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NVIDIA is facing some challenges with its mid-tier RTX 50 series GPUs. Due to an intense chip supply crunch, the rollout is being pushed back, likely to manage the overwhelming demand.
Their supply chain struggles are no secret—inventory was a mess when the new RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 were launched. NVIDIA expected to hit the market strong, but semiconductor demand skyrocketing worldwide hasn’t helped their case one bit.
A well-known industry insider, Ming-Chi Kuo, mentioned that NVIDIA had decided to delay the launch of its mid-range RTX 50 GPUs by about a month. This move is essentially a way to buy time and ease the pressure on their supply chain.
As we covered earlier today, the RTX 5070 is now slated for release in early March. Ming-Chi Kuo’s comments reinforce this timeline. The reason behind this is not complicated; NVIDIA simply can’t keep up with the current demand for their consumer GPUs. Introducing new models right now would just mean more disappointment for consumers, with cards disappearing off the shelves almost instantly.
To give you more perspective, a user on the platform X, known as @kakashiii111, pointed out how scarce these GPUs really are. For instance, Taiwan—a major market for NVidia—received fewer than 100 units of the RTX 5090. Retailers across different regions experienced similar shortages, reporting that they only had “single-digit” stock of NVIDIA’s prime RTX Blackwell GPU. At this point, NVIDIA’s grip on the supply-demand scale seems rather tenuous. Judging by current trends, we’d expect this situation to stabilize only after a few months.
In a bit of a strategic maneuver, delaying the mid-range GPU launch could actually give NVIDIA an advantage. This pause might help them reclaim some spotlight from AMD’s competing RX 9070 series, but that’s assuming NVIDIA nails their launch. Right now, AMD has a prime opportunity to capture the mainstream GPU market, and public opinion doesn’t seem to be in NVIDIA’s favor at the moment.
