NVIDIA RTX 5080 Giveaway: Enter #RTXPowersPlay by Sept. 18, 2026

To enter NVIDIA’s custom Gears of War: E-Day GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition giveaway, use an eligible personal social-media account to comment #RTXPowersPlay on NVIDIA GeForce’s designated Gears of War post. This guide covers entrants in the United States and other countries listed in NVIDIA’s Summer of RTX 2026 Sweepstakes rules. As of Friday, July 17, 2026, the advertised Gears of War takeover is scheduled for 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time.

Confirm that you are eligible before entering​

NVIDIA’s official Summer of RTX 2026 Sweepstakes rules—not a repost, reply, or private message—control whether an entry is valid.
You must:

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Enter as an individual. Corporate, institutional, and team entries are not permitted.
• Live in an eligible country or region.
• Use only one direct entry across the supported social platforms.
• Not be an NVIDIA employee, contractor, affiliate employee, or an immediate family or household member of someone involved with the promotion.

For United States entrants, the Summer of RTX 2026 Sweepstakes excludes residents of:

• New York
• Florida
• Puerto Rico
• Other U.S. territories and possessions

The published rules also list eligible residents of Australia, Austria, Canada excluding Quebec, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom, with additional regional exclusions for some locations.
Do not attempt to bypass regional restrictions with a VPN, alternate address, or borrowed account. NVIDIA can disqualify entries that do not meet the eligibility requirements.

Enter through NVIDIA GeForce’s designated post​

The quickest entry method is through the official NVIDIA GeForce social post connected with the Gears of War: E-Day promotion.

1. Sign in to your personal X account.
2. Locate the post published by the verified NVIDIA GeForce account promoting the Gears of War: E-Day custom RTX 5080 giveaway.
3. Check that the post specifically instructs entrants to comment with #RTXPowersPlay.
4. Reply directly to that designated post with:
   #RTXPowersPlay
5. Confirm that your reply appears publicly beneath the NVIDIA GeForce post.
6. Leave the reply and account accessible until the winner-selection process has concluded. Do not delete the comment, make the account unavailable, or rename the account in a way that makes NVIDIA unable to identify it.

NVIDIA’s general Summer of RTX rules permit entry by commenting on a designated NVIDIA GeForce Sweepstakes post using the requested hashtag or phrase. The designated platform can include X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Reddit, or Discord. However, the Gears of War post’s instructions matter: use the platform and exact hashtag requested in that promotion post.

Do not submit duplicate entries​

A common mistake is replying on every platform in the hope of increasing the odds. NVIDIA’s rules state that each entrant is allowed one direct entry, regardless of how many supported social platforms they use.
That means:

• Commenting on X and Instagram does not create two valid entries.
• Reposting, quote-posting, or adding multiple replies does not create extra entries.
• Using additional accounts can risk disqualification.
• Watching the livestream may be part of the promotion experience, but it is not stated as an additional entry method in the Summer of RTX Sweepstakes rules.

Choose one platform and submit one clean entry. For this particular promotion, the NVIDIA GeForce X post instructs participants to comment with #RTXPowersPlay.

Watch the Gears of War takeover if you want the live event​

NVIDIA advertised a Gears of War takeover with GeForce presenter Jacob Freeman for July 17, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time.
Watching the stream can help you follow the promotion and identify any live instructions NVIDIA publishes. It should not be treated as a substitute for the required comment on the designated giveaway post.
Before the stream begins:

1. Open NVIDIA GeForce’s official Twitch channel in a current browser such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, or the Twitch app.
2. Sign in to Twitch if you want to use chat or participate in any separate stream activity.
3. Check NVIDIA GeForce’s official social posts for the live-stream announcement and any updated instructions.
4. Ignore giveaway links posted by unfamiliar chat accounts, replies, or direct messages.

A genuine NVIDIA promotion should not require you to install a browser extension, download a file, disclose a password, send cryptocurrency, pay postage, or provide a payment-card number to enter.

Understand the prize and what is being given away​

The prize listed in NVIDIA’s Summer of RTX 2026 Sweepstakes rules is a Gears of War: E-Day custom-wrapped NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics card. NVIDIA lists two of these custom-wrapped cards in the broader Summer of RTX prize pool, each with an approximate retail value of $1,599 USD.
This is a physical graphics-card prize, not a cash payment, game code, or prebuilt PC. The rules state that prizes cannot be substituted for cash, assigned, or transferred. NVIDIA reserves the right to substitute a prize of similar or greater value where allowed by the rules.
If you win, make sure your PC can accommodate a GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition before installing it:

• Verify that the case has physical clearance for the card.
• Check that the power supply and available PCIe power connection meet NVIDIA’s requirements for the card.
• Confirm that the motherboard has an available full-length PCIe graphics-card slot.
• Download the current NVIDIA graphics driver only after the card is installed.

Do not buy a new power supply, case, or adapter on the assumption that you have won. Wait for an official prize notification and verification.

Protect yourself from winner-notification scams​

NVIDIA states that sweepstakes winners are selected at random and notified by private message or email within 24 hours after the drawing. A selected winner must respond within two days or the prize can be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.
Use these checks before responding to any message:

• Verify that the sender is NVIDIA or an authorized NVIDIA representative, not an impersonating account.
• Compare the account name and handle with NVIDIA GeForce’s official public account.
• Never provide your password, one-time sign-in code, recovery code, or authentication-app code.
• Never pay a “shipping fee,” “release fee,” customs charge, tax advance, or cryptocurrency deposit to claim a prize.
• Do not open unexpected executable files, ZIP files, browser extensions, or remote-access links.
• Treat urgency as a warning sign, especially if the sender claims you must act immediately outside the two-day response window.

A legitimate winner may need to provide information needed to confirm eligibility and arrange prize delivery. That is different from being asked for account credentials or payment.
If you receive a suspicious direct message, do not reply or click its links. Return to NVIDIA GeForce’s verified public account and use its official contact or support channels to verify the notification independently.

Use the mail-in option if you do not use social media​

NVIDIA’s Summer of RTX 2026 Sweepstakes rules provide an alternate mail-in entry route. This is useful if you do not have an eligible social-media account or prefer not to comment publicly.
To use it:

1. Write the current date, your full name, your complete mailing address, and the name of the contest or sweepstakes on a paper entry.
2. Mail it to NVIDIA Corporation at its Santa Clara, California address specified in the official Summer of RTX 2026 Sweepstakes rules.
3. Ensure it is received during the entry period stated in the rules: from May 28, 2026, at 6:00 AM Pacific Time through September 18, 2026, at 5:00 PM Pacific Time.
4. Submit only one entry. The same one-entry limit applies whether you use social media or mail.

The broader Summer of RTX rules cover multiple prize opportunities, so a mail entry does not guarantee that it will be associated with a particular Gears of War social post. For the custom Gears of War RTX 5080 promotion, commenting #RTXPowersPlay on the designated NVIDIA GeForce post is the most direct method.

Verify that your entry is complete​

Your entry is complete when all of the following are true:

• You meet the age and location requirements.
• You used one personal account only.
• You commented exactly as requested on NVIDIA GeForce’s designated post.
• Your reply is visible.
• You did not submit duplicate entries across platforms.
• You have retained access to the account and its linked email address.
• You know that NVIDIA will not ask for payment or account credentials to award a prize.

If the comment will not post, first confirm that the account is not restricted and that the post still allows replies. If the giveaway post has been deleted, locked, or its instructions have changed, do not rely on screenshots or copied instructions; follow the current direction published by NVIDIA GeForce.

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References​

1. Primary source: PC Guide
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