Graphics Cards

We're only a couple of weeks into 2026, and the immediate future of PC gaming GPUs, specifically GeForce RTX and Radeon RX products, is looking a little shaky. After reports stated that NVIDIA was effectively canceling cards like the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, we've since heard word that's not the case, with NVIDIA confirming that all GeForce RTX SKUs will continue to be available for purchase; however, "memory supply is constrained."

Yes, the memory crisis is very real, and the price of PC gaming GPUs has already started to increase. According to a new Benchlife report, NVIDIA has notified its partners (including ASUS, MSI, GIGABYTE, and others) that all GPUs bundled with GDDR6 and GDDR7 memory have increased in price. The report doesn't specify the new price or the percentage change, but it claims that NVIDIA's new GPU memory pricing for partners is still lower than AMD's.

This means NVIDIA's partners are now paying more for GeForce RTX GPUs, as they are sold with memory bundled, so expect retail prices for GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards to increase very soon.

GPU scams have always been around, but there's been a spate of recent incidents as nefarious types try to take advantage of consumers.

Two fresh scams have been flagged up, the first by VideoCardz in which the buyer of an RTX 5080 on Amazon - an ASUS Prime card - reportedly found out that the GPU wasn't a high-end Blackwell model at all.

In fact, as you can see in the above Reddit thread, the RTX 5080 box the buyer received was actually hosting an RTX 5060 Ti, with the labels switched in from the high-end GPU.

The current DRAM crisis and memory shortages are affecting all aspects of the consumer tech market, with things expected to get worse as we head into 2026. With price increases that are already here and months of rumors pointing to PC components like GPUs set to become increasingly hard to find, things took a turn for NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 Series last week, after it was widely reported that the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB cards were effectively being shelved or moved into 'end-of-life' status.

The key source for this was a Hardware Unboxed report, which stated that NVIDIA partner ASUS advised that the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GPU was no longer available and no longer being produced. With ASUS being one of the biggest names in GeForce RTX GPUs, no ASUS PRIME or TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 5070 Ti cards does sound like NVIDIA has cancelled these models.

Naturally, this caused immediate and widespread backlash from the PC gaming community, with NVIDIA releasing a statement that it would "continue to ship all GeForce SKUs" in 2026 - including the RTX 5070 Ti. And with that, ASUS has also released a public statement that's pretty clear.

NVIDIA has reportedly axed most of its GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs in order to focus on AI demand, with the RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti 16GB, RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, and even its RTX 50 Laptop GPUs with more than 8GB of RAM... all gone.

In a new video from leaker Moore's Law is Dead, we're hearing that NVIDIA has cancelled most of its high-end RTX 50 series GPUs on desktop, and its high-end RTX 50 Laptop series GPUs. Last year MLID said that the RTX 5090 was entering EOL (end of life) production, but in his latest video, he said that it is "far more" of the NVIDIA lineup than the 5090 that is effectively EOL.

Any of NVIDIA's higher-end GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs with more than 12GB of VRAM -- and not just the RTX 5070 Ti 16GB or RTX 5060 Ti 16GB -- are being nixed, and it's "not just desktop GPUs" as laptop variants are being cancelled to drive more silicon profits with AI for the company.

A new report over at Videocardz sheds some new light on the Intel Arc B770 being a no-show at CES 2026. Also referred to as 'Big Battlemage,' the Intel Arc B770 is the mid-range companion to the mainstream Intel Arc B580 and B570. Powered by the BMG-G31 GPU, it reportedly features 16GB of VRAM and 32 Xe2 Cores, with performance sitting somewhere between the GeForce RTX 4070 and RTX 5070.

After the GPU's no-show at CES, with Intel focusing on its new mobile Panther Lake processors, Videocardz reached out to various Intel GPU partners to find out the status of the missing-in-action card. Intel's partners include ASRock, GUNNIR, SPARKLE, and others, and the report states that two of Intel's partners have confirmed that they have yet to receive Intel Arc B770 samples.

These GPU test boards are commonly provided to partners ahead of a launch to finalize designs and specifications. The report notes that it takes at least 6 weeks from receiving test boards to ramp up production, indicating that Intel still hasn't finalized when, or if, it will launch the Intel Arc B770.

We're only a couple of weeks into 2026, and even though we've been expecting the current memory crisis to affect GPU pricing and availability, things are already looking pretty shaky for the GeForce RTX 50 Series. In addition to the word that NVIDIA has potentially stopped production of the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti because it's one 16GB GPU too many (via Hardware Unboxed), there's some supply-based news from insider MEGAsizeGPU.

If you've read the headline, then you're already aware that it's bad news, but there is one part of the story that is "good news," sort of. According to MEGAsizeGPU, previous reports that NVIDIA had stopped supplying GDDR7 memory to its various GeForce RTX partners and was only providing GPU chips are false. At least, not yet.

Citing NVIDIA's partners as the source, the new information says that NVIDIA is still bundling and providing its partners with both the GPU and memory for the various GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs. The bad news? Well, supply "has been cut" by about 15-20%.

In a new video on how the current memory crisis is affecting GPUs built for PC gaming, tech outlet Hardware Unboxed is reporting that NVIDIA has ended production of the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB graphics card. Citing various GeForce partners, including ASUS, we learn that the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has essentially reached end-of-life status - less than a year after its debut.

We reviewed our first GeForce RTX 5070 Ti back in February of 2025, praising its 1440p and 4K gaming performance and DLSS-powered path tracing capabilities. The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is also a direct competitor to AMD's impressive Radeon RX 9070 XT, so its potential cancellation leaves a significant gap between the GeForce RTX 5070 and the more expensive GeForce RTX 5080.

The reason for the RTX 5070 Ti being shelved is fairly straightforward: it's a GPU with 16GB of VRAM, and with current price increases and GDDR7 shortages, NVIDIA is cutting back on GeForce RTX 50 Series cards with 16GB of memory. In fact, the report indicates that the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is also on the chopping block.

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition AI Bundle is an optional update for Radeon GPU owners that simplifies setting up local AI. Designed as an almost one-click to install feature, the AI Bundle offers AMD Radeon and Ryzen AI-powered systems the "essential tools needed to begin building and running AI workloads."

Announced at CES 2026 as part of AMD's AI announcements, the company has since taken to social media to confirm that the AI Bundle update is set to arrive on January 21, presumably as part of the latest AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition driver release for Radeon graphics cards.

With a streamlined installer that sets up local applications and models for tasks like image generation, the AI Bundle also includes new support for PyTorch on Windows, opening the door for Radeon owners to start exploring AI development locally on their PCs.

MSI's new GeForce RTX 5090 32G LIGHTNING Z, announced at CES 2026, is not only a liquid-cooled RTX 5090 built for overclocking, but with its dual 16-pin PCIe configuration and custom PCB, it ships with an impressive 1000W OC mode to make it the most powerful PC gaming graphics card we've seen to date.

Limited to 1300 units globally, the GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z has already broken 17 world records thanks to the hidden 2500W XOC BIOS, exclusive to extreme overclockers. The GPU is also a looker with the cover including a large 8-inch display alongside a sturdy carbon fiber backplate.

On top of this, the next-gen AIO cooler includes a new pump and radiator design designed to increase air pressure and liquid flow by up to 45% and 71%, respectively. At CES, MSI told us that the new LIGHTNING was not only the most powerful gaming GPU, but it's one of the quietest and coolest cards in the company's lineup. MSI is offering one lucky fan the chance to win one of the 1300 limited edition MSI GeForce RTX 5090 32G LIGHTNING Z GPUs as part of a new Break Your Limit giveaway.

After several months of rumors, spec leaks, and reliable insider information, it wasn't that long ago that we were planning for and expecting a GeForce RTX 50 SUPER Series refresh announcement and unveiling at CES 2026. Of course, the SUPER lineup was a no-show, and, according to the latest report, has been 'delayed indefinitely'.

The reasons for NVIDIA pulling the GeForce RTX 50 SUPER Series are clear, as the lineup reportedly focused on increasing VRAM capacity by 50%, leading to a GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER with 18GB and an RTX 5070 Ti SUPER and RTX 5080 SUPER with 24GB of VRAM.

And as we're talking about fast GDDR7 memory, the current memory crisis has raised a big question mark about whether we'll see a mid-generation GeForce RTX 50 SUPER Series refresh at all. According to a new report from the Chinese-based Board Channels forum, the indefinite delay (which is company-speak for 'cancelled') of the SUPER series comes down to three things.

The current memory crisis is affecting all corners of the PC market, and for gamers, that includes graphics cards from AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel. In recent months, we've reported on and heard that the increased costs and potential shortages of memory and VRAM (both GDDR6 and GDDR7) will lead to higher prices and a realignment by the big players on which cards will make it to market.

A new report from Board Channels, via Videocardz, claims that NVIDIA has adjusted its GeForce product strategy for 2026, with a focus on 8GB GPUs in the GeForce RTX 50 Series lineup. This would mean more GeForce RTX 5060 8GB and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB GPUs and fewer GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB cards hitting the market.

Board Channels is widely considered a reliable source of partner or AIB-level information on NVIDIA and GeForce RTX; however, as it's focused on the Chinese market, the information is primarily regional. However, as the current memory crisis is global, the expectation is that this realignment would apply to the broader international market.

The long-rumored and leaked Intel Arc B770 desktop graphics cards were on our list of potential announcements and reveals at CES 2026. It was also on our list for Computex last year, and after leaked shipping manifests and its "BMG-G31" GPU appearing in various software updates in recent months, it was finally looking like Big Battlemage's time was near. But it was another no show.

With some outlets asking Intel about the Intel Arc B770 GPU, which would be the more powerful mid-range 16GB variant to the current Intel Arc B580, the company's representatives essentially said that they weren't commenting on any unreleased products. At CES 2026, Team Blue's big focus was the debut of its new Panther Lake mobile chips, which include next-gen integrated Arc graphics.

Even so, it's been made public that a pre-release Intel driver package for an HP 'Panther Lake' Core Ultra Series 3 laptop included firmware files for the "BMG-G31" GPU (via Reddit), aka the Intel Arc B770. This points to the GPU being real and consumer-facing, but with no CES announcement, one has to wonder whether the Intel Arc B770 GPU is still coming.

With the Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for December 2025 available, we can take a look at the current state of the discrete GPU market for PC gaming as we head into 2026. Of course, Steam is only a single source, but Valve's PC gaming platform is far and away the place most PC gaming takes place.

Interestingly, Valve has had to amend the data for December 2025 due to a discrepancy, which means that AMD's RDNA 4 lineup briefly appeared on the list for the first time, with the Radeon RX 9070 appearing toward the bottom of the list before it was removed and placed back into the 'Other' category. So it seems that we're still waiting, more or less, to see RDNA 4 GPUs make the cut.

Without a Radeon RX 9000 Series GPU on the list, the December 2025 data shows that NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 Series launch has been a resounding success. Specifically, the GeForce RTX 5070, which has cracked the Top 10, making it one of the most popular discrete PC gaming GPUs.

If you want a new benchmark to bring your expensive GeForce RTX 5090 to its knees, then check out Radiance, a new Raymarching benchmark that even at 1080p, the RTX 5090 can only spit out 2-3FPS.

The new Radiance benchmark was built by former Tom's Hardware and Thresh's FiringSquad writer, Alan Dong, with Radiance using the DX12 API and analyzing FP32 compute performance from your GPU by running a "raymarched" version of breakout. You can download Radiance: A Raymarching Benchmark right here.

The benchmark solely relies on raymarched geometry, with no texture maps, no shortcuts, no pre-baked illumination, this is all pure mathematics that your GPU needs to crunch. There are a few resolutions to choose from: 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, and 4K with varying levels of debris count: no debris, 80 debris, 160 debris, 320 debris, and finally, 640 debris.

NVIDIA's next-gen RTX 6000 graphics cards could be out in the second half of 2027 according to a new rumor.

This comes from Kopite7kimi on X, one of the more reliable hardware leakers with GPUs, as flagged by Notebookcheck.net (via TechRadar), who posted a very brief theorized release date: 2027H2.

So, we could see the RTX 6090 muscling onto the discrete GPU market in a year and a half, or a bit longer, which isn't that far away now.

ASUS's ProArt line of PC hardware covers a full range of products, with the minimal and stylish design aimed at the creator and AI developer markets, while still delivering the performance you get from the company's gaming brands. At CES 2026, ASUS introduced the new ASUS ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition, and it's surprisingly compact and sleek for a flagship GPU.

At the flagship model in NVIDIA's GeForce RTX lineup, you've got the RTX 5090's impressive specs: 32GB of fast GDDR7 memory, 21,2760 CUDA Cores, with 3352 TOPS of AI performance. With its 2.5-slot design with dual fans, the ASUS ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 is the company's most compact GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card, and it's all due to the cooling design.

Inspired by NVIDIA's groundbreaking GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition (which uses a similar custom PCB), the ASUS ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 sports dual 115mm fans with a double-vented backplate that includes "flow-through zones" to keep airflow moving.

At CES 2026, PNY announced a new lineup of GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards with the new dual-slot Slim trio. The compact design is designed for SFF (Small Form Factor) builds, and there are three variants covering the GeForce RTX 5070, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5080.

Seeing the GeForce RTX 5080 included here is impressive, as there are very few dual-slot RTX 5080 cards available outside NVIDIA's Founders Edition. In fact, these new GPUs from PNY adopt the dual-flow-through fan design seen in the Founders Edition cards.

Both the PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB Slim and PNY GeForce RTX 5080 16GB Slim models feature dual 120mm fans, with the slightly smaller PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Slim featuring dual 100mm fans.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi was one of the fastest flagship RDNA 4 GPUs from 2025. Check out our full review, with ASRock's premium graphics card also being one of the few Radeon RX 9070 XT releases to adopt the new 12V-2x6 pin power connector.

At CES 2026, ASRock showcased a new but familiar GPU, the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi White 16GB OC. Per the naming, this presents ASRock's premium, stylish design in an all-white shroud with a white PCB. For those looking to put together a white rig, the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi White is a looker.

And it's a well-built triple-slot card with a metal backplate and a reinforced metal frame. In addition to RGB lighting across the card, the major design update, outside of the color change, is the inclusion of a small display on the side. ASRock calls it the LED Information Center, a color display focused on real-time system information or various animations.

NVIDIA will reportedly be using the Rubin GR20x GPU family for its next-generation GeForce RTX 60 series graphics cards, releasing in the second half of 2027, says new rumors.

In the middle of the nightmare DRAM crisis, we saw NVIDIA reportedly postpone its announcement of its GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series graphics cards, which are now expected to be shelved until the DRAM market starts looking healthier (which it won't).

On top of all of that, leaker @kopite7kimi said on X that "GR20x is for gaming" and that is something that could surprise everyone. Rubin was meant to be for AI only, but NVIDIA released its Rubin CPX earlier this year and it looked similar to GB202 (the GPU powering the RTX 5090).

With the arrival of RDNA and the Radeon RX 9000 Series of graphics cards, one of the standout features was FSR 4 (now called FSR Upscaling (ML)), an AI-based Super Resolution solution that helped level the playing field with NVIDIA DLSS.

The only drawback is that FSR 4 and the new FSR Redstone suite of AI technologies are exclusive to the RDNA 4 lineup of desktop Radeon graphics. With AMD's presence and dominance in portable PC gaming, thanks to handhelds like the Steam Deck and ROG Xbox Ally X, an AI upscaling solution like FSR would be a game-changer for image fidelity and performance.

Even when it comes to the newly announced Ryzen AI 400 Series of processors, which feature integrated Radeon graphics powerful enough to game with, because that's RDNA 3.5 and not RDNA 4, there's no FSR 4 AI upscaling. At CES 2026, we spoke to David McAfee, the Vice President and General Manager of Ryzen CPUs and Radeon graphics at AMD, to ask whether FSR Upscaling (ML) would be coming to mobile hardware and to previous-generation Radeon GPUs.