Another day, another rumor about the GeForce RTX 5080 24GB, but this one apparently comes from official word from NVIDIA to its partners. The GeForce RTX 5080 24GB is the halo product many gamers have been hoping for, since the GB203 die it uses still has enough performance left on the table for 4K gaming that it could benefit from the added memory. It’s no secret that a version of this has been in circulation in the form of the RTX 5090 mobile, but we’ve yet to see an actual desktop card make its debut, and now, it seems we may never at all.
Anonymous sources began claiming last week that NVIDIA had yet to make GPU+memory kits available to its partners, which led to fears that its partners would not be able to meet a January 2027 launch. It had also been speculated last month that NVIDIA would reveal the GeForce RTX 5080 24GB at CES 2027. It was during this time period that both the GeForce RTX 5090 and then the GeForce RTX 5080 16GB began disappearing from NVIDIA’s storefront and retailers, leading to more speculation that the GPU manufacturer was discontinuing both cards in preparation for the launch of this 24GB model. However, according to Chinese Board Channel sources (via VideoCardz), there’s reportedly an official reason why board partners were not able to procure the kits needed for them to produce their own graphics cards.
Per a new report NVIDIA has officially canceled the GeForce RTX 5080 24GB due to it being unable to secure enough of 3GB GDDR7 modules for the card. The plan was to use the higher-capacity modules so a new memory interface wouldn’t be needed with the GB203 die, but, as we know, memory and storage components are being prioritized for data centers and other enterprise AI-focused needs. Sadly enough, if going by rumors that now span over a year, this technically is the 2nd time this card has been cancelled. The first was when it was believed to have been a part of the “SUPER” family of refreshes that were thought to launch last spring but never even got mentioned at CES 26, or anywhere else, for that matter. It was believed back then that the 5070 SUPER, 5070 TI SUPER, and 5080 SUPER (aka 24 GB model) were all cancelled for the same reasons, either a lack of memory inventory or costs being too high to procure them.
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