Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super rumor points to VRAM upgrade

New leaks are arriving to agency up particulars about what the rumored Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Tremendous goes to appear like. The newest leak suggests the upcoming card will get a further 4GB of video reminiscence, in comparison with the prevailing model’s 16GB of GDDR6X.

These particulars arrive sizzling on the heels of earlier Nvidia leaks that pointed to the existence of an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super, in addition to a refreshed GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and GeForce RTX 4080.

The specs are nonetheless largely unknown, nevertheless it’s speculated that the RTX 4080 Tremendous shall be based mostly on the AD102 chip and get a VRAM enhance from 16 to 20GB, based on IT Home. The RTX 4070 Tremendous, in the meantime, could get a GPU improve – from AD104 to AD103 – and will see an identical enhance in VRAM, though this wasn’t revealed within the leak.

Nonetheless, dependable {hardware} leaker kopite7kimi offered a differing perspective on these rumors, saying “I’ve some totally different opinions.” They consider the “relationship between RTX 4080 Tremendous and RTX 4080 is just like that between RTX 2080 Tremendous and RTX 2080.”

This suggests the RTX 4080 Tremendous will sport an AD103 chip — identical because the vanilla RTX 4080 — however the chip gained’t be lower down. After all, the ‘Tremendous’ naming for the three playing cards isn’t sure — in actual fact, there’s been no official affirmation of them from Nvidia in any respect — however leakers are more and more utilizing the ‘Tremendous’ nomenclature, so we’ll observe that conference till we hear in any other case.

This may mark a change in tack from staff inexperienced, which hasn’t rolled out a Tremendous GPU since 2019’s Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Tremendous. However the rumor that the RTX 4070 Ti will get a brand new model suggests Nvidia should change the naming. They’ll’t precisely name it the RTX 4070 Ti Ti, can they!

Whereas the RTX 4080 isn’t the best graphics card by way of efficiency or value, it’s nonetheless a worthy addition to the Lovelace lineup. Take a look at our GPU shopping for information that will help you discover the correct improve to your rig.