The AI industry’s current demand for silicon, and its knock-on effects in the DIY PC market, has been thoroughly documented, with ensuing memory shortages resulting in reports of the RTX 5060 Ti and 5070 Ti being effectively canceled, and even the upcoming gaming console generation being put on ice until the market stabilizes. Now, according to prolific leaker, Moore’s Law Is Dead, NVIDIA is planning to cut production of the GeForce RTX 5060, with the YouTuber citing sources that say the "5060 is done for the next six months," and that NVIDIA has "vastly overbooked AI sales," and needs to pause almost all RTX 50-series production in order to fulfill those orders.

Previous rumors about the RTX 5060 Ti and 5070 Ti production cuts claimed that only the 16 GB models would be severely restricted, with 8 GB models still being available throughout 2026. However, this time around, the 8 GB variants are allegedly being affected as well, although the RTX 5050, which uses older GDDR6 VRAM that isn’t as supply-constrained, will be less affected. While cards with 8 GB will still be available, the supply will "trickle in" at low volume. Supposedly, gamers may feel some relief in Q4, 2026, although one source also noted that NVIDIA is planning a roughly 30% price increase across the board, with BOM kits seeing a price increase.