Nvidia Fails to Mention Gaming in Earnings Report, and Now I Wonder When the RTX 6080 Will Ever Come Out

Nvidia released its Q2 2027 earnings report, revealing a massive 106% increase in its data center revenue compared to a year ago. However, gaming was not mentioned in the report, a development that might raise questions. Last quarter, Nvidia removed the gaming category from its earnings report, folding it into the edge computing segment.

The RTX Spark, launched at Computex 2026, was the only mention of an RTX product in the current quarter. The RTX Spark, according to the author, is capable of gaming but is more suited for local AI workloads. The absence of gaming in the earnings report could be attributed to the fact that we are in the middle of a GPU generation, with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and other Blackwell GeForce lineup models launched around a year and a half ago.

This situation leads to a lull in gaming news. However, with Nvidia's significant profits from AI and the RAM crisis driving graphics card prices up, the question arises about the timeline of the next GPU release. Rumors suggest the RTX 6080 might not launch until the end of 2027, potentially making this the longest graphics generation in history.

The author notes that early rumors from The Information suggested the RTX 60 series would be delayed beyond 2027, and the mid-generation Super refresh is typically seen halfway through each graphics generation. Instead, most of Nvidia's gaming news this year has been around software, with the company previewing DLSS 5, which uses generative AI to re-draw games.

The company has also released a new ray reconstruction model as part of DLSS 4.5 and incremental upgrades to multi-frame generation, making the technology less jarring. Despite these advancements, Nvidia's graphics cards have been overpriced due to the RAM shortage, with each launch carrying a higher premium. The author advises to brace for a few more years without an upgrade, hoping that game developers will leverage this time to make sure games run smoothly on older hardware.

The author mentions some successful games like Crimson Desert and Forza Horizon 6, which run well on basic hardware, but also acknowledges that some games like Star Wars Zero Company and Halo: Campaign Evolved demand newer GPUs.