The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Super Is Probably Dead, Thanks to AI

Nvidia Blackwell graphics cards launched much than a twelvemonth ago, starting with the RTX 5090. And portion this procreation had a arguable launch, the RTX 5080 Super could person redeemed the generation. But that's astir apt not going to happen.

Thanks to its immense occurrence with AI hardware, it seems similar Nvidia has some scaled backmost accumulation of existing 50-series cards and cancelled its mid-generation refresh of Blackwell, according to a study from The Information (via Insider Gaming). At the aforesaid time, known hardware leaker @kopite7kimi suggests that the adjacent procreation of GPUs, apt led by the RTX 6090, won't beryllium retired until the 2nd fractional of 2027.

Just similar with the RAM shortage that's affecting each kinds of gaming hardware close now, this is acknowledgment to the AI industry's request for machine hardware. Nvidia has reported immense growth, acknowledgment to the AI boom, starring to the institution being the astir invaluable successful the world, astatine $4.24 trillion. It wouldn't beryllium surprising, then, if Team Green wanted to absorption connected the endeavor market.

Nvidia issued IGN the pursuing comment: "Demand for GeForce RTX GPUs is strong, and representation proviso is constrained. We proceed to vessel each GeForce SKUs and are moving intimately with our suppliers to maximize representation availability." That doesn't dependable similar a denial, truthful we'll conscionable person to hold and spot however the twelvemonth plays out.

The State of PC Gaming

Nvidia isn't the lone institution that has been mysteriously soundless connected mid-generation releases. AMD besides hasn't released a caller user graphics paper since the Radeon RX 9060 successful August 2025. And it's apt for the nonstop aforesaid crushed that Nvidia isn't releasing its ace cards: the AI request is conscionable excessively precocious close now.

AMD conscionable had its net telephone arsenic well, and portion CEO Lisa Su utilized it arsenic a accidental to reassure gamers that the Steam Machine is inactive coming soon – which was followed by a hold from Valve – the institution besides reported $16.6 cardinal successful gross from its datacenter concern past year. Team Red's gaming business, connected the different hand, brought successful $3.9 billion, and that seems similar it was mostly driven by the customized chips successful devices similar the Xbox Ally X and the Steam Machine.

Instead, some Nvidia and AMD person been focused connected improving the bundle that runs connected their graphics cards. AMD launched FSR Redstone successful December 2025, which improves framework procreation and ray tracing, portion Nvidia launched DLSS 4.5, which gives a noticeable boost to representation prime – though with a show cost.

If some companies are so skipping their mid-generation GPU launches, we'll astir apt person to marque bash with these bundle improvements. And portion I would similar to person an RTX 5080 Super that really performs amended than the RTX 4090, I tin marque bash with amended upscaling.

Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor astatine IGN and the PC components queen. You tin travel her @Jackiecobra