Where to buy Nvidia RTX 5080: I’d check for stock here first
One thing we can already talk about is the new physical design of Nvidia’s next-gen graphics cards. The high-end Founders Edition cards of the RTX 4000 generation rightly received some flak from gamers and reviewers alike for being… a little chunky, to say the least. Notably, only the 4070 FE and 4070 Super FE actually qualified for Nvidia’s own Small Form Factor certification.
That’s not the case this time around: every RTX 5000 card all the way up to the RTX 5090 will be small enough to fit inside a (relatively) compact case, something we’re very excited about. A smaller footprint also means a lighter GPU, since the previous RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 were very heavy and carried the risk of damaging your motherboard if not properly supported inside your PC.
While our review of the RTX 5080 (and its big brother, the 5090) won’t be going live for a few hours – we’d rather not upset Nvidia today of all days – you can check out our RTX 5090 unboxing right now to see what’s included in the box.
Most notably, Nvidia has moved away from the problematic 12VHPWR power connector in favor of a new connector with additional sensor pins and a bundled in-box adapter, which should make fitting these new GPUs inside smaller cases easy – and prevent any danger of cable-melting fiascos.
It’s that time of year again; Nvidia is taking the gaming world by storm with the release of its new RTX 5000 series GPUs, and I’ve got my eye set on the higher mid-range RTX 5080. I’m currently rocking an RTX 3080 Ti in my gaming rig, and while it’s served me well, the 5000 series looks to be an interesting value proposition – so I’m excited to see whether the late TI card release trend continues.
But for now, we have a release date of Thursday, January 30 for the Blackwell lineup, including the Nvidia RTX 5070, 5070 Ti, 5080, and RTX 5090 (check out our hub on where to find RTX 5090 stock if you’re after peak performance). We’ve already gotten our hands on a Blackwell card, but we can’t let you know what we think until the review embargo lifts this Friday, January 23 (keep an eye out for TechRadar’s in-depth review later today!)
That said, those release dates haven’t stopped loads of retailers from teasing their 5080 stock early. Some storefronts like Newegg have already created landing pages that group all of its 5080 stock in one place – perfect for comparing prices and delivery dates.
Make sure to bookmark this page for more updates – I’ll be scouring retailers for any updates as stock and availability moves, so you can be the first to know.
2025-01-23T11:03:59.633Z One thing we can already talk about is the new physical design of Nvidia’s next-gen graphics cards. The high-end Founders Edition cards of the RTX 4000 generation rightly received some flak from gamers and reviewers alike for being… a little chunky, to say the least. Notably, only the 4070…
