faster than GeForce prices in percentage terms, with the RX 9070 XT at about $870 in the U.S. in October.
What should U.S. buyers do?
Here is a practical read of the numbers.
- If you need a card this holiday season, do not wait for Black Friday to rescue you. Both reports describe a market moving the other way.
- Compare the cheapest listing against the same model's price a week ago. The in-stock minimum is what TechSpot tracks, and it can jump when one cheap listing sells out.
- Consider a mid-range card with 16GB of memory. TechSpot says the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB at about $620 is still the cheapest way to get 16GB on a current-generation card, though it rose 24% in a month.
- Skip any listing that asks several times list price from a third-party seller unless you have a firm reason.
Our take
We would not read the Colorful list as a U.S. price tag. It is a Chinese cost list, and U.S. prices already sit far above where those cards started. What it does tell us is direction: nobody in the supply chain is signaling relief. For anyone building a PC this winter, the most useful number in all of this may be the gap between the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and the Radeon alternative, not the headline $500.
The honest caveat is that all of this depends on memory supply, which neither Nvidia nor the card makers control. Prices were last checked in the sources named above on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3, and they can change fast.
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