TL;DR
Nvidia has reportedly halted chip requests for builders of its flagship graphics card, though company officials maintain that production remains active.
Reports indicate Nvidia is no longer taking requests from board partners for bundled memory and processor kits, based on recent creator investigations. Sources noted they received no formal cancellation notice, though queue orders are currently blocked. The hardware has also vanished from official web stores, while independent vendors are charging several times the suggested retail cost.
Executive Jeff Fisher mentioned in October that manufacturing lines were tight, emphasizing that the hardware remains active and will ship depending on inventory. Observers suggest the deficit stems from shifting silicon wafers toward enterprise hardware like the RTX Pro 6000. A cooling system manufacturer reported significant cuts to upcoming component projections, noting zero requests received for the second quarter of 2027.
Background In September, three airport workers were identified for moving pallets of Zotac RTX 5090 graphics cards that vanished at a Brazilian airport. Our earlier story
GeForce RTX 5090 at a glance
- GeForce RTX 5090
- 32 GB: launched at $1,999 (US)
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