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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.
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Benzinga broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
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