Nvidia reportedly no longer supplying VRAM to its GPU board partners in response to memory crunch — rumor claims vendors will only get the die, forced to source memory on their own

GDDR7 graphics memory standard published (GDDR6X shown).

The entire industry is currently navigating a memory crisis, with companies pivoting to favor AI clients over retail markets, leading to a severe drought that's expected to only worsen. Nvidia, the world's largest GPU manufacturer and a leading beneficiary in the AI boom, seems to now be affected by a problem it helped exacerbate. According to leaker Golden Pig Upgrade, Nvidia has stopped bundling video memory with its GPUs that it sells to AIBs, leaving partners to source the required VRAM on their own.

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