Report: Nvidia Might Cut RTX 50 GPU Supply by Up to 40% in 2026 Due to Memory Shortages (1 Viewer)

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Nvidia Might Cut RTX 50 GPU Supply by Up to 40% in 2026 Due to Memory Shortages

The RTX 5070 and 5060 Ti cards could be the first to see supply-side restrictions.

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The global memory crunch is reportedly squeezing Nvidia enough that it will reduce production of its RTX 50-series GPUs. As WCCFTech reports, citing the Chinese Board Channel forums, Nvidia could trim Blackwell gaming GPU production by 30-40% in the first half of 2026, which could put a significant strain on your next PC build.

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According to Benchlife, the change will initially affect midrange models, such as the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GDDR6. That's disappointing, as they're the most affordable 12GB+ VRAM GPUs from Nvidia. Everything above that gets very expensive, and everything below suffers from hamstrung performance in higher-fidelity games.

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Can't say I'm surprised, given the recent RAM price hikes. AI is going eat up anything involving memory. PC gaming as a hobby is definitely going to take a hit in the next years as components become scarce and unaffordable. I'm thankful for my high end rig as it will last me years and hopefully prices will come down when I finally upgrade in 5+ years.