Nvidia has put the rumors to rest: the RTX 5090 is still alive. The company denied reports that it had ended production of its top graphics card.
A senior vice president delivered the news at an event in Taipei. The card will remain on sale and shipments will keep going out, although supply is still limited.
The shortage isn’t imaginary
Nvidia admitted things aren’t running smoothly. According to the executive, the supply chain is struggling, and the company is trying to push more units out the door.
That explains why retailer listings keep showing out of stock. The card is real, but stock is thin.
The questions Nvidia left open
Nvidia’s statement didn’t cover everything. It offered nothing more on the card’s various versions, and it gave no timeline for how long supply will stay constrained.
Buyers want that timeline more than anything else, and Nvidia didn’t provide one.
How the rumors began
The story came from well-known leakers. Their posts claimed Nvidia would halt production of the RTX 5090, and of the China-specific RTX 5090 D, so the chips could be diverted to professional graphics cards and AI systems.
Plenty of people bought it, considering where the money in chips is going these days. Nvidia stayed quiet publicly on those reports until the Taipei event.
Its position is now on the record: the RTX 5090 hasn’t been discontinued, and more shipments are on the way.