NVIDIA Prepares RTX 50 Super Refresh with Major VRAM Upgrades
NVIDIA is planning an extensive refresher of its RTX 50 series: Three new super variants should appear with significantly more video memory and higher performance. The RTX 5070 Super, RTX 5070 Ti Super and RTX 5080 are in conversation.
Nvidia plans Super Refresh of the RTX 50 series
The graphics card manufacturer Nvidia apparently prepares an expansion of its current RTX 50 series. According to the current Report and the often well -informed leaker Kopite7kimi Should three new super variants appear: the GeForce RTX 5070 Super, RTX 5070 Ti Super and RTX 5080 Super. The models would continue Nvidia’s strategy to expand successful graphics card generations through super refreshs.
The GeForce RTX 5080 Super should become the flagship of the new series and appear with 24 GB video memory, 10,752 computing kernels and a power consumption of 415 watts. For comparison: The current RTX 5080 has 16 GB GDDR7 memory and requires 360 watts. The RTX 5070 Ti Super would follow with 24 GB memory and 8960 Cuda cores.
Reaction to ongoing memory criticism
The massive memory expansion is a direct reaction to the ongoing criticism of the original RTX 50 series. Many users and specialist media complained that Nvidia had not made any significant progress compared to the previous generation. In particular, the RTX 5070 with its twelve GB GDDR7 was criticized as too short, since the RTX 3070 Ti from 2021 already had eight GB.
The new super variants should solve this problem by offering 1.5 times as much memory as their basic models. This is made possible by the use of 3 GB GDDR7 memory modules, while the standard models rely on 2 GB modules. The technology is already available, but has not yet been used in consumer graphics cards.
Technical specifications in detail
The RTX 5070 Super is expected to be equipped with the GB205-400 GPU and has 6400 Cuda cores-a moderate increase of four percent compared to the standard RTX 5070 with 6144 nuclei. The memory expansion to 18 GB continues to be via a 192-bit storage bus, which would mean an unchanged memory bandwidth of around 672 GB/s.
In general, only the RTX 5070 increases great with regard to its compensation cores, the other two graphics cards remain unchanged away from their memory upgrade. However, NVIDIA is also supposed to rely on updated GPUs-GB203-450 (RTX 5080 Super), GB203-350 (RTX 5070 Ti Super) and GB205-400 (RTX 5070 Super).
Higher current intake than compromise
The power consumption increases for all models. The RTX 5070 Super needs 275 watts – 25 watts more than the basic model. The RTX 5070 Ti Super works with 350 watts, which corresponds to an increase of 50 watts. From 360 watts to 415 watts, on the other hand, the TDP of the RTX 5080 should increase. The increase results from the additional computing units and the higher energy requirement of the larger memory.
Historically, Nvidia follows a proven pattern with the super models. Already with the RTX 20 and RTX-30 series, the company had postponed improved super variants about a year after the original market launch. These typically offered more power at the same price or the same performance at a reduced price.
Meaning for gaming and AI applications
The additional storage capacity could be particularly interesting for high -resolution gaming, demanding workloads and future -proof systems. Modern games in 4K resolution with activated ray tracing and DLSS can already use the storage limits of current graphics cards. At the same time, the need for VRAM grows steadily through AI applications and content-creation tools.
For AI enthusiasts and developers, the 24 GB of the RTX 5070 Ti Super or RTX 5080 would be particularly attractive, as they would enable local AI models that were previously reserved for professional cards or the RTX 5090. In the end, Nvidia could help strengthen its position in the growing consumer AI market.
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