Even a defective RTX 5090 will run you over $3,000
Defective? No, we'll just call it B-stock.
Here's a worrying sign of where the GPU market could be headed. German retailer Alternate has listed "B-stock" models of Zotac RTX 5090 Solid OC that are missing ROPs, adversely impacting performance. Despite that, the retailer still has the card listed for 2,899 euro, or about $3,100, as spotted by VideoCardz. That's over $1,000 higher than the list price of the RTX 5090 for what is, at its core, a defective unit.
