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Tony Polanco

Nvidia won't release new gaming GPU for 'first year in three decades' due to RAM shortage — and it's also slashing RTX 50 production

Jensen Huang holding an Nvidia RTX GPU.

For the first time in three decades, Nvidia is reportedly taking a year off from the gaming GPU market.

According to a new report from The Information, Team Green has scrapped its plans for any new graphics card releases in 2026. The reason? As you might have guessed, the ongoing global memory shortage, or what we at Tom’s Guide refer to as “RAMageddon,” has become so severe that Nvidia is being forced to choose between gamers and feeding the AI beast.

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