- MSI’s US retailer will solely have RTX 5090s on pre-order come launch day
- Whereas the flagship GPU could be purchased on January 30, it received’t ship till February 6
- That is taking place in opposition to a backdrop of broader worries about inventory ranges, which Nvidia has additionally simply warned on
MSI’s RTX 5090 graphics playing cards that’ll be bought by its personal retailer received’t be made that can be purchased on the official launch date of January 30 – slightly, these GPUs will probably be up for pre-order on that day (tomorrow), however not shipped till per week later.
As per info shared by a consultant of MSI on Discord, as found by VideoCardz, the RTX 5090 will solely be accessible for pre-order on January 30, whereas the RTX 5080 will probably be purchasable and ship on the identical day. RTX 5090 fashions from the official MSI retailer within the US received’t ship till February 6, we’re informed.
The MSI rep mentioned they couldn’t speak with any surety concerning the scenario with different retailers, however did verify that these different retailers would have not less than some inventory of MSI’s RTX 5090 fashions (as you’d hope).
VideoCardz additional factors out {that a} PC builder within the US (StinceBuilt) can also be saying that MSI’s RTX 5090 graphics playing cards have been pushed again to a launch of February 6.
Clearly, this have to be attributable to being brief on inventory of the RTX 5090, and it mirrors what we heard from MSI China already, specifically that the preliminary provide of the Blackwell flagship GPU will probably be tight and restricted.
On prime of this, an Nvidia worker (on its official boards) additionally not too long ago indicated that “stock-outs could occur” with the RTX 5090 and 5080 graphics playing cards.
Evaluation: The consuming GPU gloom
Sadly, that is one other in a honest outdated string of rumors concerning the RTX 5090 being very brief on inventory when the flagship GPU first launches. We will’t say something for certain, with all this being unofficial chatter through the grapevine – even when some nuggets are from representatives of corporations within the know, reminiscent of MSI right here.
If you would like an RTX 5090, then, the scenario is trying very shaky certainly, and the percentages of you getting one tomorrow, on the official launch day, appear extraordinarily slim. If not really inconceivable going by what is alleged by MSI right here (effectively, you’ll be able to order a flagship GPU, to be honest, however you received’t get it for per week). That is maybe why some folks have taken excessive measures reminiscent of tenting out in queues in entrance of outlets already, within the hope of securing their RTX 5090.
Extra of us will probably be after the RTX 5080, thoughts you, which is much extra fairly priced (comparatively talking). And there was some higher information about that GPU when it comes to inventory, although it nonetheless sounds slightly skinny on the bottom, and the extent of demand will probably imply that this Blackwell graphics card additionally sells out in a flash. The extra fear with the RTX 5080 is that pricing for third-party graphics playing cards will probably be inflated effectively above MSRP in the principle, for a lot of fashions, although we’ll should see if that pans out.
All in all, it’s troublesome to be even remotely optimistic concerning the probabilities of getting an RTX 5090 particularly, but additionally an RTX 5080, particularly given the latest feedback from Nvidia, and now MSI. With eventualities like these, scalpers are, after all, rubbing their palms along with glee on the potential price-gouging income to be made – which inevitably provides to the problem of the typical gamer attempting to safe a shiny new GPU.
It’s arduous to not be dissatisfied by all this, and I’m definitely struggling to keep away from changing into overly gloomy in my outlook with Nvidia’s imminent GPUs. It’s not even the RTX 5080 I’m primarily as a graphics card improve, though any hope I would seize this as my subsequent GPU has been just about dampened by the speak of potential value hikes over MSRP and inventory difficulties. My actual fear is that the noises being made round inventory lengthen to the RTX 5070 (and its Ti sibling), the mid-range fashions I’m actually (together with rumors that it may very well be delayed to March).
As I mentioned, combating the gloom seems like an uphill battle proper now, however I simply should maintain reminding myself that it’ll solely be a matter of time earlier than the inventory scenario settles down, if it does play out badly with the RTX 5070 at launch. Proper? Or, I’m an AMD RX 9070, which is the place the pondering of quite a lot of PC avid gamers could also be heading, I think…
