Strong claims have emerged that NVIDIA has shut down the production line for its flagship gaming card, the GeForce RTX 5090. According to leaks, the company is shifting GB202 — the largest chip of the Blackwell architecture — entirely to the professional segment.

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GB202 chips now being made for RTX PRO

According to industry source MEGAsizeGPU, NVIDIA has stopped using GB202 chips in gaming cards. All of these chips will be allocated to the RTX PRO family, built for workstations and enterprise solutions.

Profit margins are said to be the reason behind the decision. While the RTX 5090 launched in January 2025 at $1,999 with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory, cards using the same chip — such as the 96 GB RTX PRO 6000 and 84 GB RTX PRO 5500 — sell for up to $15,000. There's no official statement from NVIDIA, but supply chain data points to a strategy change.

RTX 5090 D variants also being phased out

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Factory-sourced leaks support the claim too. According to a document shared by Hongxing2020, NVIDIA will gradually discontinue sales of not only the global RTX 5090 but also the China-exclusive RTX 5090 D and RTX 5090 D V2 models.

A 24 GB RTX 5080 could take the top spot

The model expected to fill the gap is a new RTX 5080 with 24 GB of GDDR7 memory, replacing the current 16 GB standard RTX 5080. The move has also reignited "RTX 5080 SUPER" rumors, previously said to have been delayed over supply costs.

The RTX 5090, already listed by sellers in the $7,000–$9,600 range, isn't expected to vanish from shelves overnight. Stock held by partners and distributors will keep selling for a while, but availability is expected to drop quickly since no new chips are being produced. With the Rubin-based RTX 60 series not expected until late 2027 or 2028 at the earliest, it remains to be seen how this gap in the high-end gaming market will be filled.