Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti vanishes in seconds as supply woes continue

Facepalm: After Nvidia’s RTX 5090 and 5080 faced immediate shortages, consumers hoped that the company’s new mid-range graphics cards would at least stay in stock for more than a millisecond. Unfortunately, the RTX 5070 Ti sold out just as quickly, and reports suggest that the RTX 5070 and 5060 may face similar supply issues.

As the RTX 5070 Ti officially “launched” on February 20, screenshots of storefronts revealed just how quickly every model sold out.

Screenshots of Newegg’s front page, taken just minutes after the 5070 Ti went on sale, show every model out of stock – including those priced $200 above the GPU’s $749 MSRP. Our review of the 5070 Ti concluded that if customers can’t find it at MSRP, they might as well have bought a 4070 Ti two years ago, as its successor offers only marginal improvements.

Amazon and Micro Center also sold out of their online stock almost immediately. However, as of this writing, the Micro Center in Fairfax, Virginia, still has a few units available for those nearby.

The $549 RTX 5070 and the more affordable RTX 5060 might have better availability, but prospective buyers should still be prepared to refresh online listings frequently and possibly wait a few weeks for stock to improve. Supply chain sources recently told Taiwan-based Commercial Times that performance issues delayed the manufacturing schedule for Nvidia’s upcoming GPUs, which may remain scarce until at least mid-March.

Additionally, the January 23 earthquake – damaging thousands of wafers – reportedly impacted Nvidia’s semiconductor supply for the RTX 50 series.

Although the RTX 5070 Ti features a cut-down version of the 5080’s GB203 GPU, the RTX 5070 utilizes the full die of the lower-tier GB205 processor. Its specifications resemble those of the RTX 4070, including the same disappointing 12GB VRAM capacity. However, it benefits from faster GDDR7 memory, fourth-generation Tensor cores, fifth-generation RT cores, and a 50W power increase. Details on the RTX 5060 are scarce, and even less is known about the 5060 Ti.

Meanwhile, AMD may offer serious competition as early as March with the Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT. Pricing, specs, and release dates remain unclear, but early benchmarks suggest they could rival the RTX 5070 and 5070 Ti.

Laptops featuring AMD’s RX 9000 series GPUs won’t launch anytime soon, but Acer and other manufacturers plan to release gaming notebooks with RTX 50 series GPUs in the coming weeks.