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Question Nvidia ends 5070ti production, 5060 ti 16gb next.

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NVIDIA Reportedly Ends GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Production, RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Next

NVIDIA has reportedly stopped production of its mid-range GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, according to ASUS, one of the largest PC manufacturers. ASUS shared exclusive information with Hardware Unboxed, revealing that NVIDIA has created a supply shortage for the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti...
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-Well this is a first and not really great news to wake up to.

Shopping for a used 4070ti Super at the moment and I figure this isn't going to do me any favors with the knock on effects.

Maybe it's time to just tighten my belt and pick up a 9070xt...
 
That's weird for a few reasons

1. In the US market the 5070 Ti is still available at ~$830. MSRP +10%.
2. In the US market the 5080 is only available for around ~$1250. MSRP +25%.
3. Some 5070 Ti should still exist as a result of binning.

Seems a bit weird to discontinue production, though I had assumed Nvidia was already shipping every GB203 that could be a 5080 as a 5080 for months due to the VRAM shortage.
 
Some of the AIBs are probably noping out because they have to source the GDDR moving forward.
 
DAPUNISHER said:
Some of the AIBs are probably noping out because they have to source the GDDR moving forward.
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Usually the memory is sold with the GPU so I think it's more of a case of NVIDIA not wanting to supply 16 GB of VRAM in the current market.

Outside of any contractual limits, there's nothing preventing AIB manufacturers from sourcing their own memory and using that beyond it being very expensive among other logistical challenges. Even if they could, customers would absolutely balk at the massive price differences and it would only likely do more damage to the brand than any good.
 
Wonder if they retire the 5070 due to the 12GB or if that leaves way too big a gap in their product stack where it's either buy a 1080p gpu in the 5060 Ti 8GB for $400 to $500 or a 4k gpu in the 5080 for $1300. Or maybe they just release a 5070 6GB. :tearsofjoy:
 
Mopetar said:
Usually the memory is sold with the GPU so I think it's more of a case of NVIDIA not wanting to supply 16 GB of VRAM in the current market.

Outside of any contractual limits, there's nothing preventing AIB manufacturers from sourcing their own memory and using that beyond it being very expensive among other logistical challenges. Even if they could, customers would absolutely balk at the massive price differences and it would only likely do more damage to the brand than any good.
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aib partners can try to source, but they are losing the bulk discount that nv gets for ordering in such massive quantities which is just driving the price higher.
not bundling the vram is just nv being greedy asses by not wanting to pay for the huge outlay in uncertain pricing where they could waste money if a price fluctuation drops the price a week after they lock in on a contract. it is even more insulting as they are the one feeding the bubble with hype and fomo.
 
Since it feels relevant here too, I'll post the update from HUB here as well, apologies to those of you who read both threads:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2012026846918164690

Quote from Asus:
We would like to clarify recent reports regarding the ASUS GeForce RTX™ 5070 Ti and RTX™ 5060 Ti 16 GB. Certain media may have received incomplete information from an ASUS PR representative regarding these products.The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB have not been discontinued or designated as end-of-life (EOL). ASUS has no plans to stop selling these models.

Current fluctuations in supply for both products are primarily due to memory supply constraints, which have temporarily affected production output and restocking cycles. As a result, availability may appear limited in certain markets, but this should not be interpreted as a production halt or product retirement.ASUS will continue to support the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB and is working closely with partners to stabilize supply as conditions improve.
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HUB concludes with a timeline of the comms with Asus, point number 10 is almost funny.
So the current timeline is as follows:
1. We request RTX 5070 Ti samples from Asus (and other partners)
2. An Asus PR rep looks into it, comes back and says they cannot provide 5070 Tis due to supply constraints, saying their models are “end of life”
3. We ask Asus to clarify whether the RTX 5070 Ti is end of life. They confirm it’s end of life.
4. We reach out to retailers to see whether they can purchase RTX 5070 Ti stock for their stores, to fact check Asus’ claims. They say there is no supply.
5. Given we have received an on the record statement from Asus and confirmed the supply constraints with retailers, we publish a video with this information
6. Nvidia says all GeForce SKUs are being shipped
7. Asus reaches out to clarify that Nvidia told Asus that the RTX 5070 Ti is not end of life, but that Asus are “streamlining some models”
8. We publish that statement
9. Asus reaches out again to provide another statement (the third statement we’ve received from Asus), now saying the 5070 Ti is not discontinued or end of life. This directly contradicts the original statement.
10. We immediately request RTX 5070 Ti samples now that the cards are not discontinued or end of life. We haven’t heard back yet.
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coercitiv said:
We had reports that Nvidia stopped supplying memory to OEMs, leaving them to source the chips themselves.
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I just stumbled on a post from Hardwareluxx that is relevant in this context:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2012057030933299369
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Unfortunately we can't trust companies anymore even with a direct quote, so draw your own conclusions as you see fit. Personally I still think OEMs are left on their own when it comes to memory supply, with Nvidia maybe giving them some baseline shipments to maintain appearances.
 
coercitiv said:
I just stumbled on a post from Hardwareluxx that is relevant in this context:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2012057030933299369
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Unfortunately we can't trust companies anymore even with a direct quote, so draw your own conclusions as you see fit. Personally I still think OEMs are left on their own when it comes to memory supply, with Nvidia maybe giving them some baseline shipments to maintain appearances.
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-Indeed the line between "EOL" and "might as well be EOL with us shipping 5 cards a quarter" is a very fine one.
 
There are truckloads of 5070 Ti everywhere much cheaper than at launch. I'm pretty sure that this is bull manure rumour.
 
Tup3x said:
There are truckloads of 5070 Ti everywhere much cheaper than at launch. I'm pretty sure that this is bull manure rumour.
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Read the thread, the source of the rumor was Asus themselves.
1. We request RTX 5070 Ti samples from Asus (and other partners)
2. An Asus PR rep looks into it, comes back and says they cannot provide 5070 Tis due to supply constraints, saying their models are “end of life”
3. We ask Asus to clarify whether the RTX 5070 Ti is end of life. They confirm it’s end of life.
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There were truckloads of memory chips in my country 2 weeks before Black Friday. Two weeks after BF the price of memory had quadrupled. There were truckloads of SSDs during Black Friday. Now storage prices have almost doubled.

It would be great if all this was just FUD, would save us quite the headache.
 
Yes indeed. It may be in stock in small markets with low demand. But in major markets, like here in the states, every model is OOS first party everywhere but Newegg. The cheapest model from a third party that isn't super sketchy, is over $1100. Newegg has a PNY for a little over a 1K, but I suspect that will sellout soon, as overpriced as it is.
 
I tried to buy and open box Gigabyte GAMING OC 5070 Ti from Best Buy last night for $815 when it kept going in and out of stock. I was able to get an order in eventually, but when I checked on it they had canceled it! I tried a couple more times thinking that I just had bad timing, but just they just kept getting cancelled. Later it came back for $1067! Not fishy at all. =(
 
gdansk said:
3. Some 5070 Ti should still exist as a result of binning.

Seems a bit weird to discontinue production, though I had assumed Nvidia was already shipping every GB203 that could be a 5080 as a 5080 for months due to the VRAM shortage.
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Pretty sure most 5070 Ti are actually artificial down-bins.

The fact that AMD indicated they'd now "focus more" on the 9070 XT, when it was probably already outselling the 9070 by something like 8-1 or more, strongly suggests N4P yields are so good that >90% of chips are fully functional, even for 350-390mm² GPUs.
I assume the same is true for GB203, but due to the 5080's pricing, demand for the 5070Ti was likely higher most of the time, so Nvidia was previously selling a lot of 5080-capable GPUs as 5070Tis.

Plus, NV can still sell GB203 salvage chips as mobile 5080 (only 60 SM) where they have no competition and can ask virtually any price.
SteveGrabowski said:
Wonder if they retire the 5070 due to the 12GB or if that leaves way too big a gap in their product stack where it's either buy a 1080p gpu in the 5060 Ti 8GB for $400 to $500 or a 4k gpu in the 5080 for $1300.
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They're retiring all remotely attractive models and price up the pitiful remains to drive down consumer demand, since they can still make even more money with AI-focused cards.

SteveGrabowski said:
Or maybe they just release a 5070 6GB. :tearsofjoy:
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Fortunately, a 5070 6GB isn't possible without cutting the interface to 96 bit, since there are no 1GB G7 chips, and with 6GB@96bit it would probably end up slower than the 5060Ti-8GB :sweatsmile:

Nvidia says all GeForce SKUs are being shipped
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- they might've only referred to right now, not necessarily the future
- they aren't giving numbers, trickling out 5 GPUs of each SKU per month would still technically qualify as "being shipped", doesn't mean that these SKUs are still getting produced or how many AIBs are still getting them, if any
- if all of those remaining 16GB card shipments go directly to chinese AI farms, they were still technically shipped; doesn't mean that WE get any of them :sweatsmile:
 
This story isn't over yet. Also, anecdotal evidence, but my local Micro Center has 4 models of 5070 Tis remaining and they haven't restocked for weeks (I've been following for my son who wants to replace a 3060 Ti). Plenty of stock still, but it's only MSI cards for the most part. I personally think that prices are going to continue to climb because why make 5070 Tis when you can make at least 5080s and charge like 30-40% more at base MSRP with no more GDDR7 used? I personally think they'll run out of VRAM, or more realistically, whatever's available will be allocated for the datacenter cards with much better margins. I think we're heading towards COVID levels of pricing since the Supers were cancelled and there's nothing new in the pipeline until Q1 2027 most likely.


P.S. Happy ending for my son. I ended up snagging an open box ASUS Prime OC 5070 Ti for $743 a couple of weeks ago, and it's now listed for $1010 new.
 
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And there it is...

NVIDIA RTX 5060, RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB, and RTX 5070 12 GB Expected to Account for 75% of Total Shipments This Quarter​

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Only Three GeForce RTX 50 GPUs Expected To Make Up 75% Of Total NVIDIA GPU Supply In Q1 2026

As per the report by Board Channels, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series will have 75% of its supply in Q1 2026 made up of just three GPUs.
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Also, those 5070 Tis at my local Micro Center went from $835 as the lowest price, to $990 overnight (1/29 to 1/30).
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