I tracked EU GPU prices across 15 stores for 50+ days - RTX 5090 is the only card not dropping in price

been tracking EU GPU prices since early march - 15 stores, 6-hour scrape cadence, ~126k readings. posting here because the 5090 trend is directly relevant if you're buying for local inference.

the tier divergence

RTX 5090 is the only tier going up. everything else is falling. mid-range AMD cards are down 7-9%. even the 5080 is essentially flat.

https://imgur.com/a/MmSCjKf

tier | n | launch avg | now avg | change --------------+----+------------+----------+------- RTX 5090 | 4 | €3,392 | €3,487 | +3.0% ▲ RTX 5080 | 6 | €1,375 | €1,370 | -0.4% RTX 5070 | 5 | €635 | €627 | -1.3% RTX 5070 Ti | 6 | €1,067 | €1,042 | -2.1% RX 9070 XT | 9 | €755 | €696 | -7.5% RTX 5060 Ti | 6 | €594 | €540 | -9.1% ▼ 

my read: AI/workstation demand is absorbing 5090 supply fast enough to prevent the usual post-launch normalization. if you're waiting for 5090 prices to drop the way everything else has, the data doesn't support it.

biggest single-model drops

• ASUS Prime RTX 5070 Ti: €1,259 → €964 (-23.4%)
• ASUS TUF RTX 5060 Ti: €770 → €608 (-21%)

algorithmic pricing

notebooksbilliger.de recorded 45 distinct prices on a single GPU over 15 days - averaging 3 price changes per day - all within a €0.99 range. constant micro-adjustments, not hunting for a new price point.

methodology

tier comparisons only use models tracked from week 1, so sample per tier is small (4-9 GPUs). directional story is solid, don't over-index on exact percentages. EUR prices only.

built this at pricesquirrel.com - tracks GB/€ pricing if you want alerts on specific models.