European GPU Barometer: GeForce RTX 5090 Plunges €2,840 in Seven Days as 16GB Models Climb Higher
While the flagship GeForce RTX 5090 records a dramatic €2,840 price drop in seven days following the arrival of fresh retail stock, the rest of the European graphics card market continues to climb two weeks ahead of Black Friday. Driven by soaring GDDR7 and GDDR6 memory costs across 16GB models from both NVIDIA and AMD, our mid-November 2026 GPU price barometer paints a sobering picture: out of ten tracked graphics cards, five moved higher this week, two remained locked at peak levels, and only three saw any relief.
A massive correction at the extreme top end should not obscure the broader component squeeze. By dropping from €8,449.90 to €5,609.90 between November 6 and November 14, 2026, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 wipes out its late-October speculative surge (€8,129.90 on October 30, then €8,449.90 last week) to return to its mid-September floor (€5,699.90 on September 18). This European adjustment mirrors the trend seen in North America with Newegg's official GeForce RTX 5090 restock at $6,249.99 following $9,400 third-party peaks. Even so, at more than €5,600 in retail stores, NVIDIA's 32GB GDDR7 halo card remains completely detached from mainstream gaming builds.
GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Jump €100 in a Single Week
For PC builders targeting high-refresh 1440p or 4K gaming, the real pain sits across the rest of NVIDIA's official GeForce RTX 50 Series lineup. Graphics cards equipped with 16GB of GDDR7 video memory are absorbing the full brunt of global DRAM supply pressure, coming just days after reports of the cancellation of the 24GB GeForce RTX 5080 caused by three-times-pricier 3GB GDDR7 memory modules.
Over the past seven days alone, the GeForce RTX 5080 jumped by €100, rising from €1,799.90 to €1,899.90. Compared to its €1,449.90 street price on September 18, 2026, the card has gained €450 (+31%) in less than two months. The midrange segment faces the exact same squeeze: the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB also surged by €100 in one week, climbing from €699.90 to €799.90 (+14.3%). Meanwhile, the GeForce RTX 5070 added €10 to hit €899.90, and the RTX 5070 Ti remains stuck at a steep €1,329.90 (+€140 since mid-September). Only the entry-level GeForce RTX 5060 (8GB) shed €20 to land at €479.90, though it still sits €76 above its September price tag (€403.90).
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB GDDR7)
- NVIDIA Blackwell architecture with DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation support
- 16 GB high-speed GDDR7 VRAM on a 256-bit memory bus
- European street price up from €1,449.90 (mid-September) to €1,899.90 (mid-November 2026)
- Custom cooling designs from ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, PNY, and Zotac
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB (+€75) and Intel Arc B580 Keep Climbing
Across AMD and Intel, hopes for pre-Black Friday relief are fading fast on the most popular 1080p and 1440p SKUs. After briefly dipping to €574.90 in early November, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB rebounded by €75 this week to reach €649.90 (+13% in seven days, up from €529.90 in mid-September). Higher up the RDNA 4 stack, the non-XT Radeon RX 9070 edged down by €10 (from €829.90 to €819.90), while the flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT held completely flat at €932.90 (+€133 over eight weeks).
Notably, previous-generation Radeon RX 7000 (RDNA 3) cards have now been removed from weekly retail tracking: having reached official End of Life (EOL) status, remaining units are so scarce that third-party listings no longer reflect actual market conditions. Finally, Intel's Arc B580 (12GB) ticked up another €5 to €493.90, extending a €144 surge since October 30 when it could still be found at €349.90.
European GPU Price Tracker Summary (November 14, 2026)
| Graphics Card (GPU) | Sep 18, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 | Nov 14, 2026 | 7-Day Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | €529.90 | €574.90 | €649.90 | +€75.00 (+13.0%) |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 | €683.90 | €829.90 | €819.90 | -€10.00 (-1.2%) |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | €799.90 | €932.90 | €932.90 | Flat (€0.00) |
| Intel Arc B580 | €373.90 | €488.90 | €493.90 | +€5.00 (+1.0%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | €403.90 | €499.90 | €479.90 | -€20.00 (-4.0%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | €623.90 | €699.90 | €799.90 | +€100.00 (+14.3%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | €779.90 | €889.90 | €899.90 | +€10.00 (+1.1%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | €1,189.90 | €1,329.90 | €1,329.90 | Flat (€0.00) |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | €1,449.90 | €1,799.90 | €1,899.90 | +€100.00 (+5.6%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | €5,699.90 | €8,449.90 | €5,609.90 | -€2,840.00 (-33.6%) |
My Take on the Spec Sheet
Do not let the GeForce RTX 5090's €2,840 weekly drop fool you: sliding from €8,450 back to €5,610 only means a handful of official retail units displaced the wildest third-party scalper listings, leaving the card at nearly three times its original flagship baseline. The real warning sign in mid-November 2026 sits right in the sweet spot of PC gaming. Seeing an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB hit €799.90 (+€100 in a week) and a Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB jump back to €649.90 (+€75) two weeks before Black Friday proves two things at once: board partners are passing soaring GDDR7 and GDDR6 contract prices directly onto 16GB cards, and retailers are padding baseline prices ahead of late-November promotional banners. If you are shopping for a 1440p upgrade this month, benchmark every deal against mid-September pricing rather than crossed-out Black Friday tags. We have not yet had a physical unit on our desk,if the manufacturer's team would like to send over a review sample so we can put it through our full real-world testing protocol, our lab doors are wide open.
PC hardware enthusiast and competitive gamer, Arthur 'Heimdall' splits his time between France and the UK working in enterprise B2B software solutions. A business school graduate passionate about component benchmarking, he has been building, modding, and tuning PCs since childhood, optimizing every thermal degree and millisecond of display latency. An avid gamer across Assassin's Creed and sandbox titles, he forged his alliance with Grimtag and Chaya during late-night World of Warcraft raids before joining Pro-Gamer.
