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A new GPU pricing survey shows graphics card prices have risen 35% over the past three months, with many mainstream cards selling well above their listed MSRPs. For example, the RTX 5070, originally priced at $549, is now reportedly selling for around $900 in the US.
Nvidia's flagship RTX 5090 graphics card remains technically in production, but retail availability has dried up, with resale listings reportedly reaching as high as $10,000. Nvidia has pointed to continued manufacturing as evidence the card is still active in its lineup, even as consumers struggle to find it near its original price.
NVIDIA's RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition, which the company calls its most powerful desktop GPU, now carries a US price of $16,000. That's up sharply from its $8,565 launch price and its earlier $13,250 tag, though NVIDIA has not explained the reason for the increase. The card sits above the consumer-focused RTX 5090 and is aimed at professional users rather than gamers.
A price check across Australian and US retailers found the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, originally around $750, now selling from roughly $1,050 in Australia and often out of stock, while AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT is available from about $1,149 there. On Newegg in the US, the two cards are similarly matched, with the 5060 Ti starting near $780 and the 9070 XT actually slightly cheaper at around $740. Both cards ship with 16GB of VRAM, prompting a 52-game benchmark comparison between them.
New pricing data tracked across 10 countries shows graphics card prices jumping sharply in the six weeks since the last survey, reversing a modest decline seen earlier in 2026. Nvidia's GeForce lineup appears to be absorbing the steepest increases, based on lowest verified in-stock prices from comparison sites in each region.