NVIDIA RTX 5090 Prices Surge Up to $5,000
NVIDIA’s latest and most powerful graphics card, the RTX 5090, has reached astronomical prices on the black market in China. Although its standard retail price has not yet been announced, the graphics card is selling for up to $5,000 on the black market. This is due to the increasing demand for GPUs with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in China. The fact that software such as DeepSeek’s R1 AI models can be run on NVIDIA’s consumer GPUs is cited as the biggest reason behind this demand.
RTX 5090 Craze on the Black Market
Demand for NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics cards in China is rapidly increasing due to limited access to AI chips. The high performance and large VRAM capacity of the RTX 5090 to run AI models such as DeepSeek make these cards attractive to both individual users and technology companies. However, this demand has led to the cards being sold at exorbitant prices on the black market.
According to local reports, even the “strip-down” 5090D model of the RTX 5090, which has limited features, is being sold on the black market. Although these models have some issues such as missing ROPs, both individual and professional users are in high demand for these cards.
DeepSeek’s AI models allow NVIDIA’s consumer GPUs to be used more affordably compared to AI chips. The RTX 5090 offers a powerful alternative with its 5th generation Tensor cores and 3,352 AI TOPS performance. For this reason, many AI companies in China prefer consumer GPUs like the RTX 5090 instead of expensive AI clusters.
NVIDIA is in an advantageous position compared to its competitors in terms of offering AI computing power. The high performance offered by the RTX 5090 is seen as an ideal solution not only for gamers but also for AI developers. NVIDIA continues to lead the GPU market by taking advantage of AI demand.
