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In a new video from Hardware Unboxed (via PC Gamer), the YouTube channel claims that the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti will be discontinued.
Asus confirmed this report, telling Hardware Unboxed that it has placed the graphics card into its EoL (End of Life) product list. The YouTube channel also claims that, according to its investigation, some retailers in Australia are unable to secure the RTX 5070 Ti from manufacturers. As you might have guessed, this is due to the ongoing RAM crisis.
So long, 16GB
“If a model like the RTX 5060 Ti has both 8GB and 16GB versions, Nvidia will focus on supplying the 8GB version,” says the HEKPC report. “When two different models, such as the RTX 5060 8GB and RTX 5060 Ti 8GB, share the same memory capacity, the higher-tier model (the RTX 5060 Ti) will be prioritized for supply.”
So if the RTX 5060 Ti, RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5080 are all 16GB models, then Nvidia will prioritize the highest-tier model. In this case, the RTX 5080 will get priority.
This report claims that Nvidia hasn’t decided on the fate of the RTX 5070 12GB GPU, but it’s possible that its memory allocation could be allocated to the RTX 5080. As for the RTX 5090 and RTX 5090 D v2, these graphics cards will reportedly not be affected. That said, they might be harder to find since their supply won’t be as plentiful.
In short, Nvidia will reportedly stop manufacturing the RTX 5060 8GB, RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and RTX 5070 Ti 16GB. The company will focus on the 8GB versions of those cards, along with higher-tier GPUs than the RTX 5070 Ti.
It’s a shame that the RTX 5070 Ti is now a victim of RAMageddon. As we said in our Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti review, it was the Goldilocks GPU in Nvidia’s entire 50-series, with just the right amount of blistering performance, versatility across games at 1440p and 1080p, and a true showcase of DLSS 4 AI trickery with buttery 4K smoothness.
Now, thanks to the memory crisis, folks will either have to fork over an obscene amount of cash for higher-end cards or make do with their current GPU. Since I don’t have $5,000 for an RTX 5090, I’m firmly in the latter camp.
We’ve reached out to Asus and Nvidia for comment, so we’ll update this article if and when we hear back from these companies. Stay tuned!
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