Nvidia warns of 'significant demand' for the graphics cards, which go on sale early Thursday morning. Still, Nvidia says it'll be shipping more supplies to retailers every day.

Nvidia is already saying that it expects supplies of its highest-end GeForce 5090 and 5080 cards to be out of stock.

The statement is in line with earlier rumors and speculation of a shortage, hence you can already find GeForce RTX 5090 listings on eBay for hugely inflated prices— as much as $7,000 earlier this week, and now the highest-priced listing sits at $8,600.

The release date of the GeForce RTX 5070 remains unknown. Nvidia only roughly mentioned February for both 70-series graphics cards, without a specific date. The two top models GeForce RTX 5090 and GeForce RTX 5080 can be sold by retailers from January 30th. However, availability is expected to be poor at the beginning.

The most powerful of Nvidia's newest Blackwell graphics cards is a " beast ." Review after review has brought up benchmarks showcasing that when it comes to gaming, the RTX 5090 blows its predecessors and other graphics cards away. However, it appears that for many consumers, the RTX 5090 is overkill.

Word from Nvidia about the supply of its flagship graphics cards appeared on its GeForce Forums. A forum administrator and Nvidia staff member who goes by Tim@NVIDIA wrote today, “We expect significant demand for the GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 and believe stock-outs may happen.

Nvidia is launching its next-gen RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards tomorrow, and it looks like there will be low stocks of both cards. After rumors of the RTX 5090 being in short supply for retailers and card manufacturers,