RTX 5090 pricing reveals: GPU cost now literally matches its model number
Sadge404 · reddit · 2026-08-28
With the official pricing of the RTX 5090 revealed (implying it is extremely expensive, humorously linking cost to the number 5090), netizens joked that "the 5090 finally actually costs 5090." The author laments that top-tier consumer GPU prices are approaching those of high-end Mac Studios, suggesting that the barrier to entry for high-performance computing for individual players and indie developers is becoming insurmountable.
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