Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Doesn't Sell Out Instantly on Launch Day

In a rarity, one of Nvidia’s newest PC graphics card was actually obtainable on launch day, and remains in stock.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti went on sale on Thursday morning, and we were able to reach the final stage of the checkout process for it at multiple retailers, including Best Buy, Newegg, and Zotac.

That said, we got up at the crack of dawn. At about 5:57 a.m. PST, Newegg’s product listings for several RTX 4070 Ti models went live, and we were ready to pounce. Normally, Nvidia’s newest GPUs sell out almost instantly. But we added a $799 RTX 4070 Ti to our virtual cart and got through the checkout process with ease.

The same occurred with Best Buy, which began selling the graphics card at around 6:02 a.m. We were bracing for inventory to run out quick. But we managed to go through the retailer’s digital queue and come out with several opportunities to buy the RTX 4070 Ti.

Both the GPU vendor Zotac and the retailer AntOnline also had stock available, which were easy to purchase on Thursday morning.

The pain-free checkout process —at least for us— signals that demand for Nvidia’s RTX 4070 Ti may be weak. The graphics card is the most affordable entry so far in the company’s RTX 4000 series. However, it’s still pricey at $799 and up. In addition, it can sometimes underperform against Nvidia’s older RTX 3080 model in certain games.

Still, some consumers got up early to buy the RTX 4070 Ti. By 6:11 a.m., a few models of the RTX 4070 Ti began to sell out at Newegg and then Best Buy. So the supplies could run out as the day goes on. Below are listings for the product that remain in stock as of this writing.

Newegg

Best Buy

Zotac

The company's online store is selling three units for $799, $849 and $999.

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Since 2020, I've covered the launch and explosive growth of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, writing 600+ stories on availability and feature launches, but also the regulatory battles over the expansion of satellite constellations, fights with rival providers like AST SpaceMobile and Amazon, and the effort to expand into satellite-based mobile service. I've combed through FCC filings for the latest news and driven to remote corners of California to test Starlink's cellular service.

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