Nvidia warned of stock shortages earlier this week, and now its launch of the $1,999 RTX 5090 yesterday is being branded a “paper launch” after people camped outside retailers only to find a handful of cards available, if any at all.

The Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 graphics cards immediately sell out as soon as they become available for purchase as GPU demand skyrockets.

A new generation of graphics cards is always a monumental event, and with lots of volatility in the silicon space, it's an even bigger deal. Nvidia just released their 50 Series, which couple stellar visual performance with the power and flexibility needed to run modern AI applications,