Nvidia Graphics Cards: GeForce RTX 6000 Could Be Released in 2028
The Super refresh of the GeForce RTX 5000 has apparently been canceled. It could still be two years until the new 6000 generation.
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PC gamers could be facing a multi-year graphics card drought. According to The Information, Nvidia has not only scrapped the GeForce RTX 5000 Super refresh for 2026. Nvidia has also reportedly postponed the successor generation, GeForce RTX 6000, to 2028.
According to The Information, Nvidia would have been late with the GeForce RTX 6000 even according to the original plan. Series production was reportedly not scheduled to start until the end of 2027. If it begins in early 2028 at the earliest, as reported, market launch can only be expected from summer 2028 onwards.
The GeForce models RTX 5080 Super, RTX 5070 Ti Super, and RTX 5070 Super were originally supposed to be released in 2025. After several delays, Nvidia will not be releasing them in 2026 either, according to several sources. It is questionable whether the refresh will still be released in 2027. That would be two years after the market launch of the original RTX 5000 graphics cards.
The reason is obvious: the Super variants were supposed to get 50 percent more memory than the previous models. However, the necessary DRAM is scarce. The high demand from AI data centers has triggered a far-reaching memory crisis. All previous gaming graphics cards have already become significantly pricier in recent weeks.
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Both Nvidia and AMD are focusing on AI accelerators. The top models with High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) cost upwards of 20,000 euros and generate huge margins for the companies. Nvidia recently had a gross margin of over 73 percent. The new Rubin generation is expected to be available for hyperscalers in 2026 -- potentially two years before the gaming offshoots.
Nvidia is also using the graphics chips of the GeForce RTX 5000 series and its GDDR7 memory in its more expensive server models, such as the RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell (starting from 8400 €) (not to be confused with the upcoming GeForce RTX 6000 series).
AMD CEO Lisa Su openly stated in the analyst conference on the latest business figures, “Our focus is on enterprise and continuing to grow in the premium segment at the high end of the market.” When the next Radeon graphics cards will be released is unknown.
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