The continued RAM shortages and the related improve in RAM costs are beginning to have an effect on different items of {hardware} that make use of quick reminiscence. Graphics playing cards are particularly vulnerable, which has seemingly compelled Nvidia to start out discontinuing at the very least two 50-collection playing cards that ship with 16GB of VRAM.
A report by {Hardware} Unboxed states that a number of GPU manufactueres have designated each the RTX 5070Ti and the 16GB model of the RTX 5060Ti as “finish of life,” which means that no new inventory is being produced. At CES 2026, Asus, one of many largest AIB companions Nvidia works with, confirmed inventory of the 2 playing cards was troublesome to accumulate from Nvidia and that present inventory of each playing cards could be the final till additional discover.
The report mentions that Asus shouldn’t be alone on this resolution, and that a number of different producers and retailers (particularly throughout Australia) have famous the identical for current inventory of each SKUs. The RTX 5070, which options 12GB of VRAM, appears unaffected for now, whereas cheaper playing cards with 8GB of VRAM, such because the common RTX 5060, will proceed to be produced. That leaves the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 as the one playing cards a part of this technology of Nvidia GPUs that ship with 16GB or extra VRAM, with each nonetheless solely accessible at inflated costs.
{Hardware} Unboxed notes that Nvidia was anticipated to announce a 50-collection refresh at CES 2026, however opted to delay the launch of those newer 50-collection Tremendous playing cards to an unspecified date. It is prompt within the report that if RAM pricing does not stabilize within the close to future that this launch might be cancelled altogether, leaving few choices for these seeking to both construct or improve a gaming PC that’s nicely-outfitted for many trendy and demanding titles.