Report: Nvidia Accelerating RTX 5080 24GB Launch, Could Arrive By December
Nvidia is discontinuing its current RTX 5080 GPU and replacing it with a higher-capacity 24GB model. According to reports from Channel Gate, the current 16GB variant has disappeared from Nvidia’s official store and secondary market prices have reached $2,000 or more. The shift responds to ongoing supply and pricing challenges in the graphics card market, exacerbated by a persistent RAM shortage affecting high-performance PC hardware throughout 2026.
The 24GB variant is expected to launch in some markets as early as December 2026, positioning it as the de facto flagship consumer GeForce GPU offering. This move follows earlier reports that the premium RTX 5090 has been discontinued or relegated to severely limited supply—claims Nvidia has publicly denied, though the card remains virtually unavailable at consumer-friendly prices.
The transition leaves consumers facing limited options in Nvidia’s consumer GPU lineup, with top-tier offerings either impossible to obtain or prohibitively expensive. The memory upgrade represents an attempt to maintain product availability while addressing the constraints that have plagued GPU manufacturing. The rumored December timeline suggests Nvidia is working to address the acute shortage, though whether the company can deliver meaningful supply by year’s end remains uncertain.