- Nvidia has not announced any new GPUs at its CES presentation this year.
- It skipped over the reveal of the RTX 50 Super series, suggesting it has been delayed or cancelled.
- A lack of new GPU reveals can be directly attributed to the ongoing DRAM shortage.
The memory apocalypse has proven to be devastating for the GPU market, making high-end GPUs rare around the globe as sellers run out of inventory. Drastic price hikes are also expected to strike the RTX 50 and the Radeon RX 9000 series soon.
Many gamers were still hopeful for the RTX 50 Super series to build their gaming rigs before the industry gets worse. However, Nvidia earlier announced that there will be no GPU reveals at its CES keynote presentation on January 5 at 9 pm PT.
Why it matters: Nvidia skipping new GPU reveals at CES 2026 confirms that the DRAM crisis is having a deep impact on the RTX 50 Super Series. Even the RTX 50 lineup has dried up significantly in the last few months due to a lack of stock.
This blunt heads up on Twitter earlier confirmed rumors that Nvidia either delayed the Super series or cancelled it entirely. The company’s 5-year streak of GPU reveals was also broken, leaving the Green Team with no new hardware for the foreseeable future.
The CES events have held a dear place in the hearts of gamers as iconic lineups like the RTX 50 and 40 series were revealed during these yearly events. But Nvidia’s keynote was dry in terms of hardware this time around.
The firm revealed DLSS 4.5 with an advanced second-generation transformer model and dynamic 6x frame generation. Nvidia’s presentation mostly focused on AI initiatives like Alpamayo, as its interests have largely shifted over to the growing industry.
While Nvidia hasn’t acknowledged, the DRAM shortage played a huge role in the lack of new hardware. The Blackwell GPUs require quite costly and rare DRAM to manufacture, so the Super series might have been scrapped due to the current market conditions.
On a side note, the company is expected to bring back the five-year old RTX 3060 to retail shelves to tackle the GPU shortage.
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