Overview
- Leaked factory notices cited by multiple hardware leakers report NVIDIA will stop manufacturing RTX 5090 cards and reserve the GB202 Blackwell chip for RTX Pro professional and AI GPUs, a claim not yet confirmed by NVIDIA.
- The reports say existing RTX 5090 stock will remain available for now but supply should tighten once current GB202 inventory is used up, which could push street prices higher as demand outstrips supply.
- Hardware coverage says NVIDIA would position a rumored RTX 5080 24GB as the new top GeForce consumer model, though that 5080 24GB specification and pricing remain unconfirmed and reported only by insiders.
- Analysts and the reporting trace the move to rising GDDR7/DRAM costs and strong AI/data‑centre demand that let NVIDIA command bigger margins on Pro cards, creating a financial incentive to reallocate scarce GB202 dies.
- If the reports prove accurate, gamers could lack a true GeForce flagship until NVIDIA’s next-generation Rubin family, which is not expected until late 2027 or later, and some regions may see unofficial workarounds such as retrofitted or smuggled 5090 units.