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title: "Best Buy is selling an RTX 5080 for more than the RTX 5090’s MSRP"
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description: "Best Buy is selling the Asus ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC for $2,099, exceeding the RTX 5090's $1,999 MSRP. This price represents a 40% increase from its launch cost and more than double the Founders Edition MSRP. While this specific model at Best Buy is priced higher than the flagship card, other RTX 5080 options remain available at lower prices elsewhere."
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# Best Buy is selling an RTX 5080 for more than the RTX 5090’s MSRP

Best Buy has raised the price of the Asus ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC to $2,099 - the first time a major US retailer is directly selling an RTX 5080 for more than the $1,999 MSRP of the RTX 5090, *VideoCardz* reports. The ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC now costs 40 percent more than its launch price of $1,499, and over double the $999 MSRP of the RTX 5080 Founders Edition.

As *VideoCardz* notes, this is currently the only RTX 5080 directly sold by Best Buy that's priced over the RTX 5090's MSRP. There are still other RTX 5080 GPUs available for significantly less, including at other retailers - Asus is selling the ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC for $1,899, which i …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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