GeForce RTX 5070 and RTX 5080 GPUs sold for below-MSRP prices at Walmart

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Someone picking up a GeForce RTX 5080 for $896 is a great deal. Not only is it $100 cheaper than the $999 MSRP set by NVIDIA, but it sounds unreal as most models are sold for $1200 due to supply, demand, and other market factors. Likewise, someone picking up a GeForce RTX 5070 for $515 is another excellent deal because most RTX 5070's are currently sold out with price tags notably higher than the $549 MSRP.

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Discounted GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs have been put on sale at various Walmart stores, image credit: Reddit/CPrizzy/redandblack1287.

Okay, so where is this mythical GPU discount megastore? Well, it's Walmart - and there's a good reason these cards are being sold at a discount. Like other retailers, Walmart received limited GeForce RTX 50 Stock at launch, with most models sold online. However, with a 30-day return policy for electronics and users able to return GPUs for reasons like "it didn't fit my case" or "I no longer need it," the RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 models mentioned above were found in Walmart's return section.

Open or unopened return stock gets put into a return section with a discount for clearance, so if you plan on making a trip to your local Walmart, the odds of finding one of these affordable GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs are slim.

The Reddit posts for these Walmart GPU deals include several responses looking for GPUs at their local or nearby Walmart stores to no avail. You'll only be able to pick up one of these rare discounted GPUs if someone returns it to that specific store in person. But there is a chance, as the person who snapped up the RTX 5070 for $515 wrote, "I only checked on this because I saw a post about a 5080 here the other day," adding that everything was still sealed when they opened the box.

And if you're wondering, yes, people are talking about buying a full-priced GPU, returning it, and then re-buying it at a discount.