RTX 5080 Appears to Have Been Discontinued, as Prices Hit $2,000 and It Disappears From Nvidia's Store
A Reddit user spotted the removal as RTX 5080 prices climbed past $2,000 at some retailers, deepening fears of a wider stock crunch.
- On Friday, Nvidia removed the RTX 5080 from its online store, raising concerns the product may have been discontinued amid a worsening memory shortage.
- Nvidia previously removed the more powerful RTX 5090 from its marketplace earlier this month, suggesting a broader supply trend driven by persistent AI-driven memory shortage.
- Newegg lists the cheapest 5080 model at $1,899, while Micro Center limits stock to "store pickup only," with many locations out of stock in New York.
- The site now displays the RTX 5070 Ti as the most powerful available GPU, though pricing has surged to at least $1,299, well above its original $749 launch price.
- Though rumors suggest a bulked-up RTX 5080 could launch in January following a potential December introduction, Hynix expects the memory shortage to persist through 2030.
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RTX 5080 Appears to Have Been Discontinued, as Prices Hit $2,000 and it Disappears From Nvidia's Store
As the RAM crisis has played out in 2026, graphics cards have been hit particularly hard, due to the high-performance memory that's stapled onto the things. And now it seems like the RTX 5080 may have been discontinued.
NVIDIA Quietly Pulls RTX 5080 From Its Online Store After RTX 5090
If you were to check on the official NVIDIA store for an RTX 5080 right now, you’ll see that the card is no longer being listed. That is because, well, NVIDIA seems to have quietly removed it on purpose. The removal of its second most powerful Blackwell GPU on the consumer market comes rather quickly […]
RTX 5080 Vanishes From NVIDIA's US Marketplace Two Weeks After the RTX 5090
NVIDIA's US Marketplace no longer lists the GeForce RTX 5080. The GPU filter on the store's graphics card page now tops out at the RTX 5070 Ti, followed by the RTX 5070, RTX 5060 Ti, RTX 5060, and RTX 5050, with partner RTX 5080 models gone as well. The same thing happened to the RTX 5090 about two weeks ago and, barring a brief cameo at $5,599, the card still hasn't returned. NVIDIA has since denied that the RTX 5090 is discontinued, though it …
The situation with the high-end graphics cards of NVIDIA is very delicate, to the point that the GeForce RTX 5080 would no longer be an option. After the GeForce RTX 5090 disappeared from the official Marketplace of NVIDIA in the United States, it has now happened exactly the same with the GeForce RTX 5080. The entry The RTX 5080 disappears from the NVIDIA store feeding the rumors of the RTX 5080 24 GB aparece primero en El Chapuzas Informática.
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