GPU Market March 2026: RTX 5060 Dips Below MSRP, RTX 5090 Still 40% Above

By Scott Willeke - 3/1/2026
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February's eBay data tells two stories. RTX 50 cards are still selling for 67-93% above MSRP, and only the 5080 and 5070 Ti showed improvement. The rest got worse. On the other hand, prior-gen prices are dropping fast. The RTX 3070 fell 32% in one month and the RTX 4070 Ti fell 25%.

RTX 50 Series: Budget Cards Getting Worse

The chart below shows the best available price (lowest average of 3 listings) for each RTX 50 card vs. MSRP. Three cards (the 5060, 5060 Ti, and 5070) can be found near or below MSRP if you're fast. The 5090 is still 40% above even at best-deal pricing.

Don't let those best deals fool you though. The median eBay buyer is paying 67-93% over MSRP depending on the card. And the budget cards actually got worse from January: the 5060 median climbed from $521 to $577, the 5060 Ti from $750 to $809. Only the 5080 and 5070 Ti saw their medians drop.

RTX 50 Series Scalper Premiums

Prior-Gen GPUs Are Cratering

This is where the February data got interesting. The RTX 3070 dropped 32% month-over-month to a $299 average. The RTX 3090 fell 22% to $2,905. And the RTX 4070 Ti dropped 25% to $646. These aren't small moves.

RTX 40 series is more of a mixed bag. The non-Super variants are dropping: RTX 4060 Ti fell 15%, the RTX 4080 fell 9%, and the RTX 4070 fell 8%. But the RTX 4090 held flat, and some Super variants rose (the 4070 Super jumped 11%).

GPU Price Trends (6 Month)

Our take: If you're in the market for a used GPU and don't need the absolute latest, this is a great time to buy. The RTX 3070 at ~$280 median is genuinely good value. These drops are likely driven by sellers dumping old cards as RTX 50 stock slowly improves.

Best Value Used Cards

The biggest discounts below MSRP continue to come from older gaming GPUs. The chart below shows gaming cards (excluding RTX 50 series) with the deepest discounts on a lowest-average-of-3 basis.

Best Used GPU Deals (vs MSRP)

Our take: For budget gaming, used prior-gen AMD and NVIDIA cards remain the play. An RTX 3080 Ti at ~$400 best deal is hard to beat for 1440p gaming.

AMD: RX 6000 Deals vs RX 9000 Scalping

AMD is living in two worlds right now. The used RX 6950 XT has a median price of $450, which is 59% below its $1,099 MSRP. The RX 6900 XT is 48% below at $518. Great deals on powerful cards.

But AMD's new RX 9070 XT ($599 MSRP) has a median of $1,187, a 98% premium. The RX 9060 XT ($350 MSRP) is even worse at 104% above. The new-GPU scalping problem isn't just NVIDIA.

AMD GPU Deals (vs MSRP)

Our take: Skip the RX 9000 series on eBay right now. A used RX 6900 XT or 6950 XT at $400-500 offers similar rasterization performance without the scalper tax.

6-Month Trends

The longer view puts this month's moves in context. The RTX 3070 has been sliding since October, accelerating sharply in February. The RTX 4070 Ti followed a similar path. Meanwhile RTX 50 cards (5080 shown here) entered the market at steep premiums and have only started to ease.

GPU Price Trends (6 Month)

Buy / Wait / Sell

Buy: Used RTX 3070 (~$280), RTX 3080 Ti (~$400), RX 6950 XT (~$450). Prior-gen prices are dropping fast and these cards still handle 1080p/1440p gaming and light AI workloads.
Wait: RTX 50 series (except 5090). Medians are still 67-93% above MSRP, but best deals are approaching MSRP. Give it another month or two for supply to catch up.
Sell: If you're sitting on RTX 30 series cards you plan to replace, list them soon. The RTX 3070 dropped 32% in February alone and the trend isn't slowing.
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