Best Buy tends to restock Nvidia graphics cards more often than others and a few tips might help to find one in local stores and possibly online.

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards are still selling out quickly, a result of eager PC gamers looking for the big speed and visual upgrades that come with a faster GPU. The huge demand for Nvidia's latest products has been going on for several years with more fuel added to the fire by cryptocurrency mining, which is much more profitable with a super-fast GPU.

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3090 is one of the fastest cards ever made and the RTX 3080 follows close behind. In truth, any 30 series card is likely to beat older GPUs, since the speed gains that come with the Ampere architecture are significant. Nvidia described this series as its biggest generational leap ever. The GeForce RTX 3070 is faster in most games than an RTX 2080 Ti, the previous generation's flagship graphics card. It's no wonder that everyone wants a GeForce RTX 30 series GPU.

Best Buy is one of the foremost outlets for Nvidia graphics cards, sometimes having stock when others are sold out. Based on historical trends, Best Buy has seen restocks of its Nvidia GeForce RTX cards near the beginning and middle of each month, indicating that's the best time to check for the RTX 3080 and 3090 that have been haunting gamers' dreams. There's obviously no guarantee of success with this simple trick but it might ease the urge to check daily. Of course, Best Buy isn't the only place to check. NewEgg has their special Shuffle program that takes the pressure off by offering a solution that avoids traffic surges and panic-clicking.

Nvidia GPU Shopping Tips

Sometimes it can be a big help to get the app for the preferred distributor. For example, the Best Buy app makes it easy to check availability at local stores to find out if new stock has arrived. A quick search for 'RTX' while filtering with the 'Show In Stock' switch will reveal if any Nvidia Graphics cards are available. NewEgg Shuffle alerts will come as notifications if the NewEgg app is installed and enabled.

When app alerts and manually checking are not working, it might be a good idea to check some services that have been set up specifically to track GPU restocking at various outlets. There are people that do this full time and it's not just scalpers that have an interest in getting the latest Nvidia graphics cards. With so much power available with the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series, it can be maddening to be endlessly greeted with out-of-stock messages but these tips should help reduce the stress of a fruitless search.

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Source: Best Buy