Nvidia {hardware} associate Asus beforehand hinted that its GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB variant graphics playing cards could also be discontinued, however the firm has since retracted this assertion. Asus stated in a press launch that the mannequin has not been discontinued or designated as end-of-life.
Somewhat, the corporate cited provide chain fluctuations for each graphics playing cards. Asus says that, amongst different elements, reminiscence provide constraints are impacting the manufacturing of those GPUs, making them tougher to resupply. Assist for GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB playing cards will proceed. ASUS is working with our manufacturing companions to stabilize our provide chain.
“The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB will not be discontinued or designated as Finish of Life (EOL). ASUS has no plans to discontinue gross sales of those fashions,” Asus stated in a press launch.
“Present provide fluctuations for each merchandise are primarily resulting from reminiscence provide constraints, that are briefly impacting manufacturing volumes and replenishment cycles. Because of this, whereas availability might seem like restricted in sure markets, this shouldn’t be interpreted as a manufacturing stoppage or product retirement.”
As for what led many to consider that Asus would cease supporting the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB graphics playing cards, the corporate famous that “sure media” referring to the YouTube channel {Hardware} Unboxed, which initially reported that Asus would not supply the GPUs, “might have acquired incomplete info from an Asus spokesperson concerning these merchandise.”
The worldwide reminiscence scarcity is impacting numerous PC {hardware} firms, and even Nvidia is grappling with the truth that its graphics card provide chain has been hit. “Demand for GeForce RTX GPUs is robust, however reminiscence provide is restricted,” the corporate stated in a earlier assertion. “We proceed to ship all GeForce SKUs and are working with our suppliers to maximise reminiscence availability.”
This reminiscence scarcity is essentially resulting from suppliers signing massive contracts with AI firms like OpenAI to produce reminiscence modules. Because of this, numerous PC parts comparable to RAM, NAND-based SSDs, and even some HDDs are dealing with provide chain points. As we talked about in our characteristic article on this scarcity, the price of RAM has risen a lot that in case you’re constructing a brand new PC, you will want to contemplate the truth that a good portion of your finances will possible go towards buying a 32 or 64 GB DDR5 RAM package. Evaluating this to consoles, constructing a brand new PC in present market circumstances turns into an untenable proposition for a lot of.
This reminiscence scarcity isn’t anticipated to be resolved any time quickly, and the state of affairs is extraordinarily tough for future recreation {hardware} releases. For instance, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa stated the corporate is specializing in RAM costs in the intervening time. There are additionally rumors that the discharge of next-generation gaming consoles might be delayed by a 12 months in hopes of extra inexpensive reminiscence costs.