NVIDIA surprised fans last night when their AI Developer account shared big news about limited GeForce RTX 5090 sales. They posted: "GeForce RTX 5090s are available at the Gear Store in the park right at GTC 2025. 90 units are available for the next 30 minutes, with more coming tomorrow. Come say hi!" This rare chance caught the eye of many tech news sites, including Tom's Hardware, which shared extra details about the flash sale.
Most days, NVIDIA's Gear Store Mobile Truck sells regular stuff like shirts, hats, and sweaters. But reports say the company changed things up by selling actual GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards from its pop-up truck. According to an info sign at the truck, the company priced these cards at their original launch prices—$1999 for the 5090 and $999 for the 5080.
Tom's Hardware pointed out some rules for buyers. You can only buy these cards from NVIDIA's van between 7 AM and 12 PM on Thursday or Friday. You must pick up your card at the South Hall main entrance that same day. Only people who paid for conference passes ($1145 for one day or $2295 for five days) or exhibit passes can buy them. Each person can buy just one card.
Reports from the event say NVIDIA and its partners brought about a thousand of each graphics card model to the San Jose Convention Center. They started selling the first batches yesterday, March 19. These top-end GeForce RTX 50 series cards have been hard to find since they launched in late January. After hearing from many frustrated customers, NVIDIA recently brought back its "Verified Priority Access" program. This system helps real gamers buy cards by giving certain verified US customers a chance to purchase one RTX 5090 or 5080 Founders Edition card directly from NVIDIA.
Most days, NVIDIA's Gear Store Mobile Truck sells regular stuff like shirts, hats, and sweaters. But reports say the company changed things up by selling actual GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards from its pop-up truck. According to an info sign at the truck, the company priced these cards at their original launch prices—$1999 for the 5090 and $999 for the 5080.
Tom's Hardware pointed out some rules for buyers. You can only buy these cards from NVIDIA's van between 7 AM and 12 PM on Thursday or Friday. You must pick up your card at the South Hall main entrance that same day. Only people who paid for conference passes ($1145 for one day or $2295 for five days) or exhibit passes can buy them. Each person can buy just one card.
Reports from the event say NVIDIA and its partners brought about a thousand of each graphics card model to the San Jose Convention Center. They started selling the first batches yesterday, March 19. These top-end GeForce RTX 50 series cards have been hard to find since they launched in late January. After hearing from many frustrated customers, NVIDIA recently brought back its "Verified Priority Access" program. This system helps real gamers buy cards by giving certain verified US customers a chance to purchase one RTX 5090 or 5080 Founders Edition card directly from NVIDIA.
