The ongoing DRAM supply crisis affecting the PC market may have an impact on Nvidia, according to rumors that state the graphics card giant could reduce production of its RTX GPUs sometime in early 2026 by approximately a third of what it was earlier in 2025. While Nvidia has not commented on its production plans, PC builders looking to upgrade their graphics card still have time to choose what they want.
The ongoing RAM crisis started after OpenAI placed an industry-wide order for DRAM and other components, which would power its AI-based data centers and servers across the globe. Days afterward, DRAM manufacturers started reserving most of their DRAM allocations to OpenAI's order, with Micron later stating it was exiting the consumer RAM and SSD market to focus more on enterprise-level manufacturing. This has left Samsung and SK Hynix as two of the leading consumer RAM brands, with Samsung stating it has had to double its contract pricing on DRAM that it has with DDR5 RAM brands like Corsair and G.Skill. The RAM shortage has had a profound effect on consumer pricing, with 2x16 GB DDR5 RAM kits surging from $90 in late summer to over $350 as of this...
