Overview
- TechSpot’s snapshot compares the lowest listed prices across 10 countries from November 2025 to February 2026 and finds an average global increase of roughly 15%.
- Price jumps are steepest at the top end: RTX 5080 rose as much as 43% and RTX 5090 climbed up to 40% globally, with a 54% spike reported in India for the RTX 5090.
- Higher‑VRAM models are disproportionately affected, with Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti 16GB up about 21.5% on average, while budget and mid‑range 8GB parts saw smaller moves.
- Regional impacts vary widely, with India and Germany near +21% and the U.S. around +20%, while Australia is closer to +7.7% and Brazil shows select model declines.
- Consumer buying power has eroded—$1,000 that bought an RTX 5080 in November now typically buys an RTX 5070 Ti—while in Japan retailers have cut Radeon RX 9000 prices by roughly 15–20% after demand slumped following 30–40% hikes.