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NVIDIA RTX 50 SUPER indefinitely delayed
NVIDIA has reportedly briefed AIB partners about a change of plans for the GeForce RTX 50 SUPER refresh. The post on Board Channel says the project is no longer on a normal schedule, and points to a tougher market backdrop.
In case you missed previous reports, the rumored refresh covers three cards: GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, and GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER . Leaks have tied the update to higher VRAM capacities and higher clocks, rather than new silicon. Basically NVIDIA would put 3GB GDDR7 modules instead of using 2GB variants.
Although putting the release of said cards on hold is technically still a rumor, it makes a lot of sense given the current market situation. If module pricing stays at current levels, a VRAM bump across multiple SKUs raises bill-of-materials costs fast. The post on Board Channels cites other reasons too, such as priority given to compute oriented GPUs which need more DRAM.
Key reasons behind the indefinite delay of the RTX 50 SUPER launch
There were earlier leaks saying that for the RTX 50 SUPER series, NVIDIA had already confirmed and informed AIC partners that the release would be delayed indefinitely. CES further supports this. There was no RTX 50 SUPER-related product showcase from NVIDIA. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote also did not reveal or announce any new GPU products or related information.
The absence of a new-generation NVIDIA graphics card may disappoint some hardware enthusiasts, but this decision is not completely unexpected. The post suggests NVIDIA is mainly considering these factors:
- Overseas demand for compute GPUs is surging, so more capacity is being reserved for compute GPU production, where profits are higher.
- The rise in memory-related products may be a long-cycle issue. VRAM chips are not only expensive, but the cost also affects global consumer GPU market share.
- The most important point: there is currently no news of any new-generation AMD consumer GPU products launching in 2026. The current RTX 50 series can remain competitive for a long time, so releasing the SUPER refresh is less necessary.
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GeForce RTX 60 and AMD RDNA5 in 2027
As mentioned, the main reason is that AMD is not pressuring NVIDIA to react right now, so the current GeForce RTX 50 lineup can keep selling without a refresh. The RTX 5090 cards are already reaching record-high prices, and we are almost a year after launch. More importantly, the latest news puts both RDNA5 and RTX 60 series in mid-2027, and it’s not like current-gen GPUs are getting cheaper or anything suggests they might.
In my opinion, NVIDIA was almost certainly going to announce RTX 50 SUPER alongside DLSS 4.5; however, plans have changed, and the upscaling and frame-gen technology update was basically the biggest announcement from NVIDIA at this year’s CES.
Source: Board Channels , Gazlog
