Leaker Moore's Law Is Dead (MLID) claims NVIDIA has set discontinuation dates for the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 in the first half of January 2027. According to MLID's retailer source, the last RTX 5090 shipments arrived in September, with the final RTX 5080 batch landing by end of October and selling through Thanksgiving. This follows earlier reports that Micro Center marked RTX 5090 listings as "Not Carried," suggesting end-of-life status.
The MLID source also notes a placeholder SKU for an RTX 5080 24 GB, aligning with BenchLife's Q1 2027 launch report. However, MLID has a mixed reputation, and just last month he claimed NVIDIA was targeting early 2027 for its Rubin-based RTX 60-series, a timeline disputed by other leakers pointing to 2028. NVIDIA has not commented on the 24 GB RTX 5080 reports.
If the timeline holds, RTX 5080 16 GB stock may thin after the holidays, with the 24 GB model likely priced above the current $999 MSRP.
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