Because Nvidia’s supply-limited cards are almost impossible to buy otherwise.

Nvidia is bringing back a tool for getting its new GPUs into the hands of gamers—weeks after the GPUs went on sale. The release at the end of January saw many stores running out of GeForce RTX 5090s and 5080s quickly,

As spotted by Wccftech, Nvidia has brought back its Verified Priority Access program, a scheme that allows a limited number of gamers (or indeed creators) in the US to purchase the RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 at MSRP by completing a form to indicate their interest.