Nvidia RTX 50-series prices spike in Japan

A Redditor shared a photo showing retail prices for Nvidia RTX 50-series GPUs in Japan. The prices are between 5.66% and 41.1% higher than Amazon US listings. On average, the RTX 5080 is 12.71% more expensive. The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB sees the highest hike at 41.1%.

Tom's Hardware reports that memory chip shortages and AI compute demand are affecting supply. Reports suggest Nvidia plans to stop RTX 5090 production for AI and professional GPUs. This has left the RTX 5090 missing from retail shelves, which may be pushing demand toward lower tier cards. Read more at Tom's Hardware.