If 2025 already felt like a difficult year to build or upgrade a PC, new reports suggest the situation could worsen in 2026. Nvidia is reportedly preparing to significantly reduce production of its GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards in the first half of 2026, with estimates pointing to a 30 to 40 percent cut compared to the first half of 2025. The underlying issue is not a lack of demand for gaming GPUs, but a growing global memory shortage driven largely by the explosive