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Facebook X Reddit Flipboard Email 0 us Nvidia's RTX has been a of much speculation as it was to be discontinued month when it vanished the company's official only for Nvidia to it wasn't discontinued. The plot has though, as AIB partners—the actually designing and RTX 50 series graphics even they can't their hands on the required to make the card. is according to an Nvidia AIB who spoke to YouTuber They say, "No, Nvidia did inform us that RTX is EOL. currently we cannot GB202 [the GPU] with 32 GB as [a] complete set, and we don't know if will be possible again the future." The unnamed board that previous shortages, they could backorders with Nvidia, is "currently possible Latest Videos FromPC Watch full video is all to say that AIB is unable to the and memory required to make the RTX 5090, and doesn't know when that issue will be fixed. Though the card being discontinued, for partners, getting the and VRAM is as as doing so. Whether the or the memory that's causing the headache specified, though the current one can assume both to some degree. credit: Future) As of right are reliant on and VRAM bundles Nvidia they can make their own cards. There previously been rumours that Nvidia would bundling its GPUs and VRAM even if it did that, would only partly solve the issue of the memory for Nvidia. Those who might been to buy just the would still be to a squeeze on the VRAM when trying to source it one of the major memory manufacturers. Der8auer spoke to an RTX manufacturer who said, "Two of partners already reduced much the order forecast for RTX based Q1 2027, when compare[d] with 2026." the best curated your inbox every The PC Circuit Breaker breaks down the latest PC gaming and finds you the best on the best products Q2 2027, until now we still did any order for RTX model partners." Nvidia still steadfast saying the card has been discontinued, though it acknowledges that chain capacity has led to a constrained" output. Its German says, "Nvidia will continue to it, and is very important." The RTX already expensive card at its previous MSRP of has been prohibitively expensive for months. so fact, that we stopped tracking it graphics card It has been incredibly difficult to find any of the available reputable sellers at even prices (with some listed for of $8,000 right now) and therefore we could recommend actually picking one up. Though it be officially discontinued, it seems like the of picking one up soon at a decent is getting and by the day. Best graphics card 2026 Best overall: AMD Radeon 9070 2. Best value: AMD Radeon XT 16 GB 3. Best Nvidia RTX 5050 4. Best mid-range: AMD Radeon 9070 XT Best high-end: Nvidia GeForce RTX 👉Check full graphics card guide👈 TOPICS James Hardware writer James is a more PC gaming convert, often admiring graphics cases, and motherboards afar. It was until after just finishing a degree and media, that they decided to throw the years of education, build their and start writing about gaming that time, he has covered the latest contraptions, and gismos, and loved every of it. Hey, it’s than writing case briefs. You your public display name Please logout and then again, you will then be prompted to enter your display
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