MSI Rep: "We are going to allow RTX 5090 preorders on 1/30 at 6 AM PST, with a ship date of 2/6. The RTX 5080 will be available for purchase on 1/30 at 6 AM PST, with an immediate ship date of 1/30. RTX 5090 preorders will open on 1/30 at 6 AM PST, with a ship date of 2/6."

MSI’s China branch acknowledged that GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards would be in short supply for the official launch. This disclosure has raised concerns among prospective buyers who had anticipated wider product availability from day one.

MSI stores will be able to deliver limited stock of the new graphic cards, and it will be delayed to February 6, 2025.

A new generation of graphics cards is always a monumental event, and with lots of volatility in the silicon space, it's an even bigger deal. Nvidia just released their 50 Series, which couple stellar visual performance with the power and flexibility needed to run modern AI applications,

Get your hands on the new Blackwell GPU with our guide on where to find the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 in stock near you.

Anyone who has been around in PC gaming for a long time will know that every time a new high-end graphics card gets launched, supply is never enough to meet demand. In the case of the GeForce RTX 5090, board partner MSI says that its cards will have limited availability and it's down to an insufficient number of GB202 GPUs from Nvidia.