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Nvidia discontinues flagship RTX 5090 gaming GPU

Original: Oy. So, Nvidia discontinued the RTX 5090 GPU, its flagship consumer gaming GPU, in order to use the silicon in its AI-fo

Nvidia has reportedly discontinued the RTX 5090, its flagship consumer gaming graphics card, shifting production capacity toward AI-focused RTX Pro GPUs. Gamers are left with the RTX 5080 as the top gaming option, which launched at $999 a year ago but now sells for significantly more. PC gaming communities are reacting with frustration over the reprioritization of silicon away from gamers and rising prices for high-end cards.

Why now: Gamers are frustrated that Nvidia is prioritizing AI products over consumer gaming hardware, leaving fewer flagship options at higher prices.

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• Oy. So, Nvidia discontinued the RTX 5090 GPU, its flagship consumer gaming GPU, in order to use the silicon in its AI-focused RTX Pro GPUs. That leaves the RTX 5080 (16GB DDR7), which started out at $999 retail (which is what I paid for mine one year ago) but now goes for over… · blakespot@oldbytes.space

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