GeForce RTX 50 in short supply NVIDIA has a problem with GPU shipments. NVIDIA made several mistakes during the announcement of the RTX 50 series. Board partners were unable to prepare stock before the end of the year because the company failed to provide the final BIOS on time. Now, it seems...
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If true, initial supplies may be limited and shortages could last months. Ampere all over again! I do not buy the writer's claim that Chinese holidays will impact this. Any stock for launch was planned long ago, and it isn't like this was an unknown factor. It will be planned for. The holiday may have a small impact on ongoing supply simply from no one working for a period, but not significant in the long term.
My personal plan isn't significantly changed by this claim. I will still try for a launch day 5080. If I fail to get a reasonably priced one before 5070 Ti, that would be a reserve option. That has a potential date of Feb. 20 according to one listing on a retailer site.