24GB RTX 5080 SUPER and 18GB RTX 5070 SUPER GPUs Leak
3GB GDDR7 modules are set to transform Nvidia’s RTX 50 SUPER GPU range
Since the launch of the world’s first 3GB (24Gb) GDDR7 memory modules, we have said that they have the potential to transform the GPU market. Now, it looks like Nvidia is preparing to tap into that potential with its planned RTX 5080 SUPER and RTX 5070 SUPER graphics cards.
According to Panzerlied on Chiphell (via Harukaze5719), Nvidia is planning to launch two RTX 50 SUPER series graphics cards using 3GB GDDR7 memory modules. This will allow Nvidia to add 50% more memory to their new “SUPER” series desktop GPU models. Currently, Nvidia’s RTX 50 desktop GPUs use 2GB (16Gb) GDDR7 chips.
Currently, Nvidia only uses 3GB GDDR7 memory modules on its RTX 5090 Mobile GPU and RTX 6000 PRO. In the future, these 3GB GDDR7 chips will become more mainstream.
Nvidia’s planned RTX 5080 SUPER and RTX 5070 SUPER will reportedly feature 24GB and 18GB of GDDR7 memory, respectively. This would be great news for gamers and professional users alike. Gamers will become less likely to run into VRAM-related issues when gaming at high resolutions. For professional users, they will be able to complete more VRAM-heavy workloads and accelerate workloads that were VRAM-capacity limited.
If Nvidia were to use 3GB GDDR7 modules more widely, it could also create 12GB RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti GPU models. Recently, a reviewer called Nvidia’s 8GB RTX 5060 Ti “instantly obsolete.” Note that this could have been avoided if Nvidia had made a 12GB RTX 5060 Ti using 3GB GDDR7 modules.
Perhaps Nvidia has plans for an “RTX 5060 SUPER” with 12GB of memory. If Nvidia created such a GPU, its lower-end GPU offerings would immediately become more appealing to users.
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