Perhaps no stock was more profoundly affected by the news from DeepSeek than Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). In a sense, DeepSeek validated its dominance by announcing its H800 accelerators trained its model for less than $6 million.

While the demand is there, it's clear that's not the sole reason why Nvidia's RTX 50 series is impossible to find in stores. Many retailers received fairly low stock quantities, as Nvidia reportedly experienced manufacturing issues.