The prices for Nvidia RTX 50 GPUs on American hardware retailer Newegg have risen by as much as 40% over the summer, as the AI-driven memory shortage continues to put a strain on PC gaming hardware prices. However, with memory demand continuing to outstrip supply thanks primarily to an AI boom, that's unfortunately not the case. As first reported by Tom's Hardware, the US prices of Nvidia's RTX 50 series of GPUs, which originally launched at the start of 2025, have seen drastic price rises over the last couple of months. These specific models are some of the most popular Nvidia RTX 50 GPUs for budget-conscious PC builders, so it's a shame to see some rise in price so dramatically. Higher-end options within the RTX 50 lineup, such as the RTX 5080 and 5090, only saw single-digit percentage rises in price over the same period.