Will the RTX 5080 see significant discounts this Black Friday 2026?

Question

im honestly so sick of my current 3070 it keeps crashing every time I try to run anything in 4k and I literally just want to play the new releases without my pc sounding like a jet engine. prices here in canada are just absolute insanity right now and i only have like 800 bucks saved up which i know is probably low but tbh im desperate to upgrade. do we think the rtx 5080 is actually gonna see any real discounts for black friday 2026 or am i just dreaming? i dont wanna wait another year but i cant justify these scalper prices anymore...

dustypixel · Accepted Answer

This comes up a lot — search the forum for 'Black Friday disappointment' and you'll see why — but the short answer is you're dreaming if you think a 5080 is hitting $800 CAD. Nvidia doesn't do deep cuts on current-gen flagships, especially in Canada where we get hosed on the exchange rate. If your card is screaming and crashing at 4K (which it was never really built for), you need to be realistic about that budget. Try these instead:

Look for a deal on the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 Super.

Check out the Gigabyte Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE for more VRAM. Actually, wait — you might even find a ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super on clearance by then. Just stop waiting for a discount that isn't coming; you're just making yourself miserable.

awkwardvolcano · Answer

Everyone says wait for Black Friday sales, but high-end Nvidia cards almost never see deep cuts while they are still the current generation. You are dreaming if you think an 80-class card will hit $800 CAD by late 2026. MSRP for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 will likely be double your current savings. Retailers often mark up the price before "discounting" it back to the original price for these events. If your NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is crashing at 4k, it is likely a VRAM bottleneck or power supply issue. Instead of waiting for a 5080 discount that will not happen, look for a used MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 Super or a Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Real owners know the 7900 XTX handles 4k better for the price than the overpriced 80-series cards people hype up. Stop following the brand hype and buy for the performance you need today.

electricferret · Answer

Like someone mentioned, that 3070 is definitely struggling. but before you drop 800 bucks, i gotta ask... what power supply are you running? crashing at 4k usually means youre hitting power limits or heat spikes. just make sure your psu can actually handle a new card. if you upgrade, id recommend:

XFX Speedster MERC310 Radeon RX 7900 XT

EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G6 850W tbh double-check those clearances... dont wanna fry your setup. keep it SAFE.