When a new graphics card is about to launch, the internet always fills up with rumors and leaks. Some of these are just obvious guesses, but others can be quite wild. Recently, there was a rumor that Nvidia would cancel its upcoming RTX 50 Super graphics cards because of shortages in memory chips. It claimed that the cost of memory would be so high that Nvidia would stop making these new cards and that current models would become much more expensive.
This rumor probably is not true. Nvidia has always launched new graphics cards even when supply was low. For example, when previous RTX 50 series cards first arrived, they were hard to find and often cost much more than expected. Still, people bought them in huge numbers, and Nvidia made record profits. So, a shortage of memory is not likely to stop Nvidia from releasing new cards.
You might be wondering why these memory chips are in short supply. Factories make graphics memory uses the same production lines as normal computer memory and special memory for artificial intelligence. As more people and companies need powerful memory for AI, it becomes harder for factories to keep up with all the orders. At the moment, only Samsung is making the specific type of memory that the new RTX 50 Super cards are expected to use, so there is not much supply.
Companies that sell Nvidia graphics cards, like Asus and MSI, buy the graphics chips and memory together from Nvidia. If the price of memory goes up, Nvidia will likely pass the extra cost along to these companies, and in the end, the customer will pay more for the graphics card.
In summary, Nvidia is almost certainly going to launch the RTX 50 Super cards sometime in 2026. There might be a small delay or the cards might not all launch at once, but they will arrive. However, these new cards will probably be more expensive than originally planned. If you are looking to buy a new graphics card, be ready for higher prices in the future, especially for the high-end models.
Original article and image: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/a-rumour-that-nvidia-will-cancel-the-rtx-50-super-cards-because-of-ram-is-almost-certainly-nonsense-but-everything-wont-be-fine-either/
