Nvidia Reportedly Stops Chip Sales for the RTX 5090

    Nvidia has reportedly stopped selling the GB202 graphics chips developed for the GeForce RTX 5090 series. According to a notice said to have been leaked from the factory, the decision also applies to the D versions released for the Chinese market. The chips will reportedly now be reserved exclusively for data centers and professional graphics cards. The information has not been confirmed, as Nvidia has yet to issue an official statement.    According to the claim, the most powerful model for regular users will be the GeForce RTX 5080 with 24 GB of memory. Production of the currently available RTX 5080 version with 16 GB of memory is said to be ending. The change could apply to all RTX 5090 models, as well as the RTX 5090 D released for the Chinese market. However, it has not been disclosed when the decision was made or how existing orders will be fulfilled.    The GB202 chip is also used in more expensive professional cards. The RTX Pro 5500 has the same number of CUDA compute cores as the GeForce RTX 5090, namely 21,760. However, it has 84 GB of GDDR7 memory rather than 32 GB. The more powerful RTX 6000 Pro has 24,064 CUDA cores and 96 GB of memory. CUDA cores are the primary components that perform graphics and artificial intelligence computations. This card could cost as much as $15,000 (approximately 25,500 manats) and is intended mainly for artificial intelligence and professional visualization workloads.    Even if production has indeed stopped, GeForce RTX 5090 cards will not disappear from stores immediately. Partner manufacturers, distributors and retailers are believed to still have inventories of finished chips and cards. However, if Nvidia does not ship new GB202 chips, these cards will become harder to find over time. A decline in supply could lead to higher prices, particularly for high-performance models.    This decision could also be related to preparations for an update to the GeForce RTX 50 series. The company is reportedly working on an RTX 5080 Super with 24 GB of GDDR7 memory, but a memory supply problem has delayed the model’s release. The next-generation GeForce RTX 60 series based on the Rubin architecture is not expected to go on sale before the end of 2027. According to some estimates, the series may not be released until 2028.