Nvidia says RTX 50-series Founders Version playing cards are nonetheless being made

Nvidia’s Founders Version graphics playing cards are purported to be the reference design, shorn of any extras and, crucially, bought at retail costs with none markups. So it was alarming when the Founders Version of the RTX 5090 and 5080 disappeared from Nvidia’s official retailer over the weekend. Some puzzled in the event that they had been gone for good. Seems, no.

When pressed on the dearth of availability for the most costly shopper graphics playing cards in the marketplace at their normal costs, an Nvidia spokesperson stated that they’re simply out of inventory quickly on account of excessive demand. They gave the assertion to WCCFtech, which posted the reply on Sunday. “GeForce RTX 50 sequence Founders Editions proceed to be in manufacturing. They’re restricted version merchandise so, occasionally, exit of inventory on our web site and return when again in inventory.”

There are every kind of points inflicting a squeeze on graphics playing cards for the time being, Nvidia’s playing cards most of all. Excessive demand from avid gamers (and scalpers, although that seems to be winding down), output provide issues as Nvidia additionally provides GPUs to AI-hungry industrial shoppers, normal financial turmoil. Nevertheless it seems like these sought-after Founders Version playing cards aren’t disappearing anytime quickly, even when they’ll stay elusive to anybody hoping to get them on the MSRP.