Some gamers might be wishing for a chance to grab an older Nvidia graphics card at a lower price once the RTX 50 series hits the market. The new GPUs come with DLSS 4’s Multi Frame Generation, which claims to provide major performance enhancements. However, the RTX 40 series still holds up well in terms of power, even without this new feature. Sadly, retailers are already preparing for the discontinuation of the RTX 4070 and RTX 4060.
Report on Stock Levels
According to a report from the Taiwanese tech site iThome, a dealer has confirmed that the RTX 4070 will not be restocked after January. With the RTX 5060 not expected until March or even later, the RTX 4060 is likely to be available for an extended period. Since iThome primarily operates in Chinese, translations regarding Nvidia’s inventory updates quickly circulated on X accounts.
Manufacturer’s Track Record
This news isn’t particularly shocking, given Nvidia’s past behavior. Even without an official announcement to stop production of the RTX 3080, it became nearly impossible to find a new one once the 40 series was released. The GPU titan is shifting its focus to the RTX 50 series, with the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 set to launch on January 30th, followed by the RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti in February.
Consumer Impact
Halting the production of older generation GPUs so early is likely to annoy some consumers. The stock of RTX 4080 and RTX 4080 Super has already dropped quite a bit. Nvidia might be trying to prevent price hikes on these models when buyers can’t order the new 50 series GPUs. However, having fewer options usually doesn’t help consumers, especially if the new cards fail to deliver the expected performance improvements.
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