Nvidia RTX 50 Super launch window tipped for early 2026, AMD Zen 6 and RTX 6000 leaks detailed, Valve console speculation noted
In his latest livestreams, Tom from the YouTube channel Moore’s Law Is Dead unveiled new information about the Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Super series launch, along with leaks on Zen 6 and the RTX 6000 series.
Tom speculated on the RTX 50 Super lineup by clarifying the potential launch window, reiterating that at most one card might arrive late this year, though he now leans more towards CES 2026 or Q1 2026 for the 5080 Super and possibly the rest.
He also suggested there won’t be Founders Edition cards, only AIB partner models. According to him, the 5080 Super and 5070 Ti Super are expected to have identical CUDA core counts with only memory bumped, while the 5070 Super may see just a 4% core increase.
Since the coolers and board designs are largely unchanged, Nvidia could give partners as little as three to four weeks’ notice, resulting in an unusually short gap between approval and launch.
Beyond Nvidia, Tom also touched on AMD’s upcoming Zen 6 Medusa Halo APUs, which he claims will feature 48 RDNA5 compute units, delivering performance well above current Strix Halo chips and likely competing with GPUs such as the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, and potentially even the RTX 5080 laptop chip. He suggested Medusa could find broader adoption in gaming laptops as prices for Strix Halo systems continue to fall.
He expects prices to fall between $1,000 and $1,500 in the near future, with the current slowdown in price drops largely due to Strix Halo-powered devices like the Asus ROG Flow selling out as soon as they come back in stock.
On the software side, AMD had originally ruled out FSR4 support for RDNA2 GPUs, but leaked code indicates it can in fact run with some success, something we have also covered in a report. A limited performance-only FSR4 mode could realistically be introduced, potentially extending the lifespan of hardware like the Steam Deck, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series consoles.
Moreover, in response to a viewers question, he speculates that Valve isn’t targeting a PS6/Xbox rival. Instead, they could build a small console around a Steam Deck-like APU, overclocked to deliver 1440p 60 FPS gaming, filling the $400–600 gap in the console market.
He also mentioned that motherboard makers such as MSI are now shifting more support to AMD, whereas in the past they favoured Intel. He also suggested that Microsoft’s collaboration with Asus on the ROG Ally X handheld is mainly a beta testbed for Windows Game Mode ahead of the next Xbox generation.
He clarified that the recently spotted "Reuben CPX” is not the RTX 6090. According to what he has heard from Nvidia sources, the RTX 6000 series is likely to launch in early 2027.
His projected roadmap places the RTX 5000 in 2025, the RTX 50 Super refresh in early 2026, and the RTX 6000 in early 2027. On the AMD side, he expects an RDNA 4 refresh to serve as a stopgap before RDNA 5 arrives around the same time. More concrete leaks about the RTX 6000 are expected to surface by mid-2026, unless, as happened before, a major Nvidia hack reveals details earlier.
Tom discusses more leaks in his podcast, which is linked below.
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