Videocardz’s internal sources have just given us some update on the launch window of Nvidia’s yet to be announced Ampere-based RTX 3080 20 GB SKU.
According to Videocardz’s sources Nvidia plans to launch two more SKUs in the Ampere GPU lineup stack this coming December, the RTX 3080 20 GB and the RTX 3070 16 GB variants, respectively. It appears that there has been a slight change in Nvidia’s planned roadmap.
If you are looking to upgrade your GPU, then it would be wise to wait till December, since these upcoming refresh SKUs pack more VRAM frame buffer than their previous counterparts (that is of course if you can grab one at launch date).
An internal roadmap presentation slide from the GPU manufacturer GALAX already spilled the beans on some unreleased and upcoming GeForce RTX 30-series graphics cards last month. It was confirmed back then that NVIDIA is prepping three more SKUs in the Ampere lineup which would be the GeForce RTX 3080 20 GB, GeForce RTX 3070 SUPER/Ti, and the GeForce RTX 3060, respectively.
Some new product codenames for unreleased Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series cards were also leaked before by Gigabyte as well. The company listed three variants, the GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, RTX 3070 16 GB and the RTX 3080 20 GB, respectively. Though, according to Videocardz, there are no plans to release the RTX 3070 Ti or SUPER variant having 6144 CUDA cores anytime soon.
We can expect the Ti or Super SKUs to launch next year. The ‘PG142 SKU 0’-based board requires a full GPU die to be operational, and the current yields are also not satisfactory for the GA104-based GPU.
According to previous rumors, the RTX 3070 Super variant is expected to feature the PG142 board, and might come in 8 or 16 GB VRAM flavors, the non-X GDDR6 memory type. The RTX 3070 Ti on the other hand is expected to feature 16 GB of VRAM. We expect a 6144 CUDA core count for the RTX 3070 Ti/Super. The plain non-Super/Ti RTX 3070 card is having a total of 5888 CUDA cores, which is 256 cores less.
The RTX 3070 16 GB SKU carries the codename ‘PG142 SKU 05’. In the mainstream and mid-range segment we also have the RTX 3060 Ti SKU, and the launch date for this GPU has been pushed back to mid-November, according to Videocardz.
The company did not announce any plans to release this X60 SKU, the mainstream RTX 3060 card, though we have been hearing rumors that Nvidia might release two variants, based on the GA106 and GA104 GPU core/die.
The GA104 GPU would likely adopt the Ti or Super branding. We expect the GA106 GPU board to be featured on the plain RTX 3060 GPU (the non-Ti/Super variant), and rumor has it that this card might feature 6 GB of GDDR6 memory over a 192-bit wide bus interface.
The RTX 3060 Ti/Super on the other hand might feature 8 GB of GDDR6 memory over a 256-bit bus interface. According to @Kopite7kimi, who is a well known leaker, the RTX 3060 Ti/Super GPU would allegedly feature the GA104-200 GPU having a total of 4864 CUDA cores, in a total of 38 SMs, which is 1024 CUDA cores less than the RTX 3070’s 5888 count. The card is also said to feature only 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, since this is more of a successor to the GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER SKU.
The GeForce RTX 3080 20 GB model on the other hand is expected to feature the same CUDA core count as the 10 GB SKU at 8704 cores. But it makes little sense for Nvidia to just release a GPU having more VRAM, if the specs remain unchanged, so there are slight chances that Nvidia might release a higher-spec’d x80 series variant in the last moment, to counter AMD’s Big Navi GPU.
The RTX 3080 20 GB SKU would be based on the PG132 SKU20 board, and this card has been in the roadmap for quite some time.
Also, don’t expect similar pricing for these variants, since the GeForce RTX 3070 with 16 GB of VRAM could end up close to the pricing of the GeForce RTX 3080, and the RTX 3080 20 GB would cost roughly around $799-$899 USD.
These Ti/Super variants aren’t meant to replace the existing RTX 30-series lineup either, but they rather offer a step-up and upgrade in terms of memory and better core specs, but at higher prices. This all depends on how AMD responds back with their NAVI 2X lineup based on the new RDNA2 architecture.
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Bollox. Oddly the same bollox that WCCF posted. You will need a more powerful GPU before you need so much VRAM. The next gen consoles only have a total of 16GB of RAM. Most PC gamers will upgrade to a 3060 or equivelent.
A good example of why we already need more capable GPUs – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-8tDxSZIJ4&feature=emb_logo
Of those 16 only 10 is fast RAM, 6 gigs of slower RAM which will be used for the OS and other stuff.
For reference the Xbox one X has 12 gigs total, i don’t understand why is everybody is Vram crazed right now.
People are scared because it’s better to have VRAM to spare than to have less than u need. A lot of people were told during the 700 series launch that a lot VRAM was not that important and that 2GBs were fine for 1080p and you only would need more at higher resolutions, that turned out to be quite a mistake. Fast Foward to lesss than a year and NVIDIA launcheed the 970 that altough had the infamous 3.5GB problem it was still miles ahead of a 770 that had 2GB and it’s also one of the reasons as to why (besides better driver support) AMD cards age better.
the situation with 700 series is different. just look at the spec for 7th gen and 8th gen console. 360 have 512mb of shared RAM. PS3 have 256mb. then both xbox one and PS4 have 8GB. that is 16 times and 32times more memory respectively. this is one thing that contribute to significant VRAM usage in many games when game start being develop exclusively for 8th gen. John carmack even said it back then that majority end up relying on brute force instead of optimizing more when it comes to memory usage.
upcoming console will both have 16GB which is twice the amount they had with 8th gen. so series X is not having 128GB (16 times) nor PS5 having 256GB (32 times) of RAM which is the kind of increase we saw from 7th gen to 8th gen. memory usage will increase but it might not increasing drastically as many people would believe. but GPU maker like AMD and nvidia will play around the marketing anyway by providing GPU with massive VRAM.
I was Gonna try this Demo, is it worth it?
I just finished it and had a great time, I definitely think you should try it 🙂 also F.I.S.T. Forged in Shadow Torch was also really fun, try that out too if you have the time, that one is 20min or so, xuan yuan is closer to an hour
Thanks man, I just finished DLing the Demo to both games you suggested. I wished these games would come to GoG. Im usually on top of all the games and I’ve never heard of F.I.S.T. thanks for the tip.
No problem my man, I randomly stumbled across FIST during the Tokyo Game Show and thought it looked freakin rad. Hope you enjoy the demos, also if you like banjo-esque 3d platformers, give Pumpkin Jack a shot.
>What else can vram be used for other than gaming?
Uhhh
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c6ff3dc1922e535a038ed1cc587b30361b686712e706acf21f6d85607e83f8b1.png
exactly..
learn to read u moron…Nowhere Gaming was mentioned in this article, lmao….
So whatever GPU you choose now to play next gen games at 4K, you should pick one with more Vram than the consoles.
we might see in a year or so, some games pushing textures and visual even further to make use of those large VRAM amount at Ultra setting at 4K.
Do you have to start with ‘Moron’? Man why can’t we be more respectful to each other on here. Myself included of course, cause I ain’t a poster child.
+1
It’s tiring reading comment threads and forums where ppl are insulting each other.
Youve earned my respect for this comment
To be honest most of the ppl play on 1080p and they dont need more than 8 gigs of vram…..
And those people don’t buy 70 and 80 series products so…
You sure do eat up that sweet Nvidia marketing that you don’t need more Vram.
These 8gb cards are in exactly the same position 2gb cards were when last gen consoles were coming out.
Yea but the 3080 20gb will probably be around a 1000$/1000eur
The 3070ti will be less expensive than the 3080 so i guess 600-650$/eur?
They can and they will. Look at the 3090 price / performance. ( i know its a “gpu for creators”) but still its a gaming card
I hope im wrong because this is the one i want
If in right then ill take the 3070ti
Man I was really looking forward to getting the 3070, now it’s postponed until the end of October. The question is for me, when in December can we expect the 16GB variant and how likely is it that one will get a card right off the bat. I’ve got 3 weeks of vacation time lined up from the middle of December, it would be great to have a new card by then, as my 1060 GTX starts to struggle with newer games in 1440p. 16GB VRAM would be nice, but not at all cost. If it turns out to really cost almost as much as a 3080, I’d probably go with the 8GB model anyway, so I guess the actual pricing will be the real question for me. Let’s hope that there will be more information on that matter sooner than later.
I would wait for AMD. even if you wanna buy Nvidia its smart yo wait for AMD new cards. Cuz nvidia might lower the 30xx price when the new AMD cards releases
the wait can be painful one since both AMD and nvidia can’t push out enough until next year.
This soon ? This might cool off some buyers
i was hoping to see 3060 and lower from november onwards but it seems we probably will not going to see them until next year due to the high end battle.
So higher Vram cars are coming out at the same time as the regular versions lol
MSI have been caught scalping their own cards.
another paper launch
good