Four-month wait for RTX 5090: UK retailer paints sombre picture for Nvidia RTX 5090, RTX 5080 availability

Scoring an Nvidia RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 right now is like chasing a mirage in the silicon desert. The culprits? The usual suspects, of course: limited supply, overwhelming demand, and scalpers. We recently reported on the situation in Europe, and a recent update by a prominent UK retailer tells a similarly grim story. It appears that those on their toes for a new RTX 5090 GPU, will likely have to wait for as long as four months.

Overclockers UK, through an update, revealed that their entire stock of the Nvidia RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 has been sold out - a surprise to no one - and pre-orders have been halted for the time being. Moreover, the retailer also added that the RTX 5090 is expected to be back in stock sometime within the next 3 to 16 weeks, while the RTX 5080 should land sometime in the next 2 to 6 weeks. Essentially, folks holding out for a new GeForce RTX 50 GPU might have to wait for several months - at least those located in the UK.

Considering that the Nvidia RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 have already been selling for multiple thousands of dollars, there is no doubt that scalpers have benefited greatly from the shortages. It is true that the RTX 5090 received mostly positive reviews despite a somewhat modest generational uplift, although the story is very different for the RTX 5080, which failed to provide a substantial performance jump over the RTX 4080 Super. Of course, that seems to have hardly hindered enthusiasm for the cards, if the stock shortages and Overclockers' claim of "incredibly high demand" are any indication.