To address scalpers and scarce supplies, Nvidia is reviving a program that will sell its sought-after GeForce RTX 5080 and 5090 graphics cards directly to some US consumers.
On Wednesday, Nvidia announced its “Verified Priority Access” program is coming back to serve the RTX 5000 series. The system works by distributing the graphics cards through registered users of the company’s GeForce Experience and Nvidia apps.
“It will give a limited number of verified GeForce gamers and creators in the United States the opportunity to purchase one GeForce RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics card from the Nvidia Marketplace,” the company wrote in an official forum post.
The system also gives Nvidia a way to distribute the product to real PC gamers, as opposed to resellers or bots. The company notes it can verify a user’s participation in the program based on their “region, configuration, games, and app usage.”
(Credit: Nvidia)
“Users who have an Nvidia Account created on or before January 30th, 2025 at 6AM Pacific Time can submit their interest for Verified Priority Access through this form,” the GPU maker added. Filling out the form simply requires you to sign in with your Nvidia account and select which GPU model you want.
“If selected, we will notify you via email. Signing up does not guarantee selection or product availability,” the form adds. “Limit one per invite on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.”
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The first invites are slated to roll out next week. If you receive one, you’ll have access to buy a Founders Edition model, which are often the most-sought after, given their low starting price at $999 and $1,999, respectively, for the RTX 5080 and 5090.
GPU vendor Zotac has also been selling some RTX 5000 models directly to consumers though its Discord channel. Meanwhile, Newegg revived its lottery system to distribute GPUs.
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