US Navy has treasure trove of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, RTX 5080, RTX 5090 at MSRP prices

The US Navy Exchange store has a bunch of higher-end NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs at MSRP, with the flagship NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition priced at $1900 (after a bunch of store and credit card promotions applied).

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In a new post by a Redditor who noticed the RTX 50 series GPUs priced at MSRP, the NEX store (US Navy Exchange) explains that "You Serve, You Save" and is for active and retired military families, offering RTX 50 series cards on the cheap (well, cheaper than some retailers at least). Each branch of the US armed forces has their own respective store, too.

Redditor "Accomplished-Feed123" noticed some "largeish brown boxes" but didn't know what was inside... soon enough noticing "several 5070s, 5080s, and one single 5090". The Redditor noted "all were priced at MSRP (550, 999, and 1999, respectively)" adding that it was hard to resist, so they "said YOLO and picked up the 5090".

The Redditor upgraded from his RDNA 3-based AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card to the new flagship Blackwell-based GeForce RTX 5090, which is quite the upgrade.

Accomplished-Feed123 explained on Reddit: "For those who don't know, NEX is a military store that is tax free. Think of it like a Target or Walmart mixed with a Best Buy and Marshall's that also sells snacks and beer but no groceries. Anyway, I always check the electronics because I often find decent open-box or sales on computer/gaming related items".

"That's when I glanced at the locked Apple cage and saw a bunch of largish brown boxes. They have several 5070s, 5080s, and one single 5090. All were priced at MSRP (550, 999 and 1999 respectively). I said YOLO and picked up the 5090. The 5090 box wasn't marked or priced. I googled the part number and it came back as a FE card. I said I'll take it".

"I'm blown away. I went from a 7900 XTX which was already amazing to this beast. I feel pretty lucky. After credit card rewards and store rewards, this card will net me about $1900 bucks OTD. I know it's a lot of money, but considering what others are paying I feel like I got it for a steal. I haven't been with NVIDIA since a few years back when I was running a 3060 Ti. Anxious to test a title with DLSS4, but even 3 with FG is working well".

"If you have access to a Navy Exchange NEX give them a shot; you might get lucky".