- Nvidia's Blackwell Super GPUs may arrive later than previously rumored
- Fresh gossip suggests they won't debut until between March and May 2026
- Previous chatter indicated these GPUs might turn up late in 2025, or at CES 2026
Nvidia's RTX 5000 Super refreshes for its Blackwell GPU range are now rumored to be arriving much later than was previously expected.
According to Benchlife, a Taiwanese tech site (via VideoCardz), Nvidia is likely looking at a launch in the first or second quarter of 2026 for the rumored RTX 5080 Super, RTX 5070 Ti Super, and RTX 5070 Super.
Recent chatter on the grapevine had suggested that a CES 2026 launch might be in the cards, right at the start of next year – others have hinted at even earlier than this (I'll return to that shortly) – but Benchlife reckons these Super refreshes won't debut until between March and May 2026.
The tech site further points out that no graphics card makers have received any official details of the RTX 5000 Super GPUs yet, which means they are still a fair way off – and that Nvidia hasn't yet made a decision about launch timing itself.
As per previous rumors, the RTX 5080 Super is expected to load up on VRAM to the tune of 24GB, as will the RTX 5070 Ti Super – with the RTX 5070 Super itself said to be getting a serious boost to 18GB of video memory.
Analysis: conflicting rumors (again)
As mentioned earlier, some theories have been recently floated that Nvidia's RTX 5000 Super refreshes are going to be here before next year – in Q4 2025, according to YouTuber Moore's Law is Dead. Now, that did have a caveat attached in that Team Green might wait a bit longer in one case, namely the RTX 5080 Super which the YouTuber said might be postponed to Q1 2026.
Now we have a much gloomier prediction that we'll be lucky to see any of these Blackwell refreshes from Nvidia in the first quarter of next year (we may still do so, though – just about).
Who to believe? Well, that's up to you, and you'll find people online who will be more skeptical about both of these sources (or indeed outright pour scorn on them). I'd take Benchlife with more seasoning than Moore's Law is Dead, personally, but that's just my opinion. What we need to look for is more well-known leakers coming out and backing either timeframe, which will add weight to one, or the other, of these assertions.
Technically we can't even be sure the RTX 5000 Super refreshes are on the horizon at all, but it makes sense, as this follows Nvidia's typical roadmap with any given GPU generation.
Major boosts – to the tune of 50% as per the rumors – would certainly be welcome for these Blackwell models, particularly the RTX 5070, which is seriously underequipped with its 12GB VRAM pool. The RTX 5070 Super 18GB would be in a powerful position to attack AMD's RX 9070 XT if it pans out as the rumors suggest.
That RDNA 4 desktop graphics card is seen as an excellent offering, although it's suffered from inflated pricing since the GPU's launch, which has been disappointing for PC gamers. Finally, price tags seem to be coming near to the MSRP, at least in the US – where you can pick up an RX 9070 XT for $650 currently (the recommended price is $600).
The RTX 5070 Super is rumored to be inbound at $600, but there's a chance Nvidia could come in lower at $550 – which would be a truly aggressive (and welcome) move that AMD would surely be forced to respond to.
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