Nvidia reportedly cancels its RTX 5080 24GB GPU over GDDR7 costs

Nvidia reportedly axes its planned RTX 5080 24GB over memory costs

According to a report from Board Channels, Nvidia has informed its partners that it has cancelled the planned January launch of its RTX 5080 24GB GPU. No new release timeframe was given. Nvidia’s RTX 5080 16GB will continue to be produced.

The reported reason behind this cancellation was memory costs. Simply put, 3GB GDDR7 chips are much more expensive than their 2GB counterparts. Moving to these 3GB chips would give Nvidia’s RTX 5080 a 50% memory capacity upgrade. However, these memory chips are reportedly three times more expensive than 2GB chips, making their cost hard to justify.

Previous rumours claimed that Nvidia’s new RTX 5080 24GB GPU would become Nvidia’s new RTX 50 series flagship, with the RTX 5080 16GB and RTX 5090 discontinued, at least temporarily. Now it looks like Nvidia’s plans have changed.

(Image from Board Channels – Via Videocardz)

First SUPER, now RTX 5080 24GB – 3GB GDDR7 chip prices are terrible for consumers

High GDDR7 memory prices were reported as the reason Nvidia cancelled its RTX 50 SUPER series of GPUs. Now those same memory prices appear to have stopped the launch of the RTX 5080 24GB.

If GDDR7 prices were always a concern, it is curious why Nvidia explored the concept of a 24GB RTX 5080 to begin with. Yes, they will need fewer 3GB GDDR7 chips than a full RTX 50 SUPER lineup, but pricing will still matter. Nvidia’s plans for GeForce seem very muddled right now, which makes sense given the insane demand for their GPUs. Nvidia GPU prices have skyrocketed in recent months, especially for higher-end GPUs. That alone makes it very hard for Nvidia to plan ahead.

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