UPDATE: 2026/01/20 09:52 EST BY PATRICK O'ROURKE
Nvidia sent XDA the following statement about the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti's availability:
"Demand for GeForce RTX GPUs is strong, and memory supply is constrained. We continue to ship all GeForce SKUs and are working closely with our suppliers to maximize memory availability."
UPDATE: 2026/01/16 10:30 EST BY PATRICK O'ROURKE
In a surprise move, Asus has dropped a press release stating that the company will continue to sell Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB.
Below is the full statement:
"We would like to clarify recent reports regarding the ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB. Certain media may have received incomplete information from an ASUS PR representative regarding these products. The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB have not been discontinued or designated as end-of-life (EOL). ASUS has no plans to stop selling these models.
Current fluctuations in supply for both products are primarily due to memory supply constraints, which have temporarily affected production output and restocking cycles. As a result, availability may appear limited in certain markets, but this should not be interpreted as a production halt or product retirement. ASUS will continue to support the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB and is working closely with partners to stabilize supply as conditions improve."
The original story is below:
The ongoing memory shortage is starting to affect GPU production in a notable way.
According to YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed (via Engadget), Asus has discontinued Nvidia's RTX 5070 TI and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB. In the YouTube channel's recent video, it says that Asus "explicitly" said the RTX 5070 Ti is "currently facing a supply shortage" and that because of this, the company has "placed the model into end of life status."
Hardware Unboxed says it spoke to several Australian retailers that claim they're currently unable to buy either GPU from various distribution partners, and that it expects the situation to continue throughout the first quarter of 2026. While the US market is a different beast, it's more than likely to follow.
This means that, at least in theory, Asus is no longer producing more RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB models. However, any stock still on shelves will obviously continue to be sold. With that in mind, if you have your eye on either of these graphics cards, it makes sense to buy one as soon as possible.
In a statement to various publications, Nividia said the following:
“Demand for GeForce RTX GPUs is strong, and memory supply is constrained. We continue to ship all GeForce SKUs and are working closely with our suppliers to maximize memory availability.”
GPUs are finally being hit by the memory crisis
Welcome to the rampocalypse
When you look at both Asus graphics cards, halting production makes sense. First off, they feature 16GB of pricey GDDR7 memory, and in the case of the RTX 5070, the GPU includes the same GPU as the RTX 5080, which likely offers wider profit margins as the cost of memory skyrockets.
Nvidia will likely focus its efforts on 8GB GPUs like the RTX 5050, RTX 5060, and RTX 5060 Ti, alongside the 12GB RTX 5070.
Over the past several months, the price of DRAM has grown significantly, with the industry's biggest manufacturers, like Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, allocating the bulk of their resources to AI data centers.
In mid-December, a report stated that due to increased NAND and DRAM costs, Nvidia plans to cut GPU production by 40% in 2026, with the tech giant's focus shifting to professional-grade graphics cards designed for workstations and higher-end consumer GPUs like the RTX 5080. The report also states that Nvidia plans to pull back on less profitable GPUs that don't sell as well, like the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and RTX 5070 Ti, backing up Hardware Unboxed's more recent reporting.
In other memory crisis-related news, a Micron executive recently stated that Crucial leaving the consumer industry will actually "help consumers" given its focus is now on supplying DRAM to PC manufacturer partners like Dell, Asus, Acer, and more. Over the past few months, the price of DRAM has grown significantly, with the industry's biggest manufacturers, like Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, allocating the bulk of their resources AI data centers.
XDA has reached out to Asus and Nvidia for comment and will update this story with more information.
