When is the RTX 50 Super coming out? There's no date yet. Should you wait or buy now?

When is the RTX 50 Super coming out? Nobody outside Nvidia knows, because Nvidia hasn't announced it. As of November 6, 2026 there is no official release date, price or spec sheet, and Nvidia's RTX 50 Series page lists no RTX 50 Super cards. What we do have is a run of consistent leaks: at least one board partner reportedly has finished cards but was told to hold them because the 3GB GDDR7 memory chips they need cost about three times as much as today's 2GB chips. The newest reports put a 24GB RTX 5080 in December 2026 or January 2027 and the rest of the Super lineup around CES 2027. If your current card is fine, waiting costs you nothing. If you need a card now, don't hold out for a rumor.

When is the RTX 50 Super coming out?

There is no official date. Here is what each report says, newest first, so you can see how firm (or not) each one is.

Two things to read from that table. First, the dates keep moving: earlier leaks pointed to an early-2026 launch, and eTeknix's timeline logs a January 2026 report that the series was delayed indefinitely. Second, the most recent and most specific leak is about one card, a 24GB RTX 5080, not the whole lineup. CES 2027 runs January 6 to 9 in Las Vegas, so a January reveal would line up with Nvidia's usual CES keynote, but that's a guess, not a schedule.

Why is the RTX 50 Super delayed?

Memory. The Super cards get their extra VRAM by swapping 2GB GDDR7 chips for 3GB chips on the same memory bus, which is a 50% capacity jump without a new board design. TrendForce, citing sources who spoke to VideoCardz, reported that "each 3GB GDDR7 chip is currently priced at around US$60–70, compared with roughly US$20 for a conventional 2GB module."

The arithmetic is our own, from those reported chip prices: a 256-bit card carries eight memory chips. Eight 2GB chips (16GB) at about $20 each is about $160 of memory. Eight 3GB chips (24GB) at $60 to $70 each is about $480 to $560. That is $320 to $400 more memory cost per card before anyone adds a margin. TrendForce wrote that if costs stay high, Nvidia faces a choice between raising retail prices well above its targeted MSRP or having board partners absorb the extra cost. Holding the cards is the third option, and it's the one the reports say Nvidia picked.

What are the RTX 50 Super specs?

Only leaked specs exist. These are the figures TrendForce reported from Tom's Hardware and VideoCardz in July 2026, next to the current cards from Nvidia's own pages.

The leaker kopite7kimi has said the RTX 5080 Super uses the same CUDA core count as the standard RTX 5080 (per NoobFeed, Oct 14, 2026). If that holds, the Super is mostly a memory upgrade, not a speed upgrade: more VRAM for 4K textures and bigger AI models, similar raw performance. TrendForce also lists an RTX 5050 9GB in the affected lineup.

How much will the RTX 50 Super cost?

Nvidia hasn't said. The only number in circulation is an early estimate reported by Club386 on October 30, 2026: a 24GB RTX 5080 "falling around $2,000, the same price as the RTX 5090 at launch." Treat that as a rumor. For reference, Nvidia's own launch prices in January 2025 were $999 for the RTX 5080, $749 for the RTX 5070 Ti and $549 for the RTX 5070.

The honest read: with memory this expensive, a Super card is unlikely to launch cheaper than the card it replaces. Waiting for the Super is a bet on more VRAM, not on a lower price.

Should you wait for the RTX 50 Super or buy now?

It depends on why you're shopping.

• Your current card still runs what you play: wait. You lose nothing, and if a 24GB RTX 5080 really lands in December or January you'll see its real price before you decide.
• Your card is dead or can't run what you need: buy now. A rumored launch with no date, no price and partners who reportedly haven't got development info is not something to plan a build around. Pick the card that fits your games and budget today; our RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 XT comparison is the 1440p decision most people are actually facing, and is the RTX 5080 worth it covers the 16GB card.
• You want the RTX 5080 specifically: expect it to be hard to find. PC Guide reported on October 30, 2026 that the RTX 5080 is no longer listed on Nvidia's US Marketplace, and Club386, citing the ChannelGate source, reported the same day that Nvidia has enough 16GB stock in the wild to last around two months. If the 24GB card does replace it, the 16GB model will get scarcer, not cheaper.
• You want 24GB of VRAM for local AI: you don't need to wait. The Super's main appeal for AI is the extra memory, and 24GB cards exist now. A used RTX 3090 has 24GB, and our RTX 5080 vs RTX 4090 comparison shows what 16GB versus 24GB means for real models. Check what your model needs in the VRAM calculator before you spend anything.

Is the RTX 50 Super cancelled?

Not according to any current report. Reports have swung both ways: eTeknix's timeline logs a February 2026 report that the Super cards were cancelled for 2026, then a June 2026 report that they were back on track. The July and October 2026 reports all describe finished or planned cards on hold, not a scrapped project. Until Nvidia says something, "delayed" is the accurate word.

Does the memory shortage affect other graphics cards?

The memory crunch is not unique to the Super cards. The GDDR7 makers also make the high-bandwidth memory going into datacenter AI chips, and 2026 has seen memory and storage prices climb across the board; we tracked that in why SSD and RAM prices doubled. What the reports above describe specifically is Nvidia holding one refresh; they don't say AMD or Intel have delayed a comparable launch.

Bottom line (Nov 6, 2026): the RTX 50 Super has no release date, no price and no official confirmation. The best guess from the leaks is a 24GB RTX 5080 around December or January and the rest around CES 2027, at prices that are unlikely to be lower than today's cards. Wait only if you can comfortably keep using what you have; otherwise buy for the games or models you run now. We'll update this page when Nvidia says something official.