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Earlier this month, NVIDIA denied that the GeForce RTX 5090 was being discontinued. A new report now suggests that building new RTX 5090 cards has become harder for at least one of its board partners. Here is what was reported, what NVIDIA says, and what it means if you were planning a high-end gaming PC.
What did the board partner say about RTX 5090 orders?
The information comes from German overclocker Roman "der8auer" Hartung, who contacted NVIDIA and companies in its supply chain. As reported by Hardwareluxx, VideoCardz and Notebookcheck, an unnamed NVIDIA board partner says it can no longer buy the GB202 GPU together with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory as a complete kit. That kit is what a card maker needs to build an RTX 5090.
The partner says it has not received any end-of-life (EOL) notice for the RTX 5090. What changed is the backorder option. During past shortages, NVIDIA still let partners place orders and wait for stock. According to this partner, that is not possible right now, and it does not know whether ordering will open again.
The partner also pointed out that NVIDIA may allocate GPUs differently from one partner to another. In other words, the report does not prove that every graphics card brand is in the same situation.
Are RTX 5090 cooler orders dropping too?
der8auer also spoke with a company that makes cooling solutions for graphics card brands. That supplier said two of its partners have substantially reduced their projected RTX 5090 cooler orders for the first quarter of 2027 compared with the third quarter of 2026. It also said it has not received any RTX 5090 cooler orders for the second quarter of 2027.
Notebookcheck adds that the RTX 5090 is currently missing from NVIDIA's US online store and that Micro Center lists it as "Not Carried." Taken together, these signs point to tighter availability. None of them confirms that RTX 5090 production has ended.
Did NVIDIA respond to the RTX 5090 supply report?
Yes. In a written answer to der8auer, quoted by Hardwareluxx, NVIDIA said its supply chain and production capacity are constrained to some extent, but that the RTX 5090 has definitely not been discontinued and that it will keep shipping the card. That lines up with what Jeff Fisher, head of NVIDIA's personal computing business, said earlier this month. We covered that first round in RTX 5090 Discontinued? What We Know About the Rumor.
Why would GB202 and 32 GB GDDR7 kits be limited?
No one has confirmed a reason. Tweakers notes that the RTX 5090 is the only card in NVIDIA's lineup that pairs GB202 with 32 GB of memory, and that the partner's wording suggests GB202 might still be orderable with other memory amounts. Earlier rumors claimed NVIDIA would favour pricier RTX PRO cards with more memory, but that remains unconfirmed. TweakTown reports that NVIDIA ties the current shortages to the wider memory and component crunch.
Should you buy an RTX 5090 now or wait?
If you are set on an RTX 5090 and find one from a seller you trust, waiting is unlikely to make it easier to get soon. The cooler forecasts point to lower volumes in early 2027, not higher ones. If you mainly game and do not need 32 GB of VRAM for local AI work, a step-down card is often the more sensible buy than chasing a scarce flagship.
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RTX 5090 supply FAQ
Is the RTX 5090 discontinued?
NVIDIA says no. Its written statement says the RTX 5090 has not been discontinued and will keep shipping, even though production capacity is constrained.
Can board partners still order RTX 5090 kits?
One unnamed partner says it cannot order GB202 with 32 GB of GDDR7 right now, not even on backorder. It is not known whether other partners face the same limit.
Which graphics card brand made the claim?
The partner was not named. der8auer shared its statement without identifying the company.
Will RTX 5090 cards get harder to find?
The reports describe fewer orders and lower forecasts, not a confirmed stop. Still, the signs point to tight availability into 2027, so it is smart to plan your build around what is actually in stock.
Sources: Hardwareluxx, VideoCardz, Notebookcheck, Tweakers, TweakTown. Original reporting by Roman "der8auer" Hartung.
