NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 series laptop GPUs are reportedly pushed for a March launch, while the 70 and 60-class GPUs are expected to follow in April.
NVIDIA Reportedly Focusing More on the AI Chips, Resulting in Delays for the GeForce RTX 50 Series Mobile Chips
The desktop RTX 50 series GPUs aren't the only ones to be affected in supply. While the issue with the desktop SKUs was said to be miscommunication between NVIDIA and its board partners, the laptop segment is said to be affected due to another reason.
The report from Digi Times suggests that NVIDIA has been focusing too much on AI chips, which has affected the supply of the GeForce RTX 50 series. It is reported that the RTX 50 series laptop GPUs were originally planned for a January launch, coinciding with the desktop RTX 5090 and RTX 5090 release, but due to lower availability, the high-end laptop GPUs such as RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 have been pushed back to March.
This also happened at NVIDIA, which has never been late in the past, and it is estimated that it is related to NVIDIA's all-out sprint to the AI server. Even if there are differences in the design and process of server and PC chips, the company's resource allocation may still affect the debugging efficiency of new products.
- Digi Times
If you remember, a few days ago, NVIDIA announced that the RTX 50 series-based gaming laptops will be available for 'pre-orders', starting 25th Feb. However, the laptops will only be available in March, but these won't be featuring the 70 and 60-class GPUs. As per the report, the 70-class and 60-class mobile GPUs have been delayed until April.
While NVIDIA has confirmed the launch of the desktop RTX 5070 Ti on 20th February, its mobile variant possibly won't come before April. In the same month, the RTX 5070 mobile CPU is expected to launch alongside the RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 laptop GPUs. In the desktop segment, the RTX 5070 is expected to hit the shelves in March and the 60-class cards in April.
It's not yet clear whether the availability of RTX 50 laptop GPUs will be decent around the launch time and NVIDIA has yet to work on its supply for both the desktop and laptop variants, particularly for the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. Many of the RTX 50-series gaming laptops have already started to appear on various vendor websites alongside retailers. These are going to be paired with Intel and AMD's latest-gen processors, such as Core Ultra 200HX, AMD Fire Range, and Strix Point.
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