Nvidia announces a giveaway for custom RTX 5090 graphics card to celebrate the debut of DLSS 5 support. Why is this promo important? It reconfirms that NVIDIA still has some stocks of the high-end graphics card despite the stories about the severe retail shortage. So for those who are looking to get RTX 5090, this giveaway could potentially be a hint that it’s not completely abandoned just yet.
NVIDIA promotes remaining inventory through social media contest
NVIDIA is offering a custom graphics card for DLSS 5 support. The graphics card is a special edition with Hogwarts Legacy theme. NVIDIA values it at $2599.
- Custom Edition Premium: $600
- Estimated Value: $2599
- MSRP: $1999
But this is the custom variant so they’re charging an extra $600 for the special aesthetic design. Remember that RTX 5090 original retail is $1999. Only that price is hard to come by right now.
The giveaway ends on November 12th 2024. So if you want to join, just drop a comment with #RTXON on the social media. It’s a global event.
GB202 is the core used on the custom graphics card. This core is what we got for RTX 5090.
As per supply chain news, core partners are unable to order new GB202. Nvidia denied the rumors about the discontinuation of RTX 5090. With the giveaway here, they’re probably using the stocks to promote, not actually starting the mass production again. This is basically showing the dilemma between the high demand and the limited supply for this particular GPU.
We’ve been following RTX 5090 pretty closely. See our previous news on NVIDIA Denies RTX 5090 Discontinuation as. The dilemma is apparent here.
They deny the discontinuation and yet it’s very hard for the partners to get new cores. It’s just a short release of their stocks with this giveaway.
Giving away inventory to prove stock exists is a strange way to manage supply. It feels like a PR stunt to calm the panic rather than a genuine restock signal.
Is the $600 premium for the Hogwarts Legacy aesthetic included in the giveaway price or is that just the estimated retail value of the custom model?
The article states the estimated value is $2599. This figure includes the $600 premium for the special aesthetic design on top of the base card.
At least they are giving something away instead of just vanishing from the store page entirely. 👀
I do not buy that this proves long term availability. Partners cannot order new GB202 cores so this is likely a clearance of existing stock.
DLSS 5 support finally arriving on hardware we can actually buy.
The dilemma is clear. High demand meets limited supply. This giveaway is just a short release of stocks to keep interest alive.