NVIDIA is burying its most beloved video card. Saying goodbye to GeForce GTX marks a turning point for the company

The existing apartments are expected to sell out within the next three months.

It’s been an open secret for months, but it’s getting closer to reality. In December, we learned that NVIDIA was already planning The latest hits of the GTX 16 series, one of the most popular brands. In fact, its scope is such that, 20 years laterthe GTX family is still appearing among most used steam options. But, as happens with all technological fields, goodbye to this line getting closer.

As the portal notes Techspot V recent publicationNVIDIA foundries they suspended production GTX 16 series. With this decision, the North American company puts an end to the line, which breathed life for the first time this year. 2004

series premiere date GeForce 7 with the most expensive GeForce 7800 GTX. After her in the year 2008 debuted GeForce GTX 280GPU that marked the path for GTX and ultimately laid the foundation for a family that would extend its lifespan for two decades.

Artificial intelligence is one of the culprits

According to the North American portal, anonymous sources of Board Channels confirmed that NVIDIA foundries stopped completely Production of GTX chips. Therefore, current supplies are expected to be depleted in next three months. However, users can rest assured that NVIDIA will continue to offer support for the GTX 16 series for a few more years.

Among the main reasons for parting with GTX, in addition to the inexorable passage of time, is the emergence of artificial intelligence. Since last year, NVIDIA has faced unprecedented economic recovery

thanks to this technology sector. Therefore, many of their efforts were focused on maximize AI resources. And therefore, this situation takes GTX out of the equation as it doesn’t offer the utility that the RTX line or other dedicated options offer when it comes to leveraging AI.

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