Wednesday, September 16th 2026
Rumor: No NVIDIA "Rubin" and AMD RDNA 5 Gaming GPUs Until 2028
According to hardware leaker Kepler_L2, known for accurate hardware predictions, the next generation of gaming GPUs might be skipped next year, with a full-stack refresh expected in 2028. Reportedly, NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 60-Series "Rubin" and AMD's RDNA 5-based Radeon RX 10000 series will only be available in 2028, with some select RDNA 5 GPUs from AMD being made available throughout 2027. The specific model is yet to be determined, but it reportedly carries the codename "AT2." Perhaps AMD will roll out this GPU as either a new flagship design and launch the remainder of the stack later on, or simply as a mid-range or low-end SKU to kickstart the RDNA 5 launch. Thus, we still need to wait and gather more information before making conclusions, so treat this only as a rumor for now.
For example, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-Series SUPER refresh had been planned before, but the recent DRAM scarcity has turned the launch into speculation, with some believing it is entirely canceled, while others believe it will be a stopgap solution before RTX 60 "Rubin" arrives. For AMD, we hope to see RDNA 5 finally compete in the flagship SKU sector again and see more powerful designs from the start.
Despite the proven track record of the leaker, hardware roadmaps can change as the memory supply situation is currently very difficult for the consumer sector. Most of the DRAM allocation is going to hyperscalers and AI labs, which are purchasing every last bit of DRAM to power AI training and inference, as well as custom workloads. This situation has driven up the pricing of consumer GPUs over the past few quarters, so we are still not sure what to expect.
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Kepler L2 via AnandTech Forums
For example, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-Series SUPER refresh had been planned before, but the recent DRAM scarcity has turned the launch into speculation, with some believing it is entirely canceled, while others believe it will be a stopgap solution before RTX 60 "Rubin" arrives. For AMD, we hope to see RDNA 5 finally compete in the flagship SKU sector again and see more powerful designs from the start.
45 Comments on Rumor: No NVIDIA "Rubin" and AMD RDNA 5 Gaming GPUs Until 2028
No, but seriously, might as well let the market settle and see if the current bubble pops in the meantime. The only people who potentially actually “need” rather than “want” a new GPU are the ones who make money off them via their work, and those will probably pay whatever price it takes. For simple enthusiasts and gamers this is a non-issue. Though I feel for people who had their GPU die on them and now are looking at a costly replacement.
Also no way AMD uses Radeon 10000 as the name. Even that comically inept marketing isn't that stupid. Wouldn't be surprised to see "Radeon AI" instead. Because they are around that level of stupid.I think Intel is done with dGPU's unfortunately. They would need to fix their massive die size problem to truly compete. Not sure if they've devoted the resources to it. Besides, didn't Nvidia just invest a ton in to Intel? I doubt they did that just for Intel to try to compete with them.
The value proposition isn't there for me to upgrade to current gen for ~£600, hopefully next gen has enough performance improvements to justify the inevitable £800-1000 I'll have to spend...
In 2 Years many old GPUs die and you have the choise.
Old secound hand gpu for the new price or a new hobby :-)
We are downgrading, lol.
People usually want better pricing from AMD etc. so they can buy Nvidia in the end. Nvidia has a better ecosystem for sure.
Intel is not making a lot of money off their GPUs. Their AI accelerators aren't all that impressive and the software stack is just terrible.
This is not something you can fix in a few years. It a slow process hampered even further by terrible management.
I hope their Celestial lineup has better compute cards for prosumers and that they finally get their stack in order, to be considered seriously.
But new cards can't be held off forever, or companies may as well drop out the consumer market entirely. GN warned of companies delaying or cancelling products months ago, some companies might not survive this computerpocalypse if nobody has a reason to buy hardware.
Gamers are at the bottom of the food chain now, we're just crumbs.
Could it be because of the AI storm? maybe most companies are focusing on these inference machines I guess.
Who knows??Yeah, that's what I'm saying.