Asus has publicly walked back claims that it’s phasing out certain RTX 5000 graphics cards, giving renewed hope to enthusiasts seeking a 16GB model.
It’s a little strange: just a day after Asus told Hardware Unboxed that it was phasing out the RTX 5070 Ti and the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, the company publicly denied the claim.
In a statement dedicated to the topic on its website, Asus publicly denied that it was discontinuing the two cards. “Asus will continue to support the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB and is working closely with partners to stabilize supply as conditions improve,” the firm said.
“The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB have not been discontinued or designated as end-of-life (EOL),” Asus added. “Asus has no plans to stop selling these models.”
That’s about as definitive as you can be, provoking questions of why the opposite was reported in the first place. Rather than blame the Hardware Unboxed YouTube channel, however, Asus threw its own employees under the bus.
“We would like to clarify recent reports regarding the Asus GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB,” Asus said. “Certain media may have received incomplete information from an Asus PR representative regarding these products.”
That’s obviously good news for enthusiasts, especially given reports that Nvidia reducing shipments of the 5060 Ti and 5070 Ti with 16GB of memory. More VRAM allows gamers to play at higher resolutions and also provides memory for running AI applications.
Still, that doesn’t mean RAM shortages are easing. It simply means you may be able to buy those cards in certain regions, and in others… well…
“Current fluctuations in supply for both products are primarily due to memory supply constraints, which have temporarily affected production output and restocking cycles,” Asus said. “As a result, availability may appear limited in certain markets, but this should not be interpreted as a production halt or product retirement.”
All of this arrived after Hardware Unboxed requested samples of the cards for testing. According to a post on Twitter, the site was told that there weren’t enough cards for review, prompting the back-and-forth with Asus.
“At this point, the proof will be in the supply, as we can’t tell you which of Asus’ statements is truly accurate,” Hardware Unboxed said. “We believe the RTX 5070 Ti is heavily supply constrained to the point of being effectively killed, but we’ll see whether that’s truly the case across the next few months.”
Nvidia also told Hardwareluxx that “demand for GeForce RTX GPUs is strong, and memory supply is constrained,” the site reported, according to a translated statement. “We continue to ship all GeForce SKUs and are working closely with our suppliers to maximize memory availability.”
This story was updated at 10:19 AM with additional details.