Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 to RTX 4070 GPU stock to sell out in weeks, says leak

The best of the last-gen Nvidia gaming GPUs, including the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, will be out of stock completely by the end of January. A new industry leak claims that graphics cards from the RTX 4070 upwards will no longer have available stock from the end of January, leaving gamers looking to buy a new card with fewer available options.

It’s no surprise that Nvidia has been shifting its production efforts to cards like the RTX 5090, already likely to be the best graphics card that money can buy once it hits retailer’s shelves. However, while the GPU maker has a particularly dominant position, it isn’t immune to challenges from both Intel and AMD, and a stock clearout gives the RTX 50-series GPUs a cleaner run without being challenged internally by an older product line.

This particular rumor came from a locked post on Board Channels, shared in a report by ITHome. According to the post, current Nvidia graphics cards from the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 upwards will be “fully stocked” in retailers in January but, following that, only RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4060 cards will be available, although stock for those cards is also expected to “essentially enter the final stock phase” in Nvidia’s Q1 2025 period, starting in February.

This isn’t a total surprise, as stock for RTX 40-series cards has been fluctuating for some time. Back in December, an earlier RTX 4070 stock rumor suggested that the mid-tier RTX 4070 would stop production in December, with warnings that supply would “not be very high” in January. However, this new leak suggests that the whole range of mid to high tier 40-series cards is now firmly on the way out.

As such, it’s also no surprise that Nvidia is releasing its mid-range RTX 5070 card far sooner than might have been expected, with the company previously tending to favor leaving several months between a flagship card launch and making lower-end cards available.

The new RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards are scheduled for release on January 30, while other cards, like the RTX 5070 and 5070 Ti only have a vague February 2025 date attached so far. Lower tier cards like the rumored RTX 5060 haven’t been announced yet, which explains why Nvidia is expected to continue to produce RTX 4060 and 4060 Ti cards for the time being.

Stock issues around a new Nvidia GPU launch aren’t uncommon, but without RTX 40-series stock to fall back on, gamers could be feeling the brunt of yet another GPU shortage. We will soon see if Nvidia and its partners are sufficiently prepared to deal with high enough demand for new RTX 5000 series cards to avoid significant stock disruption in the initial months of 2025.

If you’re thinking about how to build a gaming PC this year and the new RTX cards don’t interest you, now might be the time to pick up gamer-favorite cards like the RTX 4070 Super before stock runs out for good. Otherwise, check out our RTX 5070 guide to hear what we know so far about a card that Nvidia promises will offer 4090-level performance for just $549.