The Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti GPU could have 20GB of VRAM (but at what cost?)

The Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti GPU could have 20GB of VRAM (but at what cost?)

Rumors of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3000 graphics card are increasing as the initial launch approaches, and new speculation has surfaced regarding the memory configurations of the higher-end Ampere GPUs. As discovered by Videocardz, this rumor comes from a well-known hardware leaker wjm47196, although it's posted on Chiphell, which isn't, shall we say, the most trustworthy forum, so take it all with a higher dose of caution and the usual seasonings. required with any rumor. Either way, the theory is that Nvidia's next-gen graphics cards will be run with a high-end one that will have 24GB of onboard video memory (probably with the Ampere Titan) and 20GB with the RTX. 3080 Ti (assuming that's the name, this GPU was once called a 3090), plus 10GB with the RTX 3080. The post also claims that these GPUs will use either a 384-bit or 320-bit memory bus. This is where the caveats and caution come back, as loading the 3080 Ti (or as it ends up being called) with 20GB of RAM would certainly be a surprising move. Previous rumors are in line with the RTX 3080 having 10GB and 24GB of RAM for the Titan, but speculation had previously established that the RTX 3080 Ti had 12GB and not 20GB (other rumors pointed to 11GB or 16GB). Of all these possibilities, 20GB just doesn't seem like a likely amount, and remember that the first hope was certainly that Nvidia's high-end Amps could be a bit more affordable than Turing GPUs. Filling the 3080 Ti with that much video memory won't help much on the cost front (especially if it's the alleged new GDDR6X memory that Vine keeps discussing).

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Chiphell's post also mentions 16GB and 8GB Amps models with a 256-bit bus, presumably referring to the RTX 3070 which has 8GB of VRAM, and possibly a 16GB Quadro model (based on the same GA104 GPU) that Videocardz is talking about. theorizing (or perhaps he could be referring to the possible 3070 Super). Either way, at least we won't have to wait long to find out the truth about it, as Nvidia will kick off its GeForce launch event on September 1st. In a few weeks, we'll find out what Nvidia calls the "biggest advances in PC gaming since 1999," which is why the company is making such a big deal about this one. We've now seen some leaks claiming that the GeForce 3080 Ti will be around 50% more powerful than the current GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, which in itself is a worrying enough prospect for AMD's rival Big Navi GPU. DLSS 3.0 could also be a major factor in the war for next-gen graphics cards. Recertified - EVGA GeForce ... EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC ... Asus TUF Gaming GeForce GTX ...