Gamers seemingly lost the lottery again as memory shortages cripple the newest graphics card lineup. NVIDIA claims everything ships normally despite ASUS confirming that production halted on the RTX 5070 Ti model. Team Green seemingly intends to restrict inventory to specific variants while battling severe supply constraints. Australian retailers reportedly cannot secure stock from distributors anymore, which forces vendors to mark products as discontinued.
The strategy appears to involve prioritizing hardware based on VRAM capacity. Reports suggest the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB will join the cancellation list alongside its bigger sibling. Manufacturing focus shifts toward the eight-gigabyte version of that card or the top-tier RTX 5080 beast. Management seemingly decided that lower memory options must sustain the midrange segment entirely.
Even the RTX 5070 might face the chopping block soon if memory allocation moves to higher-margin units. The flagship RTX 5090 and 5090 D v2 remain safe from cancellations but still face volume reductions. Pricing has naturally exploded, with some premium boards nearly hitting nine thousand dollars at major outlets like Newegg.
The strategy appears to involve prioritizing hardware based on VRAM capacity. Reports suggest the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB will join the cancellation list alongside its bigger sibling. Manufacturing focus shifts toward the eight-gigabyte version of that card or the top-tier RTX 5080 beast. Management seemingly decided that lower memory options must sustain the midrange segment entirely.
Even the RTX 5070 might face the chopping block soon if memory allocation moves to higher-margin units. The flagship RTX 5090 and 5090 D v2 remain safe from cancellations but still face volume reductions. Pricing has naturally exploded, with some premium boards nearly hitting nine thousand dollars at major outlets like Newegg.
