Nvidia RTX 5090 is now disappearing from prebuilt gaming PCs, even at HP and Lenovo

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 is becoming harder to buy in the US. Lenovo and HP no longer offer readily available desktop configurations with the flagship graphics card, while standalone models have disappeared from several major retailers or are listed at several times their original price.

A check of the US online stores of both major PC makers found no RTX 5090-equipped desktops available for immediate purchase. HP’s Omen Max 45L, for example, is listed with an RTX 5090, an AMD Ryzen 9 processor, 64 GB of memory, and 4 TB of storage for $7,999.99, but is currently out of stock. The Lenovo online store also showed no systems with Nvidia’s flagship graphics card available for immediate purchase.

The shortage is not limited to major PC makers — buying the graphics card separately is also no easy task. Newegg lists several RTX 5090 models as unavailable, including MSI's Suprim model at $5,899.99 and the Asus TUF Gaming version at $5,099.99 — about 195 % and 155 % above Nvidia’s original launch price of $1,999.99, respectively.

B&H Photo Video also report stock shortages, with Asus and MSI models listed at $4,599.99 and $4,499.99. Amazon, meanwhile, has an Asus TUF Gaming RTX 5090 available for $7,699.80 — about 285 % above its launch price.

Consumers can still buy complete RTX 5090 desktops from some independent manufacturers, but they are hardly affordable. Best Buy lists Skytech systems starting at $8,999.99, while some configurations from CLX cost close to $10,000. Dell also sells RTX 5090-equipped Alienware Area-51 desktops, though several configurations cost more than $10,000. One model with an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, 32 GB of memory, and 2 TB of storage is listed at $10,499.99.

The RTX 5090 shortage is linked to the AI boom. Nvidia is reportedly prioritizing chips for AI accelerators, producing fewer GPUs for gaming graphics cards. At the same time, flagship graphics cards have proven to be excellent for running local AI models, so they are now in high demand not only among gamers but also among professionals working with AI.

However, Nvidia has denied rumors about discontinuing the RTX 5090. Still, buyers are unlikely to find the graphics card at a reasonable price anytime soon.