Whistleblower Edward Snowden calls Nvidia's RTX 5000 series a crime against consumers, blasts paltry VRAM

Snowden criticizes Nvidia's RTX 5000 series for poor VRAM and high prices.

: Edward Snowden heavily criticized Nvidia's RTX 5000 series for providing poor value and inadequate VRAM. He labeled the cards as 'F-tier value for S-tier prices,' highlighting the lack of memory compared to high costs. Snowden argues the RTX 5070 should have a minimum of 16GB VRAM, while the 5080 and 5090 should have higher VRAM SKUs. Despite disappointment, high consumer demand resulted in severe stock shortages.

Edward Snowden has publicly denounced Nvidia's RTX 5000 series, stating that they deliver inadequate value and insufficient VRAM. Snowden highlighted the issue by describing Nvidia's offerings as 'F-tier value for S-tier prices,' underscoring the mismatch between the product's high cost and its specifications.

In his critique, Snowden specified that the RTX 5070 should come equipped with at least 16GB of VRAM, instead of its current 12GB. He also suggested that the RTX 5080 should offer versions with 24GB and 32GB of memory, and the RTX 5090 should have options exceeding 32GB.

Despite these shortcomings and critical reviews, the RTX 5090 and 5080 graphics cards have sparked immense demand among consumers. Launches led to stock shortages, with limited availability causing long queues and chaos at stores, revealing the gap between consumer expectations and Nvidia's latest offerings.