NVIDIA has confirmed that there are supply issues affecting the GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards. During the company’s latest earnings call, Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress stated that, although NVIDIA would like to increase supply, availability will remain very limited over the coming quarters.
She spoke about “quarters,” not just months, which means this is expected to be a medium-term shortage. This matches earlier rumors that claimed NVIDIA had adjusted production of its GeForce RTX 50 GPUs and would focus mainly on certain models.
Limited Supply Expected to Continue Through 2026
According to previous reports, NVIDIA plans to prioritize production of the GeForce RTX 5060, the RTX 5060 Ti (8 GB version), and the RTX 5070. These models are expected to receive most of the available resources during the supply crisis.
While Colette Kress did not give a detailed explanation, it seems clear that one of the main reasons for the lower production is the high cost of graphics memory and the difficulty of securing large quantities at reasonable prices.
Because of the DRAM shortage, NVIDIA is also expected to give priority to its professional products, which use HBM3e memory. Future professional models based on the next-generation Vera Rubin architecture will use HBM4 memory.
Based on current statements and the market situation, the shortage of GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards could continue throughout 2026. The situation may start to improve toward the end of the year, but there are no guarantees.
