Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 24GB January launch reportedly cancelled, as memory prices run riot - Club386

Nvidia has reportedly informed its graphics card partners about cancelling the January 2027 launch of a 24GB version of its GeForce RTX 5080, with no clear replacement plan. The primary issue appears to be memory costs, specifically the high price of 3GB GDDR7 chips making the launch economically unviable.

Unofficial Report

This information originates from a Chinese tech insider forum Board Channels, as noted by PC hardware site Videocardz. It's important to emphasize that this remains unofficial and speculative, as Nvidia hasn't even acknowledged the existence of the RTX 5080 24GB model.

Nvidia has internally notified its AIC (add-in card) partners to officially cancel the January 2027 launch plan for this model, and there is no clear subsequent launch schedule.

Market Impact

Earlier rumors suggested the RTX 5080 24GB would carry a steep price tag of £2,250 / $2,999—higher than the RTX 5090's original MSRP despite having 8GB less memory and fewer CUDA cores. If accurate, this pricing would make the card difficult to sell.

With this potential cancellation, 2027 might see only one new GPU launch, with AMD reportedly planning a single desktop model based on its RDNA 5 architecture. The gaming GPU market appears increasingly constrained, leaving PC gamers with limited upgrade options in the near term.