If you were holding out for Nvidia’s RTX 50 Super GPUs to refresh the current lineup, it might be time to reset expectations.
According to a new report, Nvidia has allegedly told board partners that the RTX 50-series Super cards have been indefinitely delayed, with no clear launch window in sight.
That news landed awkwardly after CES 2026, where Nvidia had a huge presence — just not for gaming GPUs. As many suspected going in, Team Green’s focus was firmly on AI, with no mention of a mid-cycle Super refresh that was widely expected by now.
Historically, Nvidia tends to roll out its Super variants around a year after the base models. The original RTX 50 series debuted at CES 2025, which made a CES 2026 reveal feel like a natural fit. Even when earlier leaks suggested a delay, the assumption was that Nvidia would at least announce the cards at the show, with a release following shortly after. That didn’t happen.
The closest thing gamers got was an extreme, heavily modified RTX 5090 shown by MSI — a card so oversized it won’t fit in most PCs, and one that only around 1,300 units will ever be available. Hardly a meaningful update for the wider market.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also avoided committing to anything gaming-related during closed-door CES interviews. At one point, he even floated the idea of bringing newer AI features to older CUDA cores, hinting that Nvidia may be more interested in extending existing hardware than pushing out new consumer GPUs anytime soon.
So why the delay? The TechPowerUp report points to a few overlapping factors. First, there’s AI. Demand for GPUs and memory in data centres remains sky-high, and companies like Nvidia, Samsung and Micron are prioritising those far more profitable markets. VRAM prices are already climbing, and with RTX 50 cards using GDDR7, costs could become even harder to manage.
Second, there’s competition or the lack of it. AMD hasn’t announced any new consumer GPUs for 2026, leaving Nvidia with little pressure to refresh the RTX 50 lineup. The current Radeon RX 9070 XT remains AMD’s top RDNA 4 card, and it isn’t getting an update either.
There’s also speculation that Nvidia may be shifting long-term focus toward its next Rubin GPU architecture, which likely won’t surface until the RTX 60 series.
For now, it looks like the RTX 50 Super cards aren’t just late, they may be off the roadmap entirely. And for PC gamers hoping for a meaningful mid-generation upgrade, that’s not great news.
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