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Nvidia has reportedly delayed plans to release RTX 50 Super series graphics cards, in part because its existing GeForce RTX 50 series cards are still selling well, and AMD is not exerting any competitive pressure at the moment.
As VideoCardz reports, citing Chinese site BoardChannels, Nvidia has told board partners not to expect Super GPUs anytime soon. It comes as Nvidia is making billions by selling its GPUs to data center developers, leading to memory shortages that are driving up prices of any electronics that use it. RTX Super cards would likely ship with more or faster memory, which would raise the cost of production and their eventual MSRP as well.
Nvidia has long been rumored to be working on a refresh of its RTX 50 series cards, much like it did with the RTX 40 series, with initial reports suggesting a CES 2026 reveal. However, the trade show came and went this week without a Super announcement.
The GPUs reportedly in the works include an RTX 5080 Super, RTX 5070 Ti Super, and RTX 5070 Super. In theory, this would flesh out the range and close the gaps between the top models, making them more competitive at comparable prices.
Competition might not be a huge concern at the moment, though. AMD's RX 9070 XT is excellent, and the other cards in the RDNA 4 generation are not half-bad either, but they can't touch the RTX 5080, let alone the 5090. Plus, AMD currently has no consumer GPUs on tap for 2026, and it has begun chasing data center dollars much like Nvidia.
Prices of all graphics cards are expected to rise in 2026, so why would Nvidia release something better? Of course, with that rationale, why would it ever do big GPU launches again? It probably will, but it's clear how much money it's making from AI hardware. It's hard not to see gaming as a mere footnote for the foreseeable future.