While the demand is there, it's clear that's not the sole reason why Nvidia's RTX 50 series is impossible to find in stores. Many retailers received fairly low stock quantities, as Nvidia reportedly experienced manufacturing issues.

Nvidia crossed below its 200 day moving average for the first time since 2023 this week. Analysts say the correction could deepen.

Nvidia shares' 9% recovery Tuesday was the second-best day in terms of market cap added for any company ever, trailing only a record it set in July.

Retail investors bought a net $562 million of Nvidia stock on Monday, the largest single-day inflow in at least 10 years, VandaTrack said.

The market reaction proved particularly severe for Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), with shares plummeting and erasing half a trillion in market cap at the time of this writing. To put this staggering figure in perspective,

Despite the negative financial impact, Nvidia praised DeepSeek’s breakthrough. “DeepSeek is an excellent A.I. advancement and a perfect example of test time scaling,” a company spokesperson told Observer in a statement.

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.

Best Buy and Newegg ran out of Nvidia GPUs immediately on Thursday morning, leaving enthusiasts disappointed. 'This [launch] was by far the worst one yet,' said one would-be buyer.