NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition graphics cards have seen a price drop in Europe and are now available below their MSRP.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition has gradually been falling in MSRP in Europe, more specifically in Germany. The graphics card was originally priced at 1949 Euros but has seen drops over the last couple of months. The most recent drop occurred at the start of May which was a -9.2 percent difference.
In a timeline of the German prices provided by Videocardz, we can see that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition dropped to 1859 Euros in February, 1819 Euros in March and the latest price is adjusted to 1769 Euros. This is a -9.2% decrease versus the original MSRP & the main reason for this price reduction is due to the difference in exchange rates as the US continues to decline in Europe and local currencies become stronger.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition pricing in Germany (via Videocardz):
So those excited that this would be an official price cut should be a little disappointed but it's still a good thing that NVIDIA is adjusting the prices while keeping in mind the economic conditions and changes in currencies rather than sticking with the same price based on older rates. It has become a common practice among hardware vendors nowadays to keep every region on the same page.
In addition to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition, several custom models have also got a price reduction with the lowest priced model going for 1644 Euros or -16% lower than the MSRP. In the US, the card can be bought for $50 US below MSRP. NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards are expected to see price adjustments in the coming months though we have yet to learn how significant
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