Leakers report Nvidia has stopped allocating its largest Blackwell die, GB202, to GeForce RTX 5090 cards and is reserving all future GB202 silicon for RTX Pro workstation GPUs. GB202 already powers the 96 GB RTX PRO 6000 (24,064 CUDA cores) and the recently revealed RTX PRO 5500 (which pairs 21,760 CUDA cores with 84 GB of GDDR7), while the RTX 5090 itself uses 21,760 CUDA cores without fully utilizing the GB202 die. A separate leak surfaced an apparent factory notice saying RTX 5090 models - including China-market D variants - are being discontinued and that a 24 GB RTX 5080 will become the flagship GeForce, with the 16 GB 5080 dropped; the 24 GB variant has been linked to a GB203-based RTX 5080 SUPER rumored to use GDDR7.
The reallocation reflects supply and demand pressures: GB202-equipped cards have already seen steep price inflation since the 5090’s $1,999 launch in January 2025, with secondary listings spiking past €5,000 and major retailers selling out, and AI firms reportedly buying stock in bulk. Existing partner-built 5090 cards may trickle out, but overall availability should tighten and prices are likely to rise further. Nvidia has not confirmed the moves, and with the next-generation RTX 60-series reportedly slipping to 2028, the 5080 24 GB could remain the fastest consumer GeForce for an extended period.
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