How much an RTX 50 Series graphics card costs in South Africa

Nvidia’s RTX 50 Series, the current-generation range in Nvidia’s gaming GPU catalogue, comprises several graphics cards targeted at different price bands.

We compared prices for the RTX 50 Series GPUs across Wootware, Evetech, and Dreamware – and found they are priced anywhere from under 7,000 to over R60,000.

At the entry level, the RTX 5060 is the most affordable of the 50 Series GPUs and is tailored for budget builds that will still be able to play most new titles.

Dreamware offers the best price for this card, charging R6,709.

For slightly higher performance, the RTX 5060 Ti is an effective choice, being cheapest at Wootware for R7,799.

There is a big step up to the next RTX 50-series price bracket, which comprises the RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti GPUs.

This is understandable, however, as they provide noticeable performance improvements over the entry-level GPUs.

The base RTX 5070 is available from Evetech at the lowest price of R11,899, while the RTX 5070 Ti is available from Dreamware for the lowest price of R18,359.

For the highest possible performance, the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 are Nvidia’s premium offerings – but they are considerably more expensive.

For the RTX 5080, Evetech offers the best price of R24,199 – and this is the premium-grade GPU that arguably makes the most sense for Nvidia gamers who want a flagship GPU.

This is because, while expensive, it is still a viable option for certain South Africans when upgrading or building a PC.

In contrast, the most affordable RTX 5090 can be purchased from Dreamware for R60,369.

This GPU is difficult to justify for anyone except the most affluent gamers – but it is the standard for peak gaming performance.

We have outlined the lowest available prices for the Nvidia RTX 50 GPUs at the time of writing, below.

Hardware crisis and GPUs

Hardware prices have seen considerable price increases in recent months thanks to a global focus on AI among major manufacturers.

For RAM, price increases have been especially severe, with Craig Nowitz, CEO of South African tech distributor Syntech, noting in an interview with Aki Anastasiou on What’s Next in February that he expects prices to continue rising.

“Pricing this side of the year [From 1 January until 10 February] is probably up another 50%, and it is getting tough out there,” he said.

Along with RAM, the prices of SSDs have been impacted massively.

This trend has extended to GPUs as well, but to a lesser extent, and led to many gamers being forced to re-evaluate which cards they’re willing or able to buy.

In the past, you could spend more money on a GPU because storage and RAM were a smaller portion of your rig’s total cost.

In 2026, however, gamers need to make compromises on their GPUs to ensure they have enough RAM and storage.

At the same time, AAA gaming studios continue to push the envelope with new releases that boast unprecedented graphics – and are resource-hungry to match.

In combination, this means the average South African gamer will get less bang for their buck than a few years ago.