Nvidia has reportedly stopped supplying GB202 processors for GeForce RTX 5090 add-in boards, including the Chinese-market 'D' variants, according to a leaked factory notice shared by leaker @hongxing2020 and corroborated by @Zed__Wang. The claim is strictly unofficial, and Nvidia has not commented on the rumor.
The alleged shift makes economic sense: the same GB202 silicon powers the RTX Pro 5500 with 84GB of GDDR7 memory and the RTX 6000 Pro, which can sell for around $15,000. Redirecting limited manufacturing capacity to professional and data center products yields far higher margins and prevents relatively inexpensive consumer cards from competing with Nvidia's own AI accelerators.
If the reports are accurate, RTX 5090 boards won't disappear overnight—AIB partners, distributors, and retailers likely hold inventory—but supply will inevitably tighten and prices may rise. The rumored new top gaming card would be an RTX 5080 with 24GB of memory, possibly reviving postponed 'Super' plans, while next-generation RTX 60-series GPUs may not arrive until late 2027 or even 2028.