Friday, January 16th 2026
NVIDIA Reportedly Ends GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Production, RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Next
NVIDIA has reportedly stopped production of its mid-range GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, according to ASUS, one of the largest PC manufacturers. ASUS shared exclusive information with Hardware Unboxed, revealing that NVIDIA has created a supply shortage for the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, effectively ending its production. As one of NVIDIA's largest AIB partners, ASUS has learned that the model is essentially in end-of-life status. The company noted the supply shortage and offered no further comments on availability or potential improvements in supply. Since retailers and manufacturers can't source enough stock of the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPUs, the shortage has led to significant price increases for these models and suggests that the future availability of this GPU SKU might be nonexistent.
Update 2, January 16, 08:30 UTC: ASUS issued an official public statement regarding the "incomplete" information about the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti EOL.
Below is an older update and the remaining of the original text.
Update 1, 19:45 UTC: NVIDIA issued a statement to HardwareLuxx confirming that the series remains in production, but elevated demand is drying up the inventory.
Additionally, ASUS provided information about the previously rumored CES launch of the RTX 50 "SUPER" refresh, which was expected to have higher memory capacity. According to the AIB, this launch did not occur, although the original plan was indeed for a CES launch, which was postponed. Currently, there are no plans to release a series refresh, and some AIBs have reportedly expressed frustration over the sudden change. It seems the rumor about the SUPER launch being postponed was true, with the primary reason being the shortage of high-capacity GDDR7 memory.
Source:
Hardware Unboxed
Update 2, January 16, 08:30 UTC: ASUS issued an official public statement regarding the "incomplete" information about the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti EOL.
ASUSWe would like to clarify recent reports regarding the ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB. Certain media may have received incomplete information from an ASUS PR representative regarding these products. The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB have not been discontinued or designated as end-of-life (EOL). ASUS has no plans to stop selling these models. Current fluctuations in supply for both products are primarily due to memory supply constraints, which have temporarily affected production output and restocking cycles. As a result, availability may appear limited in certain markets, but this should not be interpreted as a production halt or product retirement. ASUS will continue to support the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB and is working closely with partners to stabilize supply as conditions improve.
Update 1, 19:45 UTC: NVIDIA issued a statement to HardwareLuxx confirming that the series remains in production, but elevated demand is drying up the inventory.
NVIDIA to HardwareLuxxWhat changes are occurring in the GeForce ecosystem given the current memory market?The next phase of the silent production end is approaching for the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB version, with resources reportedly being redirected to the lower-capacity GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB version. Stocks of the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB SKU have been dwindling across retailers and distributors, and prices are beginning to reflect this scarcity. The massive industry DRAM shortage has affected even graphics GDDR7 memory. As a result, the lower-capacity 8 GB version will remain available until the supply chain and memory production improve. Yesterday's rumors also confirm that the regular RTX 5060 will be the priority card for NVIDIA going forward, for that segment.
Demand for GeForce RTX GPUs is strong, and memory supply is constrained. We continue to ship all GeForce SKUs and are working closely with our suppliers to maximize memory availability.
Additionally, ASUS provided information about the previously rumored CES launch of the RTX 50 "SUPER" refresh, which was expected to have higher memory capacity. According to the AIB, this launch did not occur, although the original plan was indeed for a CES launch, which was postponed. Currently, there are no plans to release a series refresh, and some AIBs have reportedly expressed frustration over the sudden change. It seems the rumor about the SUPER launch being postponed was true, with the primary reason being the shortage of high-capacity GDDR7 memory.
210 Comments on NVIDIA Reportedly Ends GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Production, RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Next
Panic buying. Last time it was toilet paper and canned goods. :)
RTX 30 Series last decent nvidia gpu generation.
R.I.P.
RTX 50 Series
RTX 60 SeriesThe real statement is that RTX 5070 is already as expensive as RX 9070 for the first time ever.
For consumers the results will be the same, won’t they? Cards will be expensive and hard to find. Correct?
AMD's decision to use previous-generation G6 memory helped their case immensely here in regards to supply. Considered Nvidia supposedly restarted production on the RTX 3060, so there must be some level of supply of G6 left available, although how much is really the big question if you ask of me.
Meanwhile the AI bros have so many GPUs they can't build datacenters quick enough to use them all.
Reducing options for the consumer is not good for the consumer - period. Especially when they remove the 16GB 5060ti, you know, a more affordable card that has a much longer usable lifespan then one crippled by a VRAM allocation from 2014? Wow, how consumer friendly! Forcing people to either buy crippled 8GB GPUs or nothing at all isnt good for the market, no matter how you spin it.
It also begs the question.. A 5080 is a flawless GB203 die, surely they want to do something with the flawed ones.
DRAM manufacturer are running short on supplies thus high price as well as limited stocks.
Followed by SSD which now face very high price and now GPU is next.
I just hope if Nvidia axe 16GB cards, please don't axe 8GB cards.
If this DRAM situation worse we may see 4GB or 6GB cards.
RTX 5030 4GB or RTX 5050 6GB variant which I do not want these appear.
Anyway, we've got Nvidia's statement that they aren't discontinuing it after all, it seems to be a decision some AIB partners are making.They can be turned into 5090 and 5080 mobiles. The 5090m is cut down by just a couple hundred CUDA cores, while the 5080m is cut down more than the 5070-Ti.
Some AIB partners may not be able to allocate RAM, as Nvidia has stopped selling GPU+VRAM as a bundle, if Asus can't purchase GDDR7 then other AIBs are in trouble as well.
It's amazing how easily people can lose their minds over a rumour that predictably turned out be a lot of hot air from, predictably, Hardware Unboxed. But they got their clicks and the believers their narrative reinforced, so it's all good I guess.
Really, if you read some of the more outlandish conspiracies here, like the one where Nvidia kills the Ti to push 5080, it's pure comedy. Do you really think that a trillion $ company which is now all about AI would have time for such silly games, to earn what from this genius gambit...a few million maybe? Gimme a break.
Now, if you hate AI, then sure, it is the real reason for the scarcity. I hate this situation too, but also am aware of the fact that if it was me in the driving seat of a huge corpo in a capitalist system, I would absolutely do the same. You'd be mad not to prioritize your resources this way when being at the forefront of one of possibly greatest advances in tech in decades, if not centuries.
And AI really has the possibility to be just that. I'm not a great fan myself and if I could switch it off forever I probably would. But there’s no denying that if it realizes even a fraction of what the plans are, it'll be a seismic shift. It will be most likely for the worse for most of us (just like the internet turned out to be) but it's also a fact that humanity is sort of stuck at the moment when it comes to tech advances in general. And our long term survival prognosis doesn't look too rosy. If AI could help to propel us in some new directions, then at least that would count for something.