NVIDIA: Production of RTX 50 cards is reportedly starting

It is certain that NVIDIA will probably introduce the new RTX 50 graphics cards around the turn of the year. According to reports, production of the new series is already underway.

The introduction of the new Blackwell generation, i.e. the RTX 50 graphics cards, seems to be approaching with giant steps and NVIDIA also seems to be preparing for the launch in production. According to current reports, NVIDIA is said to have stopped production of the RTX40 GPUs and is shifting capacities to the new generation.

There is currently talk of all series being converted except for the RTX 4050 and 4060. “Nvidia has completely shut down the AD106 production line and reallocated all capacity to the RTX 50 series lines. Only a single AD107 lineage is temporarily retained. As a result, the RTX 40 series has entered its final quarter of retirement, with production and shipments of mid- to high-end RTX 40 GPUs gradually phasing out,” the report said.

What is somewhat surprising is that the mid-range with the AD106 chip, which is used in the RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4070, is apparently also affected. Surprising because NVIDIA usually starts with the high-end models and the mid-range only comes onto the market much later (most recently around six months). This could mean that NVIDIA is targeting a narrower launch window for the new series.

It is currently assumed that NVIDIA will present the first models, probably the RTX 5080 and 5090, in January, possibly at the CES in Las Vegas. The rumor mill is already abuzz about the performance of the new cards. Accordingly, the RTX 5080 should be slightly faster than the current RTX 4090, due, among other things, to the use of GDDR7 memory and a higher memory bandwidth. The RTX 5090 as the new flagship is said to significantly outperform the RTX 4090. However, it remains to be seen which price ranges we will reach. The current RTX 4080 is currently just over 1,000 dollars, the RTX 4090 is available from around 1,800 dollars.