By Grant Taylor-Hill
Publication Date: 2025-12-31 13:59:00
The ongoing impact of artificial intelligence’s growth could be felt even more acutely by PC gamers in 2026, according to a new rumor. It has been claimed that next year, NVIDIA will increase the prices of the RTX 5090 GPU to as much as $5,000 for a single unit. It has been suggested that price increases will start rolling out from January onwards.
NVIDIA isn’t alone in the pricing boom. In a recent report from a South Korean outlet, it was claimed that sources close to the technology have stressed AMD will also be boosting price tags on its highest-tier GPUs.
GPU Prices Are About To Get Ridiculous
It’s easy to see the cost of top-tier GPUs soaring through 2026 when you look at how much RAM costs have skyrocketed through 2025. The construction of AI-fed data centers and the technology backbone to support the growing vertical have absolutely shattered the hardware market in the last few months, but we’re not out of the woods yet.
In a recent claim from Newsis, a South Korean outlet, it was stressed that we’re just seeing the beginning of monumental and borderline ridiculous price hikes in the GPU space.
The report explained that sources have suggested a climb in the RTX 5090 stakes from $1,999 at launch this year to as much as $5,000 later in 2026. AMD’s RX 9000 series is apparently set to mimic that ticket growth, but not as steeply.
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Both companies are reportedly planning to continue raising GPU prices every…
