Reports published on October 10 said Nvidia would stop allocating GB202 chips to new GeForce RTX 5090 cards, including China-market D variants, and reserve future supply for RTX Pro products. But the story changed the next day: one report said Nvidia told the press RTX 5090 production was continuing alongside RTX Pro. The alleged production cut is therefore disputed, not established fact.
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What the October 10 reports claimed
Hardware leaker MEGAsizeGPU said future GB202 supplies would be exclusive to RTX Pro, which would mean no new GB202 chips for RTX 5090 production. That is a claim about where the chips would be allocated—not that Nvidia would stop making GB202 itself.
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Leaker hongxing2020 separately posted “5090 EOL, 5080 24GB ready,” and cited an alleged factory notice. Reporting on the notice said it covered all RTX 5090 models, including D variants, and suggested a 24GB RTX 5080 would become GeForce’s top model, replacing the current 16GB RTX 5080. The notice has not been presented in the supplied sources as an authenticated public Nvidia statement.
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The reports conflict with a later Nvidia response
The October 10 coverage said Nvidia had not confirmed the reported production change.
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That account conflicts with the leakers’ claims. The available material does not include Nvidia’s statement in full, so the careful conclusion is that the alleged end of production is contested—not confirmed. The reports also do not establish a production end date.
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The RTX 5080 24GB claim is a separate rumor
The allocation claim and the rumored replacement should not be treated as one confirmed plan. MEGAsizeGPU’s reported comments concern GB202 supply; hongxing2020’s post and the alleged factory notice are the basis for the RTX 5080 24GB claim.
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Earlier speculation about an RTX 5080 24GB or a Super refresh gives the idea context, but it does not verify that Nvidia has approved or scheduled such a card. The supplied reporting does not substantiate the specific claim that expensive 3GB GDDR7 modules delayed its launch.
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Nor does “replacement” mean equivalent performance: the claim describes a possible change in GeForce’s lineup, not evidence that a 24GB RTX 5080 would match an RTX 5090.
Why a shift to professional cards could make business sense
The reported allocation would move GB202 supply away from a consumer graphics card and toward Nvidia’s professional RTX Pro lineup. One earlier report described the RTX Pro 5500 as having comparable specifications to the RTX 5090 but 84GB of GDDR7 memory, compared with 32GB on the GeForce card.
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That comparison suggests a possible commercial rationale: prioritize professional products with larger memory capacities and workloads such as AI. But it is an interpretation of the reports, not an explanation confirmed by Nvidia. Similarities in specifications also do not make the cards interchangeable for every buyer.
What RTX 5090 buyers should take from the reports
- Do not treat discontinuation as settled. The October 10 leak claims are contradicted by the next day’s report of Nvidia’s response.
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- Separate production from retail stock. Even if new allocations changed, cards already made could remain available while inventory lasts.
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- Be cautious with price snapshots. A September report described third-party RTX 5090 asking prices of $6,500–$9,500 or more; those were asking prices, not proof of completed sales or current availability.
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- Do not plan around an unverified successor. The supplied sources do not establish a launch date for an RTX 5080 24GB or a future flagship.
The clearest takeaway is that the October 10 posts raised a possible GB202 allocation shift, but the reported Nvidia response says RTX 5090 production continues. The RTX 5080 24GB proposal remains a separate, unconfirmed rumor.
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