Asus has denied rumours that it has effectively ended production of Nvidia’s RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB cards, due to the memory crunch blamed on AI infrastructure demand.
In a statement, Asus said: “Current fluctuations in supply for both products are primarily due to memory supply constraints, which have temporarily affected production output and restocking cycles. As a result, availability may appear limited in certain markets, but this should not be interpreted as a production halt or product retirement.”
It added that it will continue to support the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB and is working closely with partners to stabilise supply as conditions improve.
However, there is no doubt that there are some serious supply shortages. The rumours started when YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed said Asus “explicitly” told it the RTX 5070 Ti is “currently facing a supply shortage” and has “placed the model into end-of-life status.”
That is a grim twist just as big-budget PC games keep chewing through VRAM, making 16GB cards the sensible middle ground rather than a luxury add-on.
Hardware Unboxed spoke to Australian retailers who were told the 5070 Ti is “no longer available to purchase from partners and distributors,” and that retailers expect this to last through at least the first quarter of the year.
The same chatter suggests the 5060 Ti 16GB “is almost done as well,” with Asus supposedly saying it no longer plans to produce that model going forward either.
Both boards being 16GB variants makes them pricier to build in a market where memory is suddenly the hottest commodity on the planet, because AI racks are eating it for breakfast.
There is a sliver of hope they could return later in the year, but the channel reckons both are unlikely to return.
Instead, Nvidia is said to be leaning into 8GB parts like the RTX 5050, 5060, and 5060 Ti 8GB, while the 12GB 5070 is hanging around for now.
The RTX 5080 and 5090 are supposedly safer because fat margins give board partners more room to swallow component costs without screaming.
Nvidia is not confirming the funeral arrangements, but it is not denying the headache either.
An spokesNvidia said: “Demand for GeForce RTX GPUs is strong, and memory supply is constrained. We continue to ship all GeForce SKUs and are working closely with our suppliers to maximise memory availability.”
