A couple of weeks ago we saw news that Nvidia was discontinuing production of the RTX 5090, and we’ve since heard the same for the RTX 5080. However, the RTX 5080 won’t just be cancelled; the 16GB VRAM variant currently on shelves is expected to be replaced by a 24GB VRAM variant. Now, prolific leaker Moore’s Law is Dead (MLID) has backed up these claims, along with the alleged timeline.
In the latest episode of the Broken Silicon podcast on YouTube, MLID shared a quote from one of its oldest sources, which stated that there are discontinue dates for both the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. Nvidia will discontinue production in the first half of January next year. It adds that final shipments for RTX 5090 cards arrived in September, while final shipments for RTX 5080 cards will arrive by the end of October.
This final shipment will be sold through Thanksgiving until it is replaced by the 24GB variant in early 2027. The source, who is a major reseller according to MLID, also said that their system has a placeholder SKU for the RTX 5080 24GB. Notably, Nvidia has denied discontinuing production of the RTX 5090 and has shared no information on an updated RTX 5080. If the 24GB variant of the RTX 5080 arrives early next year, it will obviously be more expensive.
MLID also points out that if the ongoing AI boom wasn’t a reality, the fact that Nvidia’s two major GPUs were discontinued and the RTX Super series canceled would be indicative of the RTX 60 series arriving next year, specifically the RTX 6090.
In its previous posts and its most recent one, MLID has claimed that the next generation of RTX GPUs is closer than expected, although several other reports have claimed a launch in 2028 or 2029. Recently, leaker Kepler_L2 claimed that the RTX 6060 likely won’t launch until 2029, meaning the RTX 6080/RTX 6090 could arrive sooner, perhaps in 2028. The same leaker also mentioned last month that the RTX 60 series, as well as AMD’s RDNA 5 GPUs, will launch in 2028.
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