According to The Information, NVIDIA does not plan to release new graphics cards for regular users in 2026, and the RTX 50 SUPER lineup, which had previously been the subject of many rumors, may never see the light of day.
The main reason cited is an acute DRAM memory shortage, which has already forced graphics card manufacturers to revise their plans. This factor was indirectly confirmed at CES 2026 as well: at the industry’s largest exhibition, NVIDIA did not speak at all about next-generation graphics cards for gamers. The problem is simple — the required chips and memory are currently difficult to obtain in the necessary volumes.
It was initially assumed that RTX 50 SUPER would be NVIDIA’s next major announcement and would be unveiled at CES, but the timeline was later reportedly pushed back to the third quarter of 2026. Now, sources claim that the company may completely abandon any consumer graphics cards this year. This is a serious break from its usual strategy, as NVIDIA and AMD have for many years adhered to an almost annual refresh cycle for gaming graphics cards.
Moreover, the problems affect not only the company’s immediate plans. The next generation of RTX 60 graphics cards, codenamed Rubin, which was tentatively expected closer to the end of 2027, is also at risk of being delayed — all because of the same constraints in the memory market.