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NVIDIA is Giving Away RTX 5090s Through an NBA 2K27 Screenshot Contest

What happened

NVIDIA is running a contest for RTX 5090s, highlighting that street prices have surged past $5,000, double the launch price, due to a GDDR7 memory shortage.

Impact and signal

High impactImpact score: 95/100

Affected components and suppliers

GDDR7Discrete Graphics CardsRTX 5090

NVIDIA

shortageprice-hikeGDDR7

Source and time

Source: TechPowerUp · 9/12/2026 · View original source

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NVIDIA is Giving Away RTX 5090s Through an NBA 2K27 Screenshot Contest

What happened

Impact and signal

Affected components and suppliers

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