By Jacob Roach
The RTX 4090 is undoubtedly the best graphics card you can buy right now from a performance standpoint, but Nvidia is reportedly discontinuing the flagship GPU. Reports from the Board Channel forums (shared by Wccftech) suggest Nvidia is preparing to end production of the RTX 4090 and the China-exclusive RTX 4090D starting next month in order to make way for next-gen RTX 50-series graphics cards.
It’s not surprising that Nvidia would wind down production of the RTX 4090 as the next generation of graphics cards approaches. Flagship GPUs like the RTX 4090 don’t have much of a shelf life after a new generation has released, which is something we saw in action with the RTX 3090. Although Nvidia could end production of the GPU in October (the company itself hasn’t, and likely won’t, confirm that detail publicly), the card won’t immediately disappear from store shelves.
Rather, board partners — the brands who actually make Nvidia graphics cards like MSI, Asus, and Gigabyte — have to place their final orders soon. If Nvidia is discontinuing the RTX 4090, it will take several months before the card goes out of stock at retailers, especially in the U.S. Similar reports surrounding the RTX 3060 circulated last month, and that GPU is still in stock at retailers now.
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Although buyers shouldn’t have much to worry about, the Board Channels post calls out a “possible increase in market prices,” particularly in November if demand keeps up. That wouldn’t be surprising, as the RTX 4090 hasn’t sold for list price in over a year. Late last year, the RTX 4090 skyrocketed in price, with many models shooting above $2,000. This came a result of the U.S. government banning the export of the RTX 4090 to China, with prices nearly doubling in that region almost immediately.
If prices go up, the trend shouldn’t last long. Reports indicate that Nvidia will launch its next-gen RTX 50-series GPUs at the end of this year or early next year. The most recent reports claim Nvidia is finalizing the design for these GPUs now. It’s possible we will see them before the end of the year, but early 2025 seems more likely at this point. The Blackwell design was reportedly delayed in the data center, which could push back the consumer release.
Jacob Roach is the lead reporter for PC hardware at Digital Trends. In addition to covering the latest PC components, from…
The RTX 5090 might decimate your power supply
If you thought the best graphics cards already drew a ton of power, you’re in for a rude awakening. A series of claims surrounding Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 50-series GPUs say that the next-gen cards will push power limits even further, with a flagship card like the RTX 5090 drawing as much as 600 watts.
Nvidia has yet to even announce RTX 50-series GPUs, but we’ve already seen some troubles with the Blackwell architecture the cards will use in the data center. Official details on the cards are few and far between, but a handful of sources now claim the RTX 5090 will push power limits beyond the 450W we saw with the RTX 4090 in the previous generation. The most recent speculation comes with well-known leaker kopite7kimi, who claimed on X (formerly Twitter) that the RTX 5090 will go up to 600W, while the RTX 5080 will require 400W.
Nvidia’s next-gen GPU may be a hit for laptop gamers
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series is still shrouded in mystery, but today, we got an exciting report about the upcoming RTX 5060 laptop GPU. According to the chairman of Hasee, a Chinese laptop and desktop manufacturer, the RTX 5060 will feature a sizable upgrade, all the while cutting back on the power consumption. Is the RTX 5060 going to be one of the best graphics cards for laptop gamers, including the ones who prefer thin notebooks?
The juicy scoop, first shared via Weibo, comes from Hasee’s chairman Wu Haijun, who talked about the RTX 5060 during a meeting with the media. The chairman claimed that the next-gen xx60 graphics card will only consume 115 watts of power, as opposed to the 140W total graphics power (TGP) we’ve seen in the RTX 4060.
How long do GPUs really last?
The graphics card is one of the most important components in your PC, and arguably it’s also the most exciting part. Beyond the necessities, such as a fast SSD, no single component has the same kind of impact on gaming; GPUs are also crucial in many productivity tasks. Something this important hardly ever comes cheap, which is why buying one of the best GPUs tends to be expensive.
Seeing as buying a new GPU is no walk in the park, it makes sense to try to plan ahead and wonder: How long do GPUs last? For some PC components, the answer is somewhat straightforward; for GPUs, it’s most definitely not. Let’s dive in and go over every aspect step by step.
How long do GPUs last?
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