Amazon is locking away stock of some of the newest graphics cards, including the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080, behind its Prime subscription service. Several listings for new gaming GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD are now unavailable to buyers without a Prime membership, which has the bonus effect of limiting the ability of scalpers to snap up the most desirable new GPUs, and potentially making it easier for gamers.
The best graphics cards might offer impressive specs, but plenty of gamers haven’t been able to get their hands on one to test that out for themselves. Availability of the newest Nvidia GPUs has been incredibly low since the RTX 5090 launched at the end of January, while AMD GPUs such as the RX 9070 XT have also suffered from stock shortages since launching in March 2025.
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