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Nvidia Stock Wobbles As AI 'Memory Crunch' Kills 2026 Gaming GPU Launch - NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)
NVIDIA prioritizes AI chips with 65% profit margin over gaming GPUs amid global memory shortages, delaying 2026 gaming GPU launches and cutting RTX 50 production.
On Thursday, The Information reported NVIDIA will not release new consumer gaming graphics cards in 2026, indefinitely delaying the RTX 50 series refresh.
AI-Driven memory demand has caused DRAM shortages as AI data centers consume large shares, making GPUs and other components hard to source, impacting NVIDIA supply.
NVIDIA is cutting output of RTX 50-series GPUs amid memory shortages, causing retail prices to spike and making RTX 5070 and 5060 models harder for gamers and PC buyers to find.
This marks the first such pause in three decades for NVIDIA as the memory shortage impacts the auto industry and forces the PC market into survival mode.
The delay pushes out the RTX 60 timeframe, with mass production of Rubin GPUs now slated for the end of 2027 and Microsoft and NVIDIA not rushing Windows SoC support.