An alleged picture of the Ampere GA102-300 GPU die has been posted online by a Chiphell user PolyMorph, coming via WCCFTECH. This could be the silicon that would power the upcoming RTX 3090 flagship Ampere graphics card.
NVIDIA’s flagship gaming GPUs are going to use the GA102 GPU core, and these are expected to deliver huge performance gains over the Turing TU102 GPU silicon. The GA102-300-A1 core has previously been hinted to be utilized by the flagship GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card.
The GA102-300-A1 chip which has been pictured is in the qualification state. The picture does not reveal the full graphics processor, but we can read the codename. The GPU is a qualification sample/QUAL SAMPLE, which means custom board partners/AIBs are having this GPU in ready for development.
The full package has not been pictured though, so we can’t guess the DIE size/shape accurately, but if previous leaks/rumors are to be believed, then the die should have an area of roughly 630 mm2. A lot of the image has been blurred out, so we can’t identify where the chip was produced, and other important parameters. Some unique identifiers such as the date this chip was produced, and the specific location of plant/factory where it was fabricated are missing. Nonetheless, the die appears to be massive in size.
Nvidia’s flagship RTX 3090 will feature 24GB of GDDR6X memory, though 12GB models are also expected, according to previous rumors. This graphics card is expected to feature 5248 CUDA cores, representing a significant increase in core count over the RTX 2080 Ti, which features 4352 CUDA cores.
Nvidia is hosting a Geforce Special Event on September 1st, and we expect the company to announce the next-gen Ampere Gaming GPUs. The reviews and product availability are both expected throughout September, but we don’t know the exact dates yet.
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I don’t remember the last time Nvidia tried to hype their cards by this many leaks before. It’s helping their stocks to rise for sure but haven’t impressed gamers yet to upgrade.
These 30 series cards are more like 20 series cards with extra ram that’s all. For 1080p and 2k gaming the 2080 will be good for the next 7 years at the least.
One thing the 30 series could do for sure is take 4K gaming beyond 60 fps for the first time with RT enabled. We should expect new monitors soon too.
Again…all this is just my brain farting to glory.
Remember… this isn’t just a GPU upgrade. you practically have to upgrade the entire computer LOL. I am pumped for the release of a 24GB card… but my 12gb titan seems good for a few years still.
Dude, everyone and their mother at DSO already knows that you have a 12GB Titan and that you’ll use it for a few more years. Sounds like self-persuasion but still.
HA HAAAA I don’t remember posting about it. Always baked. My bad!
If you are interested in this GPU the 3090 I would wait for 3rd party versions unless you know what you are doing with a custom loop. However I would take things a bit further and go with a cooling unit that will take care of both the GPU / Memory. I just have a funny feeling 1st gen Ampere is going to be a blast from the past aka Fermi in terms of heat.
Why custom loop?
AIO is much more efficient and cheaper, will also work with any GPU as long as you have an adapter, which is cheap.
I use a Kraken x62 on my 2080Ti, I’ve gone through a custom loop and performed virtually the same.
Because that is not going to take care of your memory only GPU die. That GDDR6X they are using is going to be insainly hot.
Lol there is absolutely no issue with memory. You just need some airflow, the G12 adapter includes one. I can even run my memory overclocked past 8ghz….
lol what? Have you done any looking into the findings of how how reports are for GDDR6X? A standard fan with a adapter is not going to do the job…
Leo at KitGuru said it’s rumoured that Nvidia are using Samsung as the manufacturer due to negotiations with TSMC having failed. Samsung’s process is not as efficient as TSMC’s process, hence RTX 3090 having a rumoured massive power draw and being a triple-slot card.
So, if true, it seems Nvidia messed up big time. Might be worth waiting for RTX 3090Ti in the hope that TSMC manufacture it.
Oh, okay. Might be worth skipping Ampere altogether then.