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January 2025 was like PC nerd Christmas.

Or it was supposed to be.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card showing fans

The closest most of us will get to an RTX 5090 anytime soon is this picture.

But then NVIDIA launched theRTX 5090andRTX 5080, and it all went horribly wrong.

Online stock for the two graphics cards went almost instantly.

Now, Overclockers UK (viaTom’s Hardware) has delivered the bleak news.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition held to a blue sky

The RTX 5080 situation isn’t as bad, but it’s still not great.

Is it that old friend “being first” or just plain arrogance and disregard for the consumers?

At least for the immediate future.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card showing back side

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition (front) compared to RTX 5090 Founders Edition (rear)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card alongside RTX 4090 Founders Edition

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition and RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics cards stacked together

Nvidia RTX 5090 graphics card during the 2025 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

NVIDIA CES 2025

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition power adapter in box

Asus Rog Zephyrus G14 Ryzen

Renderings of the 50th Anniversary Exclusive Microsoft Surface Laptop.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addresses participants at the keynote of CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2025.

Promotional screenshot of characters from Zenless Zone Zero

Microsoft Edge Vertical Tabs

Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark running on MSI Claw 8 AI+.