German overclocker and tech blogger Roman Hartung, widely known in the enthusiast community under the pseudonym der8auer, has reported serious disruptions in the supply chain of flagship GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards. According to data he received from an unnamed Nvidia AIB partner, the company has temporarily stopped accepting new orders for bundles comprising Blackwell architecture graphics processors based on the GB202 die and 32GB of GDDR7 memory. Partners received no formal end-of-life (EOL) notification for the model, but the actual ability to place orders for the chips with suppliers has effectively vanished, and the timeline for resuming shipments remained unknown at the time of publication.
Nvidia's Stance: Total Production Halt Not Confirmed
Official Nvidia representatives denied rumors about a complete cessation of RTX 5090 production. The company insists that shipments of the graphics cards are continuing, pointing to existing manufacturing capacity constraints. Thus, a noticeable gap forms between the report from partner circles and the vendor's official rhetoric: on one hand, it is claimed that the order intake window is closed; on the other hand, shipments continue under limited capacities. Currently available public information does not allow to determine whether this is a temporary technical pause or a deeper restructuring of the production plan.
Indirect Confirmation from Cooling System Manufacturers
An additional signal pointing to reduced output volumes comes from cooling system manufacturers. According to the same data, two major Nvidia partners significantly cut their cooler order forecasts for the RTX 5090 for the first quarter of 2027, while second-quarter orders are currently absent altogether. Such dynamics from the adjacent segment of the supply chain indirectly indicate that the vendor is indeed revising production volumes for the flagship model, even if it does not frame it as a complete line shutdown.
Possible Causes and Context
The causes of the disruption are not disclosed in open sources. In the industry, such situations are typically linked to the redistribution of production capacities between generations, shortages of GDDR7 memory components, line reconfiguration for new dies, or logistical and contractual constraints at suppliers. Given that this is a flagship SKU on the Blackwell architecture, any fluctuations in GB202 die and memory supplies instantly affect the availability of finished cards from AIB partners and, consequently, retail prices.
What This Means for Buyers
For end consumers, the key issue remains the availability and price dynamics of the RTX 5090 in the coming quarters. If the restrictions are confirmed and affect multiple consecutive quarters, this could lead to shortages and rising prices on the secondary market. Until an official clarification is received from Nvidia and its partners, the situation should be viewed as confirmed with reservations: several independent indirect signs indicate supply problems, but the nature and duration of the disruption have not been officially recorded.
