Raw material shortages and the Chinese New Year are being blamed for ongoing Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 stock woe. Below you'll find a suite of retailers in the U.S. and U.K that have been selling the RTX 3080, so it's worth bookmarking their store pages if you want to snap up Nvidia's powerful new graphics card as soon as it starts getting restocked.
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What happened to the RTX 3080?
Feb 20, 2021 · Why Nvidia has finally upped its game in tackling the GeForce RTX 30-series stock shortage, but it has more to do before the stock disaster disappears.
Is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 stock available?
Originally Answered: Why are all the RTX 3080s sold out? The move comes after the RTX 3080 and 3090 sold out immediately on Nvidia's website due to supply issues, malfunctioning retail websites, and bots getting to products before customers 347 views Gurkaran Singh , Youtube Channel Owner at GS Gaming (2020-present)
How long does it take for a 3080 to sell out?
How much does a 3080 cost at Best Buy?
Why are there no 3080s in stock?
This is due to supply not yet outstripping demand. This means it's still difficult to find the GeForce RTX 3080, the GeForce RTX 3090 and practically every other RTX 30-series GPUs at fair prices.Mar 29, 2022
Will 3080s ever be in stock?
The Nvidia RTX 30-series stock disaster will probably continue into 2022, according to one of Nvidia's parts suppliers.Apr 16, 2021
How often do 3080s restock?
If you missed the last Best Buy RTX 3080 restock, fear not. RTX 30-series restock events tend to happen at least once or twice a month at Best Buy.Mar 16, 2022
Why is Nvidia always out of stock?
Why Are Nvidia Cards Always Out Of Stock? The Nvidia stock is kept low by the company. Basically, they do this to create a large consumer demand; they slowly stream out tiny batches of the graphics card until their supply is not common, so they're not hard to get.Apr 5, 2022
Will 30 series cards ever be in stock?
Frankly, things still have a ways to go before the chip shortage is actually over, but confidence among manufacturers remains strong despite recent events. Nvidia RTX 30 Series graphics card availability, and chip supply in general, is still expected to improve throughout 2022.Feb 25, 2022
Will GPU prices drop in 2022?
Nvidia GPU Pricing Trend 2022 Prices have dropped by 10% on average, not quite as substantial as the drops we saw in February, but still solid price movement to get more cards closer to MSRP. This data can't be directly compared to what we were just showing from Newegg.Mar 21, 2022
Why are graphics cards out of stock 2021?
Nvidia is the leader of the pack with its GeForce GTX series, while AMD creates the Radeon RX series. The biggest reason for the lack of supply is an ongoing global shortage of silicon chips.Jan 25, 2022
How do I get Best Buy restock alerts?
On the item page choose the "Notify me" option. If stock maintains you should get an email a little while after it goes live.Sep 3, 2020
Is the RTX 3090 better than the RTX 3080?
The RTX 3090 is the first 8K capable graphics card the world has ever seen. By the numbers, it's between 10 and 20 percent faster than the RTX 3080 in GPU-bound games at 4K resolution too, enabling over 100 FPS in even taxing AAA titles in some cases.
Did Nvidia stop making 3080?
Nvidia is no longer selling the RTX 3080 and 3090 Founders Edition graphics cards via its online store. Instead, both cards will be sold by Best Buy for US users.Oct 11, 2020
Why is the RTX 3090 out of stock?
Best Buy steps in. With the bot situation out of control, and cards winding up on eBay at massively inflated prices, Nvidia stops selling the RTX 3080 and 3090 Founders Edition graphics cards via its online store, and shifts sales to Best Buy in the US.Jun 1, 2021
Why is RTX 3070 sold?
This is a feature Nvidia implemented to combat the ongoing graphics card shortage. Unfortunately, the demand for the GPU is just too high even despite the implementation of LHR. Those who weren't lucky enough to snipe the RTX 3070 Ti before it sold out can still try their luck in physical stores.Jun 10, 2021
How much does a 3080 cost?
Where to buy Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 in the U.S. Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080: from $699 at Nvidia. Nvidia offers a range of RTX 3080 models, including its own base model as well as third-party options from the likes of EVGA and MSI. But they all go fast.
Is the RTX 3080 sold out?
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 80 has also sold out at a lot of U.K. hardware retailers. And it looks like the websites for Overclockers and Scan, two major PC component retailers in Britain, are down. We'd hazard a bet that's due to fevered interest in the RTX 3080.
Is the 3080 in stock?
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 remains highly difficult to find in stock, but here are the retailers to check. Despite launching way back in September 2020, finding where to buy the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 has been problematic from the very moment the $699 graphics card was released.
Is the 3080 restocking available?
As of July 2, no Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 restock is available at reasonable prices. But below you'll find a suite of retailers in the U.S. and U.K that have been selling the GeForce RTX 3080, so it's worth bookmarking their store pages if you want to snap up Nvidia's powerful new graphics card as soon as it starts getting restocked.
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Nvidia RTX 30-series stock disaster: Mining madness
While this is only addressing one factor in the much wider problem of non-availability, it’s clear that Nvidia is finally doing something to make RTX 30-series cards (or at least the RTX 3060) easier for ordinary consumers to get.
Nvidia RTX 30-series stock disaster: More to be done
Still, there’s a long way to go. Nvidia is giving the RTX 3060 a fighting chance but ultimately, it’s only dulling the appeal to a subset of miners. There’s nothing to dissuade the circling resellers. And even some conventional retailers are banking on demand being high enough to raise their RTX 3060 prices ahead of launch.