AMD, NVIDIA: No New Generation of GPUs Until 2028?

While the next generations of GPUs were expected in 2027, several rumors suggest a significant delay.

After a particularly quiet 2026 in terms of new graphics releases, 2027 was logically expected to mark a refresh of the product lines at both AMD and NVIDIA. But information that has emerged in recent weeks now paints a very different picture. Both manufacturers may ultimately delay a large portion of their new GPUs until 2028.

At NVIDIA, the signs are mounting. The upcoming GeForce RTX 60 series, based on the Rubin architecture, was initially expected in 2027. New information attributed to the tipster Kopite7kimi now indicates that the chips, known by the codename GR20x, won’t be released until 2028. This change in schedule is all the more notable given that the same source had previously mentioned a release in the second half of 2027. At this point, however, NVIDIA has not confirmed the commercial existence of the RTX 60 series, their final name, or their launch date.

This new estimate reinforces an earlier, much more cautious rumor. A few days prior, another insider, Kepler_L2, suggested that NVIDIA was not planning any major new generation of gaming GPUs in 2027. This hypothesis directly contradicted statements from Moore’s Law is Dead, which, on the contrary, claimed that NVIDIA would already be ready to launch its new cards in the second quarter of 2027. The available information therefore remains contradictory, but two separate sources now point toward a 2028 launch.

The scenario is slightly different at AMD. The company may well introduce its first RDNA 5 GPU in 2027, but on a very limited scale. According to information reported by VideoCardz, only a single chip, codenamed AT2, would be launched at that time. It is set to succeed the Navi 48, which powers some current Radeon cards, while other RDNA 5 variants—including higher-end models and more affordable versions—are expected in 2028.

Several industry factors could explain this slowdown. Massive demand for AI accelerators is tying up a significant portion of the industry’s production capacity and resources. Added to this are supply chain issues surrounding GDDR7 memory, which is set to power the next generation of graphics cards. For manufacturers, these constraints may complicate the release of new architectures for the general public, even as AI-related needs continue to grow.

For gamers, this new timeline has one obvious consequence: the RDNA 4 generation on one hand and the Blackwell generation on the other are likely to remain on store shelves for much longer. At NVIDIA, the situation is all the more unusual given that we’re still waiting for news about the hypothetical GeForce RTX 50 Super series. We can now imagine them filling out NVIDIA’s 2027 roadmap… or assume that, perhaps, they’ll never be released.