On September 30, 2026, Microsoft Azure will retire the Standard_NV12s_v3, Standard_NV12hs_v3, Standard_NV24s_v3, Standard_NV24ms_v3, Standard_NV32ms_v3, and Standard_NV48s_v3 virtual machines (VMs) in the NVv3-series virtual machines (VMs). To avoid any disruptions to your service, we recommend that you change the VM sizing for your workloads from the current NVv3-series VMs to the newer VM series in the same NV product line.
Microsoft is recommending the Azure NVadsA10_v5 VMs, which offer greater GPU memory bandwidth per GPU. These VMs are targeted for GPU accelerated graphics applications, virtual desktops, visualizations, or small AI workloads.
How does the retirement of the NVv3-series virtual machines affect me?
After September 30, 2026, any remaining NVv3-series virtual machines (VMs) subscriptions will be set to a deallocated state. They'll stop working and no longer incur billing charges. NVv3 will no longer be under SLA or have support included.
1-year and 3-year RI purchases for the NVv3-series will end September 30, 2025.
You need to resize or deallocate your NVv3-series VMs. We recommend that you change VM sizes for these workloads from the original NVv3-series VMs to the NVadsA10_v5-series VMs (or an alternative).