Overview
- Nvidia is offering limited quantities of GeForce RTX 5070, RTX 5080, and RTX 5090 Founders Edition cards at their original MSRPs of $549, $999, and $1,999 respectively at QuakeCon 2026.
- The company branded the on-site program Verified Priority Access IRL and warned supplies are limited, making purchases and giveaways a central draw for attendees.
- Nvidia is also awarding RTX 5070 and other RTX 5000-series cards through gaming challenges and a PC modding contest at the show.
- Nvidia, which announced the program on Thursday, is repeating a tactic it used at last year’s GTC where it sold cards at MSRP via an event pickup, a setup that can restrict access to those on-site.
- The sale highlights a wider market gap because average US retail prices for the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 were reported well above MSRP in mid-2026, so buyers near QuakeCon can save hundreds to thousands of dollars compared with online listings.