Nvidia's RTX 5000 Super could be cancelled or get pricier due to AI-induced GDDR7 woes — rumor claims 3 GB memory chips are now too valuable for consumer GPUs

The demand for hardware to power and train AI models has steadily been devouring computing component supplies. The latest casualty, if a rumor posted by X user Uniko's Hardware is to be believed, could be next-gen consumer GPUs. They claim that the shortage of 3 GB GDDR7 chips will lead to Nvidia outright cancelling the RTX 5000 Super series of graphics cards.

The current RTX 50-series cards use 2 GB GDDR7 chips, and the newer cards are expected to use 3 GB GDDR7 chips. The problem is that not only is RAM fab capacity constrained by AI gobbling up most of Samsung and Micron's production, Nvidia might also save its existing stock of 3 GB chips for high-profit models like the RTX Pro 6000.

[rumor]due to the crazy shortage recently, 3gb gddr7 cant make it to the consumer market for desktop, thus the super series is cancelled.and the current models are expected to be more expensive very soon, because of the increasing cost of 2gb gddr7. pic.twitter.com/yMSMj1MjqJNovember 7, 2025

Plus, the question remains as to whether Samsung, SK Hynix et al will even bother dedicating fab capacity for GDDR7 when they can adapt existing lines to make HBM at far juicier profit margins.

It wouldn't look good for Nvidia to cancel or delay a potential RTX 5000 Super launch, as the company likely wants to continue to keep its presence known in the gaming space even though it's but a fraction of its income.

The Super cards were never formally announced, though the rumor mill suggests they're meant to come in as direct replacements for the extant 5070, 5070 Ti, and 5080 models, hopefully helping to bring down prices on those cards.

If any cards materialize, they may arrive at high prices and sell out quickly. That's not really a new story. Think about it: Almost every contemporary graphics card released by Nvidia and AMD has been in this mold, with barely-there stock and headline-grabbing MSRPs that only become real months or years later—if even then, as the RTX 5090 attests.

That doesn't seem likely at this point, at least judging by the European landscape. High-end Nvidia card stock is steadily running out, and prices are increasing, as I can personally attest to having recently bought an RTX 5080 and watched daily changes as I hunted for a deal.

Bruno Ferreira is a contributing writer for Tom's Hardware. He has decades of experience with PC hardware and assorted sundries, alongside a career as a developer. He's obsessed with detail and has a tendency to ramble on the topics he loves. When not doing that, he's usually playing games, or at live music shows and festivals.