Data Reveals Many GPUs Are Still Selling for 50% More than MSRP — Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 Are Worst Offenders

Data reveals many GPUs are still selling for 50% more than MSRP — Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 are worst offenders

New Data from One Retailer Shows Graphics Cards with 16 GB of Memory Massively Outselling Their 8 GB Counterparts by Huge Ratios

Image: AMD It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you prefer because, according to new sales data, gamers have overwhelmingly rejected GPUs with 8 GB VRAM from both AMD and NVIDIA. At this point Intel’s GPU division must be laughing all the way to the bank after staying the course in leaving 8 GB VRAM memory configurations behind with its Arc A770 and B580 graphics cards that have had similar, or much lower, pricepoints to teams Red and Green…

RTX 5090 & 5080 over 50% more expensive than U.S. MSRP on average, only 8GB cards are reliably close

Last Updated on July 4, 2025 We already know that PC gamers want more VRAM, and this has been obvious in GPU sales figures so far this year. Both AMD and Nvidia have released 8GB and 16GB versions of some of their cheapest current-gen graphics cards, but if you want to pay MSRP (Manufacturer Suggested ...

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Most GPUs in US retail sell well above MSRP, except for unpopular 8GB models