Can you get an RTX 3090 this holiday season?
It has been reported that, from a Chinese MSI factory, 40 containers of Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 have been stolen, which costs the company a mammoth amount. The thieves are going to cash in with the next-gen expensive graphics card.
The GeForce RTX 3090 is a fine GPU with TITAN class performance. The card is based on NVIDIA’s 2nd gen RTX architecture. This GPU is not made for average gamers; it basically has been targeted at 8K gaming, professionals, and researchers.
It is estimated that the loss is around $330,000 (nearly £255,000 or AU$460,000). MSI has informed the police and declared a 100,000 Yuan ($15,000) reward for anyone who can give useful information about the theft. The incident took place on the 7th of December. In those boxes, there was around 220 total number of Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090s. The graphics card costs around $1,500, but due to less stock availability and high demand, many auction sites have sold the card for $2,000.
MSI suspects that the job is done by or with any insider because the whole shipping area of the factory is covered by video surveillance, and all the delivery trucks are routinely checked. After posting the reward regarding the missing cards, now MSI has promised leniency with anyone who will be found involved in the theft that comes forward with the missing stock.
This incident should not affect the market of RTX 3090. Anyone who wants to have an RTX 3090 can buy it but, you might have to wait because of its low initial stock.
