Nvidia RTX 5080 might need a 24GB variant, RTX 5090 set to supply DisplayPort 2.1a

Rumor mill: Leaks surrounding Nvidia’s next-generation graphics playing cards are quickly escalating. Current social media posts containing rumored specs have sparked responses that not solely corroborate the data but additionally introduce new particulars. It is seemingly that much more data will emerge earlier than the top of the yr.

Extra particulars about Nvidia’s upcoming graphics playing cards, prone to be the GeForce RTX 5080 and 5090, have emerged following a trusted leaker’s disclosure of their supposed specs. It appears Staff Inexperienced might lastly meet up with the competitors’s show know-how, whereas considerations concerning the 5080’s reminiscence configuration look like unfounded.

Outstanding tipster @kopite7kimi lately claimed that the 5080 will function solely 16 GB of VRAM, the identical as its predecessor, the 4080, which shortly led to disappointment amongst potential patrons. Given Nvidia’s historical past of releasing GPUs with comparatively modest VRAM quantities, this resolution wouldn’t be shocking.

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One other well-known leaker, @harukaze5719, responded to Kopite’s publish with a transport manifest that listed a number of take a look at fashions bearing the identical SKU numbers because the RTX 5080 and 5090. This means Nvidia could also be making ready a number of variants of 1 or each playing cards, making a 24 GB model of the 5080 a powerful risk.

Given Nvidia’s current monitor document, it might be uncommon for the corporate to launch a brand new GPU technology with out providing a 24 GB mannequin. The upcoming Blackwell graphics card lineup is not anticipated to begin transport till January 2025, so it is seemingly that Nvidia hasn’t finalized all of the variants but.

This technique may mirror the RTX 4000 launch, which included each 12 GB and 16 GB variations of the 4080. If Nvidia takes an identical strategy, let’s hope the 16 GB mannequin will not change into an overpriced 5070 Ti in disguise.

In the meantime, Benchlife has corroborated Kopite’s publish and supplied further particulars concerning the RTX 5090’s connectivity choices, confirming that it’s going to function Extremely-Excessive Bit Charge (UHBR20) DisplayPort 2.1a. Earlier experiences indicated that Blackwell would help each PCIe 5.0 and DisplayPort 2.1. Whereas AMD’s Radeon RX 7000 GPUs already embrace DP 2.1, the RTX 4000 sequence caught with 1.4a.

Moreover, the usual model of Nvidia’s upcoming flagship will use a single 16-pin 12V-2×6 connector, debunking current hypothesis that it would require two. Nevertheless, board companions should still launch overclocked editions that make the most of two connectors.

Notably, Blackwell pocket book GPUs may also debut at CES, providing vital energy effectivity enhancements over the RTX 4000 sequence and that includes GDDR7 VRAM. On the desktop aspect, solely the 5090, 5080, and 5070 are anticipated to help GDDR7.