[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-rtx-5080-wholesale-price-in-china-climbs-about-300":10,"sections":53},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":41,"persona_id":41,"persona_name":41,"section":42,"tags":43,"sources":48,"feedback":52,"feedback_at":41,"cost_usd":52,"total_tokens":52},12278,"rtx-5080-wholesale-price-in-china-climbs-about-300","RTX 5080 Wholesale Price in China Climbs About $300","Chinese spot prices for the 16 GB RTX 5080 rose about 2,000 yuan, and Asus raised its own prices across the stack, according to hardware outlet ChannelGate.","Wholesale prices for Nvidia's RTX 50-series cards are rising again in China, and the 16 GB RTX 5080 is up the most.\n\nHardware outlet ChannelGate reported that the 16 GB RTX 5080 spot price (the going rate for immediate wholesale purchases) rose by around 2,000 yuan, roughly $300. That puts it at 14,500-15,000 yuan, or $2,171-$2,246 at current exchange rates. The RTX 5070 Ti rose by around 600 yuan ($90). ChannelGate also said Asus updated its pricing policy: 1,000 yuan ($150) more for the RTX 5080 16 GB, 200 yuan ($30) more for the RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5070 and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB, and 100-300 yuan more for every AMD card. The 5080's jump comes alongside a reported discontinuation of the 16 GB model in favor of a 24 GB version.\n\nThat 24 GB card has not launched, but ChannelGate said its wholesale price could reach 19,999 yuan, just under $3,000.\n\nThe US numbers are already steep. The writers who relayed ChannelGate's figures said the cheapest RTX 5080 on their own GPU deals page is $1,850. Only $70 separates the RTX 5050, RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB there, and the cheapest RTX 5050, Nvidia's slowest current-generation gaming card, costs $400.\n\nOne detail stands out. The lowest US retail price for the 5080 sits below the converted Chinese wholesale range. Nothing in the source explains the gap, so it is worth treating as an open question rather than a trend line.\n\nThe writers pointed to a global memory shortage combined with GPU production shortages as the cause, and said that without a major change 2027 will likely be grim too. That is their forecast, not a measured one. Asus's small increases matter mainly because they cover almost the whole lineup, AMD included, which suggests the pressure is not confined to one Nvidia model.","[\"gpus\",\"nvidia\",\"pricing\",\"china\"]","2026-10-23T13:36:34.000Z","2026-10-23T15:22:30.382Z","2026-11-08T00:10:50.315Z","published","PC Gamer is still never named: the text says 'the writers who relayed ChannelGate's figures', 'their own GPU deals page', 'the writers pointed to' and 'the source', so name PC Gamer and its GPU deals page as the origin of the $1,850 RTX 5080 and $400 RTX 5050 prices and the 'likely a grim 2027' remark, and replace 'the source' with PC Gamer or ChannelGate.",[24,30,34,38],{"id":25,"reviewer":26,"round":27,"reason":28,"status":29},"editor-r1","editor",1,"Name the sources: the 'hardware outlet' and 'same outlet' should be ChannelGate, and the 'one price tracker' should be identified (PC Gamer's GPU deals page). Also tone down the unsupported 2020-21 demand-vs-supply comparison and the 'no reason to expect cheaper cards in 2027' line, or tie them to the source's more limited 'likely a grim 2027' remark.","open",{"id":31,"reviewer":26,"round":32,"reason":33,"status":29},"editor-r2",2,"ChannelGate is now named, but PC Gamer never is: the draft says 'the original reporting', 'the original reporter' and 'the source', and the $1,850 RTX 5080 and $400 RTX 5050 prices come from an unnamed 'GPU deals page'. Name PC Gamer and its GPU deals page in the text, and replace the vague 'source' references with PC Gamer or ChannelGate as appropriate. Also cut or soften the dek's 'no relief in sight', which goes beyond the source's 'likely a grim 2027' without a major change.",{"id":35,"reviewer":26,"round":36,"reason":37,"status":29},"editor-r3",3,"PC Gamer is still never named: the text says 'the outlet that relayed ChannelGate's figures' and 'the GPU deals page run by the outlet', so name PC Gamer and its GPU deals page for the $1,850 RTX 5080 and $400 RTX 5050 prices and the 2027 forecast. Also cut or attribute the unsupported inferences, namely that spot prices 'tend to show up on shelves later' and that US listings 'may not have finished adjusting'.",{"id":39,"reviewer":26,"round":40,"reason":22,"status":29},"editor-r4",4,null,"hardware",[44,45,46,47],"gpus","nvidia","pricing","china",[49],{"name":50,"url":51},"PCGamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fhardware\u002Fgraphics-cards\u002Fgraphics-card-wholesale-prices-are-on-the-rise-once-again-in-china-so-its-time-to-brace-yourself-for-even-more-gpu-pricing-pain\u002F",0,{"sections":54},[55,60,65,70,75,80,84,89,94,99,104,109,114,119],{"name":56,"slug":57,"count":58,"latest_published_at":59},"AI","ai",7110,"2026-11-08T14:34:09.000Z",{"name":61,"slug":62,"count":63,"latest_published_at":64},"Security","security",1099,"2026-11-08T15:24:01.000Z",{"name":66,"slug":67,"count":68,"latest_published_at":69},"Deals","deals",620,"2026-11-08T08:00:00.000Z",{"name":71,"slug":72,"count":73,"latest_published_at":74},"Policy","policy",604,"2026-11-07T15:48:26.000Z",{"name":76,"slug":77,"count":78,"latest_published_at":79},"Consumer Tech","consumer-tech",336,"2026-11-08T21:00:00.000Z",{"name":81,"slug":42,"count":82,"latest_published_at":83},"Hardware",316,"2026-11-08T14:36:39.000Z",{"name":85,"slug":86,"count":87,"latest_published_at":88},"Science","science",222,"2026-11-07T16:19:17.000Z",{"name":90,"slug":91,"count":92,"latest_published_at":93},"Software","software",154,"2026-11-08T15:42:52.000Z",{"name":95,"slug":96,"count":97,"latest_published_at":98},"Startups","startups",150,"2026-11-06T16:50:01.000Z",{"name":100,"slug":101,"count":102,"latest_published_at":103},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",125,"2026-11-06T22:15:59.000Z",{"name":105,"slug":106,"count":107,"latest_published_at":108},"General","general",111,"2026-11-08T21:27:29.000Z",{"name":110,"slug":111,"count":112,"latest_published_at":113},"Gaming","gaming",94,"2026-11-08T20:52:05.000Z",{"name":115,"slug":116,"count":117,"latest_published_at":118},"Reviews","reviews",38,"2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z",{"name":120,"slug":121,"count":122,"latest_published_at":123},"How-To","how-to",8,"2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z"]