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PUBLISHEDNovember 21, 2020
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NVIDIA reveals when GeForce RTX 3000 supply will catch up with demand
NVIDIA says GeForce RTX 3000 shortages will persist for a few more months due to limited manufacturing capacity.
When the first GeForce RTX 3000 benchmarks leaked, many gamers decided to hold off on buying the current RTX 2000 cards, choosing instead to wait for the new Ampere-based GPUs. However, once the RTX 3000 series actually launched, it became clear that widespread shortages would make finding them at MSRP next to impossible.
Two months ago, NVIDIA claimed it would take up to several months to resolve production and supply issues for the RTX 3000 series. But it looks like those plans have changed again:
In a recent interview with PCMag, NVIDIA CFO Colette Kress made it clear that we won't see an end to the Ampere GPU shortage anytime soon.
Given industry-wide capacity constraints and long cycle times, it may take several more months for product availability to meet demand.
This means we shouldn't expect any significant stock improvements for high-end Ampere cards (like the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090) before late January 2021.
Still, things should improve slightly by early 2021. NVIDIA is expected to launch several mid-range RTX 3000 cards (including the RTX 3070 Ti, RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 3060, and RTX 3050 Ti), which will likely ease some of the pressure and demand on the higher-end models.