I'm interested in what the future RTX 5090 might cost. The flagship RTX 4090 has an MSRP of $1599. Do you think the RTX 5090 will break the 2,000 barrier when it eventually releases? What are your price predictions?
My guess is $1899, with high-end AIB models over $2000.
My speculative price prediction for the RTX 5090:
Reasoning:
I am betting it hits 2,199 dollars easily, which is just depressing tbh. Nvidia really has us where they want us. I remember back when I snagged my EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra and thought that was a lot of money... then I had issues with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition where the cable management was a total disaster and almost fried my setup. It is just not as good as people think when you factor in the headache. Honestly, my warning to anyone eyeing the 5090 is to check your power supply first. You are probably gonna need something like a Seasonic PRIME TX-1600 just to be safe, and thats another few hundred bucks on top of a card thats already overpriced. Buying into the flagship hype right at launch is usually a mistake anyway because of the scalpers and the early driver bugs I have dealt with in the past. Just feels like we are paying way more for less value every single year.
I think it depends on how good is the RTX 5090, if the benchmark is far better than RTX 4090, I think the price will also go up for about $2000.
Finally someone says it. Ive been thinking this for a while but wasnt sure.
Lol I was literally about to post the same thing. Glad someone else brought it up.
So when is the release date of GeForce RTX 5090 ?
I heard some rumors that the RTX 5090 will be priced around $2,000. Considering the performance leap it's supposed to have over the previous generation, it might be worth it for high-end gaming and professional tasks. But let's wait for the official announcement.
Considering how each generation tends to push the price envelope, I'd expect an RTX 5090 to be priced at least 10-20% higher than the 4090's launch price. But that's pure speculation and we won't know for sure until NVIDIA makes an official announcement.