Nvidia RTX 50 graphics cards may be in short supply when they arrive in 2025

Nvidia Alerts potential PC game upgraders to a potential decline in available graphics cards. Team Green’s GPU offering is gearing up for an upgrade to the RTX 50 series, and as a result, the company is discontinuing production of the new RTX 40 cards.

The RTX 4070 Super is currently ranked as our best graphics card of 2024, but the next generation of GPUs is just around the corner. Nvidia is expected to start announcing them at CES 2025 this January. However, at the same time, the company is preparing customers for a bit of a drought when it comes to the availability of its graphics cards.

Consumer-grade graphics cards have become quite powerful, even outside of gaming. So, as the company has prepared the RTX 50 series, it is also facing challenges in meeting the constant demand for its GPUs for both gaming cards and AI cards.

It’s also reasonable to assume that Nvidia will prioritize the huge money it makes from making data center cards. Gaming fans shouldn’t worry too much, however, because despite the stock’s ongoing struggles, we’re not in the same situation we were just two years ago.

After the 2020 electronics shortage and worldwide pandemic meant production was minimal, GPUs were also consumed by the ongoing cryptocurrency bubble. With these factors currently not impacting supply (despite Bitcoin hitting new highs recently), Nvidia and US buyers have some breathing room.

However, while the situation likely won’t get as bad, there are signs that the shortage could be worsened by supply constraints. Not only could this lead to shortages in stores, but it could also potentially lead to even higher price increases from retailers as demand increases.

There are rumors that the RTX 5090, 5080, as well as the 5070 and its Ti variant will be unveiled at CES 2025. However, some rumors suggest that it could only be the first three, excluding the Ti model. The 5070 Ti recently showed off its power and CUDA cores were leaked, giving us some idea of ​​where Nvidia thinks the midrange should be.

We’re still in the dark as to when the RTX 5060 will launch, as the low-end card typically launches much later than its more powerful counterparts.

The GeForce RTX 5090 looks to be an absolute beast of a GPU, and pricing for the 5090 is currently rumored. While this should be yet another overkill hardware for gaming, those after it will be fighting the AI ​​crowd over the GPU.