Nvidia’s RTX 50 series super refresh has been delayed, RTX 60 series may miss 2027

Nvidia’s RTX 50 series GPUs were expected to receive a major refresh CES 2026 in Januarybut he didn’t appear. Information Reportedly, in December, Nvidia executives decided not to release the new cards as scheduled, choosing to prioritize AI chips instead due to… Limited supply of RAM currently available. Furthermore, “Nvidia is also reducing production of its current line of gaming chips,” the RTX 50 series, which are already in high demand and consistently sold out at retailers.

This follows a shift of priority away from gaming GPUs Record revenues for Nvidia, driven by its AI chips. Data center revenues accounted for $51.2 billion of the total $57 billion that Nvidia reported in its Q3 2026 earnings. While gaming revenues were also up 30% over the same period, they make up a much smaller slice of the pie than they did before.

Not only does the RTX 50 series ultra-delay mean there aren’t currently new Nvidia gaming GPU launches scheduled for this year, but it could lead to a delay in next-gen cards as well. according to InformationSource The RTX 60 series was originally scheduled to go into mass production at the end of 2027, and a postponement of that could send it to 2028 or even later.

like Information He points out that it’s not impossible that Nvidia could move the timeline for new gaming GPUs back up. But as the RAM shortage continues, it’s led to price hikes and delayed release dates for everything from iPhones to iPhones. Steam machinePC gamers may have to wait for planned hardware upgrades.