Monday, November 2nd 2026
Board Partners Reportedly Still Await NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 24 GB GPU Kits
NVIDIA's board partners reportedly still lack the supply of GeForce RTX 5080 24 GB design kits, making a nearby launch seemingly impossible. According to BenchLife, design kits have not yet been provided to NVIDIA's add-in card partners. These design kits typically include a GPU die and memory modules shipped directly from NVIDIA. NVIDIA negotiates GDDR7 module pricing and supply while also receiving GPU die shipments from TSMC. The company then packages these together and sends them to board partners for assembly on their custom PCBs and designs. Since this process takes time to validate and test new designs, board partners might be unable to meet the previously assumed launch in January.
Earlier rumors suggested that NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5080 24 GB might arrive sooner than expected, with a post from Board Channels' ChannelGate account claiming NVIDIA is speeding up the launch, with availability now expected around January 2027. Apparently, NVIDIA has already cleared out its RTX 5080 16 GB GPU inventory, and the remaining stock should last around two months. However, since board partners aren't receiving those GPU kits yet, this timing might be impossible to meet, and the window would be around Q1 2027, but not in January.
Reportedly, in earlier days, it was possible to launch a new GPU in six weeks once design information was shared with board partners. However, AI demand has pushed these dates back significantly, as everyone is fighting for component supply, and two months are now needed from getting the design information to launching the GPU. Currently, there are rumors that the CES 2027 show might be the release date for this GPU, with availability scheduled for a few weeks after that launch.
Sources:
BenchLife, VideoCardz
Earlier rumors suggested that NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5080 24 GB might arrive sooner than expected, with a post from Board Channels' ChannelGate account claiming NVIDIA is speeding up the launch, with availability now expected around January 2027. Apparently, NVIDIA has already cleared out its RTX 5080 16 GB GPU inventory, and the remaining stock should last around two months. However, since board partners aren't receiving those GPU kits yet, this timing might be impossible to meet, and the window would be around Q1 2027, but not in January.
19 Comments on Board Partners Reportedly Still Await NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 24 GB GPU Kits
I expect the cards will be named 5080 super. They will be available after xmas, around 02/2027, so the xmas bought hardware is already old in the new year
I suggest the same, don't go for higher fancy resolution and refresh rate because it will kill your wallet.
My pc spec is 5800x3d 32gb 3600 cl16 ram and im good with that.It will exactly will happen my dear friend, or even worse.
The 5080 cards out right now are selling in the $2300 price range on average at my local Micro Center. I'd venture to guess we'll see the 24GB, if they ever do come out, to be in the $3200+ range.
Why would you want a card that's upwards of 50% slower than the 5090 and pay well over $3k for it? That's absurd.
Speaking of absurd, prices on the 9070XT cards has settled at $1050+ (aside from a Yeston model that's $899 - I've never heard of Yeston before, must be a Chinese brand) at my local Micro Center. 3 months ago you could have snagged a 9070XT for $699. Clearly is really sucks to be a computer gamer right now.
If GPU prices keep climbing I'll be able to soon recoup the cost of my 3080Ti. I see they're averaging around $600 right now on the used market. $200 more and I can sell my card and walk away from PC gaming if I wanted my money back.
And Nvidia probably isn't offering GPU or memory to AIB partners until it actually launches, AIB's keep getting screwed over with these tactics.After the crypto bubble, and with EVGA gone, I have no interest in them at all, then again I only want a gaming card. Those who want/need CUDA are sort of stuck with Nvidia.
Honestly NV would be better off releasing an LE line of 5xxx cards that step down to GDDR6 or 6X. They'd lose some performance but at least they could exist.
For Gamers, the 5090 and the 5080 no longer exist! I expect the price will be half of the 5090, so 3-5K USD.
What is with the 5070TI? Well, it may suffer the same, at least it will be much more expensive, what a surprise lol...
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And will rent their GPU's to us all.