Asus denies discontinuing the RTX 5070 and RTX 5060 Ti

Asus has publicly backed away from its claims that it will phase out some RTX 5000 graphics cards, giving new hope to enthusiasts looking for a 16GB model.

It’s a bit strange: Just a day after Asus announced at Hardware Unboxed that it was phasing out the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, the company publicly denied the claim.

In a statement on the subject on its website, Asus publicly denied abandoning production of the two cards. “Asus will continue to support the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and is working closely with partners to stabilize supply as conditions improve,” the company said.

“The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB have not been discontinued or designated as End of Life (EOL),” Asus added. “Asus has no plans to stop selling these models.”

This is about as definitive as it gets, which begs the question of why the opposite was reported in the first place. Rather than blaming the Hardware Unboxed YouTube channel, 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 16GB,” Asus said. “Some media outlets may have received incomplete information from an Asus PR representative regarding these products.”

This is obviously good news for enthusiasts, especially since Nvidia is reducing shipments of the 5060 Ti and 5070 Ti with 16 GB of memory. More VRAM allows gamers to play at higher resolutions and also provides memory for running AI applications.

This doesn’t mean RAM shortages are easing, however. This just means that you may be able to buy these cards in some regions and in others…well…

“Current supply fluctuations for both products are primarily due to memory supply constraints, which have temporarily affected production and replenishment cycles,” Asus said. “As a result, availability may appear limited in some markets, but this should not be interpreted as a cessation of production or withdrawal of the product. »