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NVIDIA Reportedly Moves Up RTX 5080 24 GB Launch

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According to a post from Board Channels' ChannelGate account, NVIDIA is reportedly moving up the launch of the GeForce RTX 5080 24 GB, with availability now expected around January 2027 and December 2026 as the earliest option; earlier this month, various sources had relayed that the card was reportedly planned for Q1 2027. The same post says NVIDIA will stop supplying the RTX 5080 16 GB and the RTX 5090 D V2 to China, leaving the 24 GB RTX 5080 as the only flagship model in that market; the report only covers China, and there is no word yet on whether the 16 GB card is going away globally. The post also says NVIDIA has apparently already cleared out its RTX 5080 16 GB GPU inventory, with remaining stock expected to last around two months, roughly matching a leaker's claim that NVIDIA has January discontinuation dates set for the 16 GB card. If the January window pans out, a CES 2027 reveal seems likely, though NVIDIA has not confirmed anything. The post is machine-translated, so some wording may be off. Specs are still unknown, though 24 GB on the same 256-bit bus would most likely mean 3 GB GDDR7 modules instead of 2 GB ones. Board Channels previously suggested the card could cost around 19,999 yuan (nearly $3,000) in China, while the 16 GB model already sells for close to $2,000 at U.S. retailers, double its $999 MSRP. With the memory shortage expected to get worse in 2027, it is reasonable to expect the 24 GB card to be both expensive and hard to find. The source does not state the cause for the supply stop.