RTX 5070 Ti restocks expected within 2-6 weeks, says UK retailer — All sold out on launch day

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Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti / Asus GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Prime
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The RTX 5070 Ti is now officially available for purchase, assuming you can find it model in stock. Following the RTX 5090/5080 launch debacle, this much was expected and it doesn't take more than a few clicks at eBay to find scalpers selling a $749 GPU in the four-digit territory. OCUK, a large UK reseller frequently publishes updates of its latest GPU inventory at X (formerly Twitter). The latest report is that all RTX 5070 Ti models have been sold out, with restocks anticipated within two to six weeks. Other Blackwell GPUs are also impossible to find, though the restock estimates are slightly more generous than at launch.

The handful of MSRP models instantly flew off shelves as the embargo lifted and are nowhere to be found. Custom models that cost north of $900 were snapped up by eager enthusiasts or, most likely scalpers shortly afterward. The RTX 5070 Ti beats its predecessor in 4K gaming by around 25% per our testing. This isn't much in the grand scheme of things. For context, the RTX 4070 Ti led the RTX 3070 Ti by over 60%

Supply for the RTX 5070 Ti isn't as bad as high-end Blackwell at OCUK, given that pre-orders are still up and running. potential customers have been warned of long waiting times, possibly up to six weeks (early April). A handful of RTX 5080 units are arriving weekly with orders expected to be fulfilled in around three weeks which is an improvement over last time. To be fair, the reseller has no RTX 50 GPU in stock, which is a shame and could end up proving troublesome for Nvidia with RDNA 4 launching early next month.

Leakers have claimed that Nvidia is repurposing data-center-tailored GB200 wafers for the RTX 5090, expected to improve availability in around one month. We cannot verify the authenticity of this claim, especially given OCUK's up to 14-week ETA for the flagship card. You can probably imagine how the RTX 5070 will fare at launch, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

AMD's updated nomenclature positions the Radeon RX 9070 XT as a direct competitor to the RTX 5070 Ti. With these GPUs retailing in early March, Nvidia has roughly three weeks to get its supply chain issues sorted out. This might lead AMD to set an otherwise high price tag for its GPUs. Let's hope that doesn't come to fruition lest AMD should jeopardize its market share ambitions this generation.

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Hassam Nasir
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Hassam Nasir is a die-hard hardware enthusiast with years of experience as a tech editor and writer, focusing on detailed CPU comparisons and general hardware news. When he’s not working, you’ll find him bending tubes for his ever-evolving custom water-loop gaming rig or benchmarking the latest CPUs and GPUs just for fun.

14 Comments Comment from the forums
  • hotaru251
    and it doesn't take more than a few clicks at eBay to find scalpers selling a $749 GPU in the four-digit territory

    I've seen only 2 749 models...it shouldnt be called a 749 msrp when 99% of them are 900+ pricetags even before scalpers (and i am not including the aib's who are scalping them themself because they know it'll sell regardless)
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  • Alvar "Miles" Udell
    Only reason I have my 2070S is because of the Covid stimulus money, but even if DOGE refunds of $5000 were given...I still wouldn't buy a new GPU from either company right now, there's no reason they should cost more than the rest of the system combined.
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  • Mcnoobler
    hotaru251 said:
    I've seen only 2 749 models...it shouldnt be called a 749 msrp when 99% of them are 900+ pricetags even before scalpers (and i am not including the aib's who are scalping them themself because they know it'll sell regardless)
    Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price.

    Doesn't at all imply entitlement to a price. Arizona Tea often as a 99c msrp but isn't sold for 99c at every store. Sometimes as high as $3.50

    That's life. The quicker people shed their entitlement, the better off they will be.
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  • jlake3
    Mcnoobler said:
    Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price.

    Doesn't at all imply entitlement to a price. Arizona Tea often as a 99c msrp but isn't sold for 99c at every store. Sometimes as high as $3.50

    That's life. The quicker people shed their entitlement, the better off they will be.
    MSRP is a suggestion, but there's a general expectation when an MSRP is used in marketing material that it means something. It only being a "Suggestion" means companies might be legally in the clear if that price is never honored, but if it's a mirage that never actually appears at retail, people will feel they've been lied to.
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  • spongiemaster
    jlake3 said:
    MSRP is a suggestion, but there's a general expectation when an MSRP is used in marketing material that it means something. It only being a "Suggestion" means companies might be legally in the clear if that price is never honored, but if it's a mirage that never actually appears at retail, people will feel they've been lied to.
    There were cards available at MSRP. All the $900-$1000 models sold out, so unsurprisingly, the MSRP ones did as well. The fact you can't buy a $1000 model right now, what's the point in complaining about not being able to buy a $750 model?
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  • spongiemaster
    Alvar Miles Udell said:
    Only reason I have my 2070S is because of the Covid stimulus money, but even if DOGE refunds of $5000 were given...I still wouldn't buy a new GPU from either company right now, there's no reason they should cost more than the rest of the system combined.
    If you needed help affording a $500 card, you need to face reality and find a new hobby or buy a console, because you've been priced out of the GPU market, and we're not going to see current generations cards in your spending bracket again. Spamming message boards every day about your inability to afford cards anymore isn't going to change anything. If that actually worked, I'd spend all day on Lamborghini boards complaining about my inability to afford their cars. I know that's not how the world works, so I don't waste my time doing it.
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  • KyaraM
    hotaru251 said:
    I've seen only 2 749 models...it shouldnt be called a 749 msrp when 99% of them are 900+ pricetags even before scalpers (and i am not including the aib's who are scalping them themself because they know it'll sell regardless)
    5 on Alternate, out of 18. So almost 1/3rd are MSRP, not 1% as you claim. That said, all of them are sold out no matter the price, so what's the point crying about the price?
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  • Grassden32
    Hi there,,

    could end up proving troublesome for Nvidia with RDNA 4 launching early next month

    Thought it was AMD was using RDNA 4!!!?

    Yours Ever Pathetic Servant

    Grassden32
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  • kaalus
    Stop blaming the mythical "scalpers". If there is a shortage of the product, the price will go up. "Scalpers" are just shops that want to make a legitimate profit and sell above MSRP, or crafty individuals who make the product available to you on eBay at a higher price. Without these guys there would be no product available at all - at any price. Like in the shops in Eastern Europe behind the Iron Curtain before 1989.

    One wonders why nVidia does not sell these GPUs at a higher price in the first place. Clearly, the market says they are worth a lot more than MSRP. Probably they are already swimming in cash, so don't need the extra pennies and prefer to reinforce the fake socialist image of a caring corporation, which puts customer first before profit.
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  • hotaru251
    kaalus said:
    Stop blaming the mythical "scalpers".
    they aren't mythical. People legit sell botting software to said scalpers and they arent hard to find.

    kaalus said:
    Without these guys there would be no product available at all - at any price.
    so you are going to ignore the history before 2016 which didn't really have issues?
    kaalus said:
    One wonders why nVidia does not sell these GPUs at a higher price in the first place. Clearly, the market says they are worth a lot more than MSRP. Probably they are already swimming in cash, so don't need the extra pennies and prefer to reinforce the fake socialist image of a caring corporation, which puts customer first before profit.
    You think Nvidia cares about gaming gpu's anymore? Jensen himself said they are not a graphics company anymore a yr ago. The $ in gaming gpu is peanuts to the enterprise sector where they sell most of their stuff at.

    https://www.guru3d.com/story/nvidia-no-longer-a-graphics-company/
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