# $4,429 order for a ROG Astral RTX 5090 cancelled by Nvidia due to a 'late' price increase, with Asus blamed — marketplace buyer refunded after immediate $500 increase, with top-spec GPU now almost 2.5x higher than MSRP

> Nvidia has reportedly begun to cancel orders for RTX 5090 graphics cards that were placed prior to raising their price, according to a Redditor’s own report.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/usd4-429-order-for-a-rog-astral-rtx-5090-cancelled-by-nvidia-due-to-a-late-price-increase-with-asus-blamed-marketplace-buyer-refunded-after-immediate-usd500-increase-with-top-spec-gpu-now-almost-2-5x-higher-than-msrp?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7354e07f1ba3e520136637)
- **Published:** 2026-08-05
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #asus #nvidia #rtx #rtx-5090
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a7354e07f1ba3e520136637

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