Nvidia Reportedly Discontinues RTX 5090 for RTX Pro Cards

If you’ve been holding out for RTX 5090 prices to calm down, the wait may never end. Multiple leakers now claim Nvidia has quietly stopped producing the RTX 5090, redirecting its GB202 chips entirely toward the professional RTX Pro lineup. The flagship gaming card isn’t officially dead yet, but the RTX 5090‘s supply problems suddenly make a lot more sense if the rumors hold up.

What the leaks actually say

According to X user Zed__Wang, Nvidia is no longer allocating GB202 dies to RTX 5090 production, sending all remaining supply to the RTX Pro series instead. That would hit the RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell Workstation card hardest, since it shares the same slightly cut-down die as the GeForce RTX 5090, with 21,760 of a possible 24,576 CUDA cores enabled.

A second leaker, hongxing2020, backs up the claim and adds that the RTX 5090D ‒ the variant sold in China ‒ is reportedly being phased out as well. Nvidia hasn’t confirmed any of this publicly, and Club386 says it has reached out to the company for comment.

The pricing already told the story

Even before these leaks surfaced, something was clearly off with RTX 5090 availability. The card launched at a $1,999 MSRP, but some models have reportedly crossed $5,090, and the cheapest listing on PCPartPicker at the time of reporting sat at roughly $7,178 ‒ a 259% jump from launch pricing. Constrained supply and soaring cost have gone hand in hand for months, and a quiet production halt would explain both.

An RTX 5080 with 24GB of memory

The more surprising claim is that Nvidia isn’t abandoning GeForce entirely. Tech outlet Benchlife reports the company is preparing an RTX 5080 refresh with 24GB of GDDR7, up from the current 16GB, targeting a Q1 2027 launch that would line up neatly with CES 2027. Board partners such as MSI and Gigabyte reportedly haven’t received technical details yet, only verbal notice that a refresh is coming.

It’s a strange move on paper. A 33% memory bump typically pushes a card’s price up as well, so an RTX 5080 24GB wouldn’t be a cheap alternative to the 5090 ‒ more a consolation prize for buyers who wanted more VRAM without jumping to the flagship tier. Whether this also hints at a broader RTX 50 Super refresh with memory bumps across the stack remains unclear, especially with the ongoing memory shortage making extra VRAM more expensive to source in the first place.

What this means if you’re buying a GPU

If you were chasing an RTX 5090 at or near its original MSRP, that window appears to be closing for good. Current listings already reflect scalper-level pricing, and a production halt would only tighten supply further. For most buyers, the RTX 5080 was already the more sensible pick, and a 24GB version ‒ assuming it isn’t priced into flagship territory itself ‒ could be worth waiting for if you need the extra GDDR7 memory for creative work or high-resolution gaming.

The bottom line

None of this is confirmed by Nvidia, so treat it as a strong rumor rather than settled fact. But the pricing data lines up with a production stoppage, and a Q1 2027 RTX 5080 refresh gives the story a plausible next step. If you need a high-end GPU right now, don’t bank on RTX 5090 prices dropping ‒ and keep an eye on CES 2027 for official word on what replaces it.

Source: Club386