Nvidia and AMD Next-Gen GPUs Reportedly Delayed to 2028

If you've been holding out for an RTX 60 series upgrade, we've got some bad news. A fresh leak suggests most next-gen GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD might not show up until 2028, pouring cold water on earlier chatter about a 2027 launch.

The saga started a few days ago when well-known hardware leaker Moore's Law Is Dead claimed Nvidia was planning to launch its next-gen GeForce RTX 60 series in the first half of 2027. That got plenty of PC builders excited, but according to Tweak Town, the story may have already taken a turn.

Enter Kepler_L2, another prominent hardware insider, who flatly denied MLID's claim and called it simply wrong. According to Kepler_L2, neither AMD nor Nvidia currently plans to roll out next-gen graphics cards in 2027. Instead, the bulk of both product lineups has reportedly been pushed back to 2028.

He also dropped a juicy detail: AMD will apparently release just one chip next year, codenamed AT2. Everything else from both AMD and Nvidia is said to be penciled in for 2028. That's a pretty thin year for Team Red if the rumor holds up.

So what exactly is AT2? It's said to be the successor to the Radeon RX 9070 XT under AMD's RDNA 5 architecture, built on a new design and packing 64 compute units. Previous rumors suggested AMD's full RDNA 5 lineup would span multiple chips, from flagship monsters all the way down to budget-friendly cards. But if this latest leak is accurate, most of those won't see the light of day until 2028.

Tweak Town points out that if this pans out, it would mark one of the longest gaps between GPU generations in recent memory. On the bright side, AMD fans will at least get one RDNA 5 chip in 2027 to tide them over before the full next-gen family arrives. Nvidia loyalists, though, may be stuck waiting until 2028 for a true RTX 60 series upgrade.

As always with leaks, take this with a healthy dose of salt. Plans shift, timelines slip, and companies love a good surprise. But if you were budgeting for a new GPU next year, you might want to keep that wallet closed a little longer.

What do you think, though? Are you willing to wait until 2028 for next-gen GPUs, or is AMD's single 2027 chip enough to keep you interested? Let us know in the comments.