By Peter Paul
Publication Date: 2026-10-17 17:04:00
Just days after reports claimed NVIDIA was ending production of the GeForce RTX 5090, the company has pushed back. NVIDIA executive Jeff Fisher has denied the discontinuation rumors, insisting that its flagship gaming GPU remains an important product and shipments will continue.
However, conflicting reports from industry sources suggest NVIDIA may have already stopped allocating new GB202 chips for RTX 5090 production, leaving questions about the graphics card’s actual supply situation.
NVIDIA Responds to RTX 5090 Discontinuation Rumors
On October 16, NVIDIA Senior Vice President of Personal Computing Jeff Fisher addressed the rumors during an RTX Spark launch event in Taipei, Taiwan.
According to Taiwan’s Central News Agency and 4Gamers, Fisher explicitly denied that the RTX 5090 had reached end-of-life (EOL) or been discontinued. He emphasized that the flagship remains an important part of NVIDIA’s GeForce lineup and that the company would continue shipping it.
Fisher acknowledged ongoing supply-chain constraints but reaffirmed NVIDIA’s commitment to the gaming market. He also emphasized GeForce’s role in NVIDIA’s growth, particularly how CUDA helped establish the foundation for its AI business.
His comments directly contradict the discontinuation rumors that…