NVIDIA sells hard-to-find RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 in a food truck format



The graphics boards 'GeForce RTX 5090' and 'GeForce RTX 5080' announced by NVIDIA in January 2025 have been very popular since their announcement, and when they were released in Japan on January 30, 2025, users gathered to buy them, causing a commotion . At the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference (GTC) held in San Jose, California, USA from March 17, 2025, NVIDIA sold the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 to participants in a kitchen car.

Nvidia sells RTX GPUs from a 'food truck' | PCWorld
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2643886/nvidia-sells-rtx-gpus-from-a-food-truck.html

Nvidia sells RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 from a 'food truck' at GTC | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-sells-rtx-5090-and-rtx-5080-from-a-food-truck-at-gtc

According to NVIDIA, the number of units sold during the GTC period will be 1,000 for both the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, and when they are sold, they will be announced immediately beforehand by the official NVIDIA account on X (formerly Twitter), such as '90 units will be sold for the next 30 minutes.' The prices are $1,999 (approx. 298,000 yen) and $999 (approx. 148,000 yen), respectively.




On March 19, 2025, the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 were on sale for a limited time from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.




According to NVIDIA, 150 RTX 5090 units will be sold in this round.




The sale location is the NVIDIA Gear Store in the GTC Night Market Park area.




In order to purchase the RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 from NVIDIA's kitchen car, you will need a conference pass to attend GTC.

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