• Nvidia’s once more rumored to have RTX 5080 and 5070 Tremendous variants inbound with 24GB and 18GB of VRAM
• They may even be extremely overclocked and will enhance efficiency by as a lot as 15% versus their vanilla variations
• Pricing might be essential, and Nvidia could also be so frightened about AMD’s RX 9000 household that it’d follow the identical MSRPs because the RTX 5080 and 5070

We’re listening to extra gossip from the GPU grapevine about what Nvidia might need incoming in the way in which of Tremendous variants of its RTX 5080 and 5070 graphics playing cards.

Following rumors about these potential upgrades to the present Blackwell GPUs floating round final week – insisting the RTX 5080 Tremendous will enhance the quantity of video RAM to 24GB (from 16GB) – we’ve heard from a daily leaker on YouTube on this subject.

In a brand new video (see under), Moore’s Regulation is Lifeless is fast to level out that not one of the info he has represents concrete plans from Nvidia – which additionally goes for earlier rumors – however nonetheless it’s fascinating to chew over the purported pondering inside the corporate proper now.

Which is, based on a supply at certainly one of Nvidia’s graphics card making companions, that there have been RTX 5080 GPUs with 24GB and RTX 5070 boards with 18GB in labs since final 12 months.

In different phrases, testing on such fashions has been occurring for half a 12 months (or extra – and numerous rumors return a way, too). Nevertheless, Nvidia informed card producers that these variants are ‘on maintain’ till both the state of affairs round pricing for video RAM improves – to make the value tags on these supposed Tremendous fashions suitably palatable for PC avid gamers – or till Nvidia sees if these variants are actually wanted based mostly on what AMD is doing.

There’s been a brand new improvement final week, although, in that the supply claims Nvidia is now saying that RTX 5080 and 5070 Tremendous graphics playing cards at the moment are ‘doubtless’ to occur sooner or later in 2025.

These will apparently be extremely overclocked variations of those two GPUs with the respective 24GB and 18GB loadouts which have already been closely rumored (up from 16GB and 12GB at the moment).

In fact, be cautious about this assertion, however be much more cautious with the hypothesis across the efficiency enhance that this might present. The supply believes we’ll be Tremendous graphics playing cards which might be between 7% to fifteen% quicker than the vanilla RTX 5080 and 5070.

What about pricing? That isn’t but confirmed, as you’d guess provided that we’re not close to launch but. Nevertheless, based on the supply, Nvidia could possibly be retaining the MRSP the identical as the present value tags for the RTX 5080 and 5070, or alternatively, making use of a slight enhance (perhaps 10%, or 20% maybe for the RTX 5080 24GB, the YouTuber guesses).

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A efficiency acquire within the order of 10% to fifteen% could be spectacular for Tremendous variants that use the identical core counts because the vanilla RTX 5080 and 5070. That’s as a result of these (theoretical) features are coming completely from the VRAM enhance and pushing up clocks (by a good bit, I’d guess – which will even ramp up energy utilization, it ought to be famous).

It’s additional price remembering that ratcheting up VRAM by 6-8GB may make fairly a distinction with sure video games in some eventualities, the place that capability issues extra. And that the talked about efficiency acquire would convey the RTX 5080 Tremendous as much as roughly match the body charges delivered by the RTX 4090.

If Nvidia actually is contemplating sustaining pricing on the similar degree because the RTX 5080 and 5070 whereas giving avid gamers that form of enhance, it does present that that is definitely all about firing again at AMD. Because the supply signifies, the RX 9000 sequence has ‘spooked’ Nvidia and we’re definitely seeing Group Purple gaining GPU turf within the battle of the current-gen graphics playing cards.

I’m not stunned that Nvidia is due to this fact feeling the warmth, and is likely to be contemplating launching RTX 5080 and 5070 Tremendous variations that hit the cabinets as far more tempting potential purchases. The latter is especially wanted, as a result of as we’ve seen, the RTX 5070 vanilla GPU acquired a lukewarm reception, and it appears to be like like gross sales have been shaky – and that’s the important thing mid-range battleground with AMD.

There’s truly RTX 5070 inventory round now at main retailers, and pricing isn’t too unhealthy for these fashions both. Though, in fact, if a compelling RTX 5070 Tremendous arrives, pitched on the similar MSRP (or perhaps simply 10% extra), that would create fairly a splash. After which Nvidia would wish to make sure a sturdy provide, or face criticism over again on the inventory entrance.

Which is why if these Tremendous refreshes actually are taking place, I’m anticipating that they gained’t be arriving till later in 2025. Not except Nvidia actually is sweating about how a lot discrete GPU market share AMD is gobbling up (and Group Inexperienced has the power to crank manufacturing strains suitably, too).

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