Nvidia's AI Focus Delays RTX 50 Series Laptop GPUs, Preorders to Begin February 25

Nvidia's AI obsession is causing delays in its PC business

Component manufacturer, Nvidia appears to be short on GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs for laptops, which were originally set to launch in January. Reports indicate that the supplier has been so focused on developing AI Chips that other parts of its business have lapsed. This has caused delays in supplying the GeForce RTX 50 Series chips to computing partners. Recommended Videos According to Wccftech, the graphics chip will now launch in March. Meanwhile, Other expected Nvidia GPUs, including the RTX 70 and RTX 60 series are set to be unveiled in April. Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming ReSpec Subscribe Check your inbox! Privacy Policy Further details indicate the delay was caused by miscommunication between Nvidia and its board partners about the RTX 50 series SKUs. There have also been unknown issues with the laptop segment. According to the Taiwanese publication Digi Times, the RTX 50 series delay has subsequently pushed back the release of several other Nvidia components until March, including the high-end laptop RTX 5090 and RTX 5090 GPUs. These graphics card models were also intended for a January launch but were held back due to low availability. Being delayed on components is unusual for Nvidia, with the brand being considered a "model student" in the supply chain industry, the publication added. This also happened at NVIDIA, which has never been late in the past, and it is estimated that it is related to NVIDIA's all-out sprint to the AI server. Even if there are differences in the design and process of server and PC chips, the company's resource allocation may still affect the debugging efficiency of new products. - Digi Times While Nvidia sorts out its supply issues internally, the company has announced that gaming laptops featuring the RTX 50 GPU will be available for pre-order starting February 25. The devices won't begin shipping until March. Similarly, these laptops won't be customizable to RTX 60 and RTX 70 GPUs since those components won't be official until April. Wccftech noted that while vendors and retailers are beginning to display laptops that will feature the RTX 50 series online, they are doing so with other partners, such as Intel and AMD. Components in the laptops include the Intel Core Ultra 200HX, AMD Fire Range, and Strix Point.

NVIDIA RTX 50 Series Laptop GPUs Are Reportedly Delayed To March & April Due to Supply Issues

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 series laptop GPUs are reportedly pushed for a March launch, while the 70 and 60-class GPUs are expected to follow in April. NVIDIA Reportedly Focusing More on the AI Chips, Resulting in Delays for the GeForce RTX 50 Series Mobile Chips The desktop RTX 50 series GPUs aren't the only ones to be affected in supply. While the issue with the desktop SKUs was said to be miscommunication between NVIDIA and its board partners, the laptop segment is said to be affected due to another reason. The report from Digi Times suggests that NVIDIA has been focusing too much on AI chips, which has affected the supply of the GeForce RTX 50 series. It is reported that the RTX 50 series laptop GPUs were originally planned for a January launch, coinciding with the desktop RTX 5090 and RTX 5090 release, but due to lower availability, the high-end laptop GPUs such as RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 have been pushed back to March. This also happened at NVIDIA, which has never been late in the past, and it is estimated that it is related to NVIDIA's all-out sprint to the AI server. Even if there are differences in the design and process of server and PC chips, the company's resource allocation may still affect the debugging efficiency of new products. - Digi Times If you remember, a few days ago, NVIDIA announced that the RTX 50 series-based gaming laptops will be available for 'pre-orders', starting 25th Feb. However, the laptops will only be available in March, but these won't be featuring the 70 and 60-class GPUs. As per the report, the 70-class and 60-class mobile GPUs have been delayed until April. While NVIDIA has confirmed the launch of the desktop RTX 5070 Ti on 20th February, its mobile variant possibly won't come before April. In the same month, the RTX 5070 mobile CPU is expected to launch alongside the RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 laptop GPUs. In the desktop segment, the RTX 5070 is expected to hit the shelves in March and the 60-class cards in April. It's not yet clear whether the availability of RTX 50 laptop GPUs will be decent around the launch time and NVIDIA has yet to work on its supply for both the desktop and laptop variants, particularly for the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. Many of the RTX 50-series gaming laptops have already started to appear on various vendor websites alongside retailers. These are going to be paired with Intel and AMD's latest-gen processors, such as Core Ultra 200HX, AMD Fire Range, and Strix Point.

Nvidia confirms RTX 50-series laptops can be pre-ordered from February 25 and will be 'available starting March', stock willing

Portable Multi Frame Gen: sounds great, but will there be the stock for it? While the first Nvidia RTX 50-series GPUs are now with us in the form of mighty (and perhaps melty?) graphics cards, some of us have been looking towards mobile versions of the GPUs for our slice of the Blackwell pie. We've been waiting until a March launch for RTX 50-series laptops, and now Nvidia has confirmed that pre-orders will start from February 25. In an X post from the official Nvidia GeForce account, Nvidia says: "GeForce RTX 50 Series Laptop pre-orders start Feb 25 from OEMs. 👀 Stay tuned for more details!" And Nvidia's 50-series laptops webpage confirms that these laptops will be "available starting March 2025," so it shouldn't be long until those pre-orders arrive, if you're lucky enough to grab one. "👀" indeed. While we can't know for certain until we test them out ourselves, this next generation of laptops is expected to offer quite a lot for gamers, primarily because of DLSS 4's Multi Frame Generation. Based on what we've seen of the desktop RTX 5080 and RTX 5090, RTX 50-series GPUs might not offer massive leaps in pure raster performance, but they more than make up for this with AI-aided frame generation. Of course, how you feel about this will depend on whether you think of them as 'fake frames' or real ones -- but hey, I'll take an extra 100 frames over zero, fake or not. This is simplifying things, of course, because there's also the question of latency, which will be more pronounced in the case of less powerful laptop GPUs than in the desktop ones (the RTX 5070 Ti mobile, for instance, will feature a GB205 GPU, the same as will be in the desktop RTX 5070). That's because if you start with lower input frame rates you end up with more latency from subsequent generated frames. Still, these higher-end chips should still be powerful, even if a little less powerful than their desktop counterparts, so we shouldn't be talking atrocious frame rates before Multi Frame Generation kicks in. And it is the upper end of the 50-series GPU lineup we're expecting to kick off with: RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 Ti. These were some of the first RTX 50-series gaming laptops we saw at retailers. RTX 5070 laptops, on the other hand, are expected to launch later, in April. This follows Nvidia's usual GPU release cadence -- higher-end first, lower-end later -- and it matches what we're seeing on the desktop graphics card front. These laptops should all come packaged with Intel Core Ultra 200H-series (Arrow Lake) or AMD Ryzen AI 300 (Strix Point) processors, too, which will firmly plant us in the current generation. Although we can't be certain whether the current retailer listing prices will stick, and a lot of the currently listed RTX 50-series laptops are mega expensive, at least some of them seem reasonable. Take the ROG Strix G16 with RTX 5070 Ti for $1,900 at Best Buy, for instance, or a 16-inch MSI laptop with RTX 5070 Ti for $1,599 at Newegg. Though of course, even if these do remain as affordable, whether they'll remain in stock for more than a nanosecond is another question entirely. Plenty to hesitantly look forward to, then. With more Nvidia desktop GPUs set to launch soon and AMD ones just around the corner, too, it'll be interesting to see which garners the most attention.

Nvidia RTX 50-series gaming laptop pre-order date confirmed -- here's when to grab one

After the launch of Nvidia RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 desktop GPUs, it's now time for RTX 50-series laptop GPUs to shine -- as a pre-order date has been confirmed. if you're after a next-gen gaming laptop, it won't be long until you can place your orders on one. Nvidia confirmed on X that RTX 50-series gaming laptops will be available to pre-order from February 25. In the post, the tech giant states they will be up for grabs from different OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), which are expected to include Asus, Lenovo, MSI and more. As announced, Nvidia's latest 50-series mobile graphics cards are slated to launch this March, which will include RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 configurations. No specific launch date is given, but with a pre-order date now set, there's reason to believe these laptops will ship sometime in early March. These latest Nvidia Blackwell GPUs for laptops deliver AI-powered features, including DLSS 4 and the new Multi Frame Generation, which boosts frame rates in supported PC games -- like Black Myth: Wukong and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. You can also expect reduced latency and further improved image quality. We also expect to see Intel Arrow Lake HX and AMD Fire Range CPUs to arrive along with these RTX 50-powered gaming laptops. According to a PassMark benchmark, the upcoming Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor is the best performing laptop CPU right now, so that will make for a great pairing with an RTX 50-series laptop GPU. As for prices, Nvidia's official starting prices range from $1,299 for an RTX 5070 to $2,899 for an RTX 5090. These are steep, but if post-launch RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 desktop GPU prices are anything to go by, expect these numbers to be much higher. Previously, we've seen RTX 50-series gaming laptops listed at Best Buy, and they're quite a bit higher than Nvidia's asking price. For example, an RTX 5090-equipped gaming laptop cost around $4,000, with an RTX 5080 ranging from $2,600 to $3,000. According to listings from European retailer Dream Machines, an RTX 5090 laptop will set you back up to €3,999, which is around $4,100/£3,300. As Nvidia states in its post, we'll have to wait for "more details" soon. We have a good idea about what RTX 50-series laptops are set to arrive, including this Asus ROG Strix G16 shown on the company's official website. We've also gone hands-on with the upcoming Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI, which sports an RTX 5070. Along with these RTX 50-equipped laptops, a release date for the RTX 5070 Ti desktop GPU has also been set, which is expected to be on February 20. While we wait for these RTX 50-series gaming laptops to drop, check out why I believe RTX 5070 gaming laptops will be the new gold standard.

You can preorder a GeForce RTX 50 series laptop on February 25

Nvidia revealed the next generation of gaming laptops powered by RTX 50 series GPUs at CES this year, and now we have a date. On February 25, manufacturers will open up preorders for laptops powered by RTX 5070, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, and RTX 5090 GPUs. GeForce RTX 50 Series Laptop pre-orders start Feb 25 from OEMs. 👀 Stay tuned for more details! pic.twitter.com/P3frtYPmSy — NVIDIA GeForce (@NVIDIAGeForce) February 11, 2025 According to CEO Jensen Huang, the RTX 5070 will deliver RTX 4090-level performance in a $1,299 laptop. In other words, he's promising that your new laptop GPU will run games as well as a flagship desktop GPU from just two years ago -- and it's AI that makes this possible. Recommended Videos Nvidia has been improving its Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) tech for years now, and it seems like the company is planning to do crazy things with it for these gaming laptops. With DLSS 4 and fifth-gen Tensor cores to power it, Huang promises boosts in both quality and efficiency. The GPU in your laptop will render and ray trace a much lower resolution version of a game, resulting in higher FPS, lower latency, and all-around better performance -- and then the neural model will generate the remaining pixels needed to achieve your desired resolution. Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming ReSpec Subscribe Check your inbox! Privacy Policy The crazy part is that judging by Huang's claims, it seems that Nvidia has refined the tech enough now that it can achieve high-quality results even when upscaling from a very low resolution -- however low is needed to hit RTX 4090 levels of performance on a laptop. If that sounds utterly insane to you, you're not alone -- I can't wait to see if this really works as advertised. As for the more expensive GPU models in the lineup, I'm not even sure what to expect from a $2,899 laptop with 1,850 AI TOPS. It will be super interesting to compare the performance of the RTX 5070 to the RTX 5090 and see just how much of a difference that extra AI power can make. In terms of specific models, plenty of manufacturers showed off their RTX 50 series gaming laptops at CES, including MSI, Acer, Alienware, Asus, Lenovo, and Razer.