The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 went on sale on January 30 with an MSRP of $999 in the US and £979 in the UK - and as many of us feared, stock sold out pretty quickly. But don't give up hope just yet! Stock is still popping up across retailers in the UK and US,

We later learned it uses DLSS 4’s AI-powered multi frame generation to achieve that in supported titles, but that’s a welcome compromise for those who can’t find room in their budget for the beefier 4K-ready GPUs — including the $999.

Before the launch last week, Nvidia’s head of GeForce community Tim Adams warned everyone that the new GPUs might be hard to find: “We expect significant demand for the GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 and believe stock-outs may happen.

The RTX 5080 is not the powerhouse we'd hoped it would be, but can it at least be a cheaper, more efficient alternative to the 4090? Let's find out.

Get your hands on the new Blackwell GPU with our guide on where to find the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 in stock near you.