The ongoing memory chip shortage issues are impacting Nvidia's production now, with the company reportedly planning to delay its new gaming GPU cards this year.
According to The Information (via Sherwood News), Nvidia is pushing the release of its new graphics cards this year to meet the demands for AI processors. Two people The Information spoke to said that, as the company delays its new GPUs, the plan is to leverage its limited memory chip supply to keep up with calls for more AI data centers. Alongside delaying its new GPUs, the sources said that Nvidia will reduce production of its GeForce RTX 50 GPU series due to the memory chip shortages.
This delay would mark the first time in three decades that the company hasn't debuted a new gaming GPU.
Chip manufacturer Micron announced in December 2025 that it would bow out of the chip-building business to focus more on its AI pursuits as demand increases, which has put a strain on the memory chip shortage issue. Reports suggest that phones, consoles, and PCs could become more expensive as a result. Samsung Electronics said on January 9 that its TVs could spike in price amid the memory chip shortages. Meanwhile, Valve confirmed on February 4 that the release date and pricing details of its Steam Machine have been delayed, and Nintendo suggested a Nintendo Switch 2 price re-evaluation should the ongoing chip shortage continue.
Although Nvidia is poised to delay its new GPU and reduce production on its latest GPU--the GeForce RTX 50 series debuted in January 2025--the company said on January 5 that it'll revive older GPUs to combat the ongoing chip shortage. Namely, the company is reportedly planning to bring back the discontinued GeForce RTX 3060 GPUs--which debuted in February 2021 as a budget-friendly option--while supplies figure out how to deal with the chip scarcity.
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According to The Information (via Sherwood News), Nvidia is pushing the release of its new graphics cards this year to meet the demands for AI processors. Two people The Information spoke to said that, as the company delays its new GPUs, the plan is to leverage its limited memory chip supply to keep up with calls for more AI data centers. Alongside delaying its new GPUs, the sources said that Nvidia will reduce production of its GeForce RTX 50 GPU series due to the memory chip shortages.
This delay would mark the first time in three decades that the company hasn't debuted a new gaming GPU.
Chip manufacturer Micron announced in December 2025 that it would bow out of the chip-building business to focus more on its AI pursuits as demand increases, which has put a strain on the memory chip shortage issue. Reports suggest that phones, consoles, and PCs could become more expensive as a result. Samsung Electronics said on January 9 that its TVs could spike in price amid the memory chip shortages. Meanwhile, Valve confirmed on February 4 that the release date and pricing details of its Steam Machine have been delayed, and Nintendo suggested a Nintendo Switch 2 price re-evaluation should the ongoing chip shortage continue.
Although Nvidia is poised to delay its new GPU and reduce production on its latest GPU--the GeForce RTX 50 series debuted in January 2025--the company said on January 5 that it'll revive older GPUs to combat the ongoing chip shortage. Namely, the company is reportedly planning to bring back the discontinued GeForce RTX 3060 GPUs--which debuted in February 2021 as a budget-friendly option--while supplies figure out how to deal with the chip scarcity.
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