Nvidia has reportedly killed production of all RTX 40 GPUs apart from the 4050 and 4060 as affordable 50-series GPUs could arrive earlier than expected

Nvidia RTX 4070 Founders Edition graphics card — We wouldn't say no to a faster RTX 4070, but that's probably not why Nvidia would use the AD103 GPU. (Image credit: Future)

Nvidia has stopped making almost all its current-gen RTX 40 GPUs. Only the AD107 chip remains in production, the GPU used in the RTX 4050 and 4060 graphics cards, the former a mobile-only model.

At least, so says a report on Board Channels (via Videocardz), claiming "Nvidia has completely shut down the AD106 production line, with all its capacity reallocated to the RTX 50 series lines. Only a single AD107 line is temporarily retained. As a result, the RTX 40 series has entered its final quarter of clearance, with mid-to-high-end RTX 40 GPUs gradually halting production and supply. "

The implications of all this are clear enough. If Nvidia is winding down the RTX 40-series family, whatever follows it must be nearly ready for launch. If you assume a typical launch schedule, you would indeed expect Nvidia to wind down high-end GPU models like the 4090 first, given the company typically rolls out premium members of any new GPU generation on day one, with more affordable variants emerging over the following months.

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