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NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 "SUPER" GPUs have been delayed indefinitely, and industry sources pointed out three factors behind this.
NVIDIA Sees No Opportunity In Launching GeForce RTX 50 "SUPER" GPUs Right Now, Fate To Be Decided In The Coming Months
The fate of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 "SUPER" GPUs is yet to be decided, but it looks like three major factors have been behind the delay.
The "SUPER" Blackwell lineup was previously anticipated to launch in the first half of 2026. The first specs were shared with partners in the second half of 2025, and everything pointed to a smooth launch around early 2026.
However, as AI demand surged, GPU makers decided to change their plans. For a time being, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 GPU production was normal despite the growing AI demand, but as months passed by, we started seeing DRAM shortages occur, and things have gotten out of control ever since. As such, industry insiders have pointed out three factors behind the delay of the RTX 50 "SUPER" series and the disruption of the current RTX 50 lineup.
The first factor is that production lines are now being prioritized towards AI GPUs for data centers. Just a few days ago, NVIDIA's CEO announced that their next-gen Rubin platform was in full production, which is way ahead of the initial production plans aiming mid or 2H 2026. This rapid AI deployment means that the green team will have to cut some corners of its current GPU allocation, and knowing that AI is the big market right now, that's where the production is going to be prioritized.
NVIDIA has even hinted that it might bring back some older GPUs to tackle supply chain and memory-related factors. It is not yet set in stone, but it seems to be happening in some shape & form already.
The second factor is memory. NVIDIA's discrete GPUs make use of DRAM such as GDDR6 and GDDR7. As costs rise, it's harder to procure larger amounts of this memory, and even if NVIDIA can pay the higher price, it will then have to face the supply issue. There's not enough DRAM being produced to tackle two big markets, AI and consumers. Which one is the more lucrative right now? We all know that.
Lastly, an important factor is that just like NVIDIA, AMD has also pushed its next-generation GPUs to next year (2027). Given that there's no competition right now, there's no need for a GeForce RTX 50 "SUPER" refresh.
We think that's not a valid reason since NVIDIA doesn't see the competition in AMD anymore, but it competes with itself, and NVIDIA has been facing some backlash regarding VRAM for a while now. The "SUPER" series was going to address this with higher VRAM options, but like we just mentioned, the memory market isn't doing great at the moment.
It was recently reported that NVIDIA's next-generation GeForce RTX 60 "Rubin" gaming GPUs will see a launch in 2H 2027. AMD is also pushing their next-gen gaming products to 2027 means that this year will likely remain silent if NVIDIA backs away from the RTX 50 "SUPER" launch.
The last remaining hope will be Intel's Big Battlemage "Arc B770," but Intel didn't announce it at CES, so we aren't sure if we will get any new GPUs in 2027. The Arc B390 is a new GPU, but it's an integrated part, albeit a very strong one. Check out our benchmarks here of this little and possibly the most impressive GPU launch of 2027.
News Sources: Gazlog , Board Channels
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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