Recent reports suggested that Nvidia might end up canceling RTX 50 Super, the tech giant’s set of refreshed 50 series graphics cards. This claim was based on a short supply of 3GB DDR7 DRAM, which has inevitably affected production. The good news is that these juiced-up versions are now looking more likely; the bad news is they’ve possibly been delayed until Q3 2026.

Following reports of the delay, we are now learning through media with close ties to board partners that manufacturers still don’t have the technical specs. This is despite a bunch of leaks claiming to confirm the 50 series specs for the RTX 5080 Super, 5070 Ti Super, and 5070 Super – all three cards are expected to come with more VRAM for the same price.

RTX 50 Super GPU is reportedly yet to be discussed with board partners

Hong Kong-based publication HKEPC reported on the news, claiming that there is no cancellation. Instead, it will be delayed until Q3 2026. More recently, Taiwanese outlet BenchLife is more cautious, claiming that any release window remains to be determined (TBD). This is because, “in reality,” Nvidia has not discussed the RTX 50 Super series with its board partners.

“As we reported earlier, NVIDIA has yet to provide design information for the GeForce RTX 50 Super series. As of November, no AIC has received any design information. Without any information, any talk of cancellation or postponement is just nonsense.”

BenchLife [translated]

Last generation, Nvidia followed up the RTX 40 series with Super editions for the 4080, 4070 Ti, and 4070 more or less after a year had passed. That seemed to be the plan for the RTX 50 series, too, which would have been more than welcome thanks to the extra VRAM reportedly being added to these cards. Those waiting for 50 Super, however, now face another half a year of delay.

It seems to be a bit of a turbulent time for GPU manufacturers right now. The lack of DRAM modules to produce the next generation of cards is largely blamed on the AI industry eating up supply. Just last month, OpenAI partnered with Samsung and SK for memory supply, “targeting 900,000 DRAM wafer starts per month” – reportedly 40% of DRAM output worldwide. Regular consumers have also been feeling this effect on the market, as DDR4 & DDR5 RAM prices have skyrocketed recently.

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