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Nvidia Founders Edition graphics card are supposed to be a reference design, stripped of all extras, and sold at retail price without any markups. It was alarming to see that the Founders Editions of the RTX5090 and 5080 had disappeared from Nvidia’s official store. Some wondered if the Founders Edition was gone for good. It turns out that no.
When asked about the lack of availability of the most expensive consumer graphic cards on the market, a Nvidia spokesperson stated that they were temporarily out of stock due to high demand. They WCCFtechposted the response on Sunday. “GeForce RTX Founders Editions are still in production.” These are limited edition products, so they may go out of stock from time to time on our website. They will return when in stock. The high demand from gamers and scalpers (though this is easing), production supply problems because Nvidia also supplies GPUs for AI-hungry industrial customers, general economic turmoil. It appears that the Founders Edition cards will not disappear anytime soon, despite the fact that they may be difficult to obtain at MSRP.
Michael Crideris a Staff Writer at PCWorld
Michael has been in technology journalism for 10 years, covering everything from Apple and ZTE. He is the resident keyboard nut at PCWorld, always testing out a new keyboard for a review. In his spare time he builds a mechanical board or expands his desktop “battlestation” . Michael has written for Android Police, Digital Trends Wired, Lifehacker and How-To Geek. He’s also covered live events like CES or Mobile World Congress. Michael lives in Pennsylvania and is always looking forward to the next kayaking trip.
