The ‘probability is extremely high’ that Nvidia’s rumored RTX 5080 Super has been delayed, and with GPU prices skyrocketing, the future looks bleak
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- Nvidia’s RTX 5080 Super was rumored to be available in January 2027, but new rumors suggest it’s been delayed
- Meanwhile, a new report on GPU prices sees a sharp month-over-month price increase.
- Even low-end GPUs are getting more expensive at a faster rate, and the high-end is a nightmare – it looks like there’s no RTX 5080 Super to the rescue.
Nvidia’s RTX 5080 Super has been heavily rumored of late, but now there has been a cloud of doubt over this possible addition to the Blackwell range, just as we have more evidence of how dire the situation has become recently with GPU price increases.
VideoCardz spotted the latest of the rumors about the RTX 5080 Super, a graphics card that reportedly includes 24GB of video RAM, and Taiwanese tech site Benchlife reported that Nvidia has delayed the GPU (assuming it’s a real product in the first place, of course).
Other rumor sellers told us that the 24GB twist on the RTX 5080 is theoretically planned for a January 2027 release, but Benchlife claims that the release date is “still unclear” and that Nvidia’s board manufacturing partners have not yet received any design details for the new model.
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Given that, according to Benchlife, the “probability is extremely high” that the RTX 5080 Super will not debut in January, considering that board manufacturers expected to receive the mentioned design information in October.
This sets the rumored GPU back by at least a month, most likely more, and the idea of this is not surprising given the current RAM crisis, which has been getting worse as 2026 progresses.
This affects video RAM and is the main driver of graphics card price increases, which are starting to get out of control, as evidenced by TechSpot’s latest monthly report highlighting the current cost of GPUs in various regions.
What TechSpot’s tracking data for October 2026 shows is that, as we already knew, high-end prices have derailed even further. The RTX 5080 is up 39% in the US and 40% in Germany month over month, for example, which, frankly, is ridiculous: in the US it’s now 120% above the MSRP of $2,200. The UK has seen an 8% increase over the last month, and this GPU is now 40% over its MSRP in the country. Globally, it is on average 77% higher than Nvidia’s recommended price.
The RTX 5090 is even dumber, as we’ve seen for some time now, and costs $9,400 in the US in October, about 370% more than the already very expensive MSRP. If you can find Blackwell’s flagship, that is.
What’s really worrying is that TechSpot data shows that lower-tier GPUs are now seeing significant price increases. Want a humble RTX 5050 in the US? It’s increased 35% over the last month (an increase of more than $100), so you’ll now pay 68% over MSRP.
The price of the RTX 5060 is also rising in some European countries: it is up 7% in the UK and 13% in Germany. The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is up more, and this GPU is up 10% in the UK, so it’s now £440 compared to £350 in early 2026. The 5060 Ti 8GB is also up 6% in the US, so it’s now 40% above MSRP in total.
There are increases across the board for Nvidia, and AMD’s Radeon GPUs are getting more expensive at an even faster rate today. Once again, low-end graphics cards are suffering, such as the RX 9060 XT models which are up 10% on average month over month. The RX 9070 XT is also up 10% in the US since last month, and the increase in Canada has been a sickening 30%, in just one month.
Analysis: A deteriorating situation for GPUs
What does all this tell us? That graphics card price spiral is very real, with continued big increases for high-end models, but it’s no longer just a high-end GPU issue. The real concern is that lower-level boards are also seeing more price inflation, and I don’t think this is a problem that’s going away.
In fact, considering the many rumors that the memory crisis will continue to worsen in this last quarter of 2026 and into next year, there is every reason to believe that GPU prices could continue to rise. That’s why I’ve been advising PC owners considering a GPU upgrade to treat Black Friday as a great opportunity (unintentional) to jump in and buy a graphics card before more increases.
With the RTX 5090 supposedly discontinued (something Nvidia strongly denies, but the stock situation speaks for itself in countries like the US) and the price of the RTX 5080 well out of reach for the vast majority of consumers, those who anticipated the RTX 5080 Super coming to the rescue have also suffered a new blow here.
I never thought that was a realistic proposition anyway, but still, it’s pretty clear that the GPU market is in trouble, and Nvidia apparently doesn’t have any short-term answers for the upper echelons of its Blackwell range. However, as noted, the real concern is that there are more problems at the more affordable end of the graphics card spectrum, where mainstream buyers make their purchases.
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