As 2026 approaches, there have been persistent rumors in the market that… NVIDIA and AMD With graphics card prices set to rise and retailers in Japan beginning to limit the number of units each customer can purchase, things are clearly heading in the wrong direction. Recently, more bad news has emerged: According to foreign media reports, retailers in Germany have already begun discontinuing sales of NVIDIA’s latest-generation high-end RTX 50 seriesGraphics Card…and as many as three models are affected. Users planning to buy a new graphics card this year should be prepared for the possibility that they may not be able to find one, or that they may have to pay a premium to get one.
Has the graphics card shortage begun? Some overseas retailers have already stopped selling three high-end NVIDIA RTX 50 series graphics cards.
According to a report by the foreign media outlet WccfTech, a German retailer complained on Reddit that his distributor had informed him that inventory of NVIDIA RTX 50 series graphics cards was extremely limited, resulting in the cancellation of several of his graphics card orders, including the ZOTAC RTX 5070 SOLID and the Gainward RTX 5070 Ti Phoenix. Furthermore, not a single high-end NVIDIA RTX 50 series graphics card is available, Market supply has become extremely tight; currently, only a small number of RTX 5070 graphics cards are available, with each retailer limited to ordering a maximum of five cards.
As clearly shown in the screenshot shared by this retailer, none of the high-end graphics card models—the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, and RTX 5090—are currently available. This is truly outrageous. Not only that, but the retailer also added that even Amazon’s business channel is now significantly limiting the number of graphics cards retailers can order. As for AMD RDNA 4 graphics cards, the retailer noted that the RX 9070 XT is back in stock, but may soon face supply restrictions:
At present, it appears that this situation is limited to Germany. As reported by the foreign media outlet WccfTech, most NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series and AMD’s latest-generation RX 9000 series graphics cards are still available at major retailers in the United States, with only a few retailers reporting low inventory levels.
When I checked some retail channels in Taiwan, such as Yuanjiayou, PChome, and MOMO, I found that the vast majority of RTX 50 series graphics cards are still available for purchase. Of course, the prices aren’t the suggested retail prices—they’re a bit higher (and the RTX 5090 has consistently remained at a high price):
However, starting in Japan, the shortage is now gradually spreading to European countries. This suggests that other countries are highly likely to face the same situation in the near future. Therefore, for gamers in Taiwan, if you’re actually planning to buy a new graphics card, we recommend: as soon as you see a good price, snap it up right away. After all, in addition to potential shortages, NVIDIA and AMD are planning to raise prices on their latest-generation graphics cards in January or February.
As for the main causes of the current graphics card shortages and price hikes, they are, of course, memory shortages and price increases; prices for other hardware may also rise as a result of this situation.
I’m a computer part seller in Europe. This is what my supplier sent me today
byu/Gb2753 inpcmasterrace
Source: KOCPC Chinese