Nvidia is outwardly dealing with a big delay to its deliberate RTX 50 SUPER sequence. Based on new reviews from leaker MEGAsizeGPU on X (previously Twitter), the market launch of the brand new graphics playing cards has been postponed from the initially deliberate spring 2026 to the third quarter of 2026. This may put Nvidia round six months behind the earlier schedule.
The primary purpose for it is a persevering with scarcity of DRAM reminiscence chips, significantly the brand new 3 GB GDDR7 modules. These modules type the idea for the revised SUPER fashions, that are supposed to supply the next reminiscence density and bandwidth in comparison with the usual variants of the RTX-50 sequence. As manufacturing capacities are restricted, producers should focus their manufacturing on extra worthwhile DRAM varieties reminiscent of DDR5 for server and AI functions.
Based on the knowledge accessible to this point, a number of fashions are affected, together with the RTX 5070 SUPER, RTX 5070 Ti SUPER and RTX 5080 SUPER. All of them are mentioned to make use of the brand new GDDR7 reminiscence chips, which allow round 50 % extra reminiscence capability per module. Which means an RTX 5070 SUPER, for instance, must be geared up with 18 GB of VRAM, whereas the common RTX 5070 will get by with 12 GB. Because of the present state of affairs, nonetheless, these plans could possibly be additional delayed or applied in a barely completely different type.
One other level considerations the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB, which at present depends on the identical GDDR7 reminiscence. MEGAsizeGPU reviews that manufacturing of this mannequin is already being curtailed in an effort to reserve the scarce reminiscence shares for higher-priced playing cards. Within the quick time period, this might result in retail shortages and worth will increase, particularly for customized designs with increased clock speeds and higher cooling.
In the long run, the delay may additionally have an effect on Nvidia’s complete product planning. Historically, a SUPER sequence is adopted by a brand new GPU era round a yr later. So if the RTX 50 SUPER sequence is just not really launched till summer time 2026, the launch of the upcoming RTX 60 sequence could be lifelike on the finish of 2027 on the earliest, however extra seemingly initially of 2028. This may imply that Nvidia would considerably prolong its typical launch cycle for the primary time in years.
From an trade perspective, that is comprehensible, as the worldwide reminiscence scarcity is affecting virtually all producers. AMD and Intel are additionally at present battling comparable issues of their provide chains, significantly with GDDR7 and HBM reminiscence. If the state of affairs stabilizes by mid-2026, Nvidia may nonetheless launch the SUPER sequence to the same old extent. If the bottleneck persists, lowered portions or staggering in response to market area could be conceivable.
There are at present no indications that Nvidia will fully discontinue the SUPER sequence. Inner roadmaps, to which a number of sources refer, proceed to point out a deliberate market launch within the third quarter of 2026. The main focus is more likely to be on higher mid-range and upper-range fashions, i.e. successors to the RTX 5070 and 5080.
Conclusion
The delay of the RTX 50 SUPER sequence exhibits how delicate even an organization like Nvidia is to world bottlenecks in reminiscence manufacturing. As issues stand, the deliberate graphics playing cards will nonetheless be launched, however later than initially deliberate. For a lot of consumers, this implies an extended wait – and probably a postponed launch of the RTX 60 era.
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