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Nvidia RTX 50 Series Price Hikes

Rising GDDR7 memory costs and TSMC wafer price increases are driving significant price hikes for Nvidia's RTX 50 series graphics cards in various markets, with the RTX 5090 most affected.

1. Nvidia Cancels RTX 5090 Order After Price Hike, Points Finger at Asus

   A Redditor's order for an Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 BTF, placed on Nvidia's marketplace, was cancelled and refunded after the price jumped roughly $500. Nvidia says Asus failed to honor the original price, while the buyer now faces a GPU listed far above MSRP.

2. GIGABYTE Hikes GPU Prices by 20-40% in Japan, Some Pending Orders at Risk of Cancellation

   Japanese distributor CFD-BIZ says GIGABYTE graphics card prices rose 20% to 40% starting August 1, with some existing orders possibly canceled. The move follows reported GPU price increases across Asia amid rising DRAM costs.

3. Nvidia RTX 50 Series Prices Jump Up to 30% in South Korea Amid Memory and Wafer Cost Hikes

   South Korean importers and distributors report price increases of up to 30% on Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards, driven by rising GDDR7 memory costs and TSMC wafer price hikes, with the flagship RTX 5090 seeing the steepest jump.