Tuesday, August 13th 2024
NVIDIA Readies GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 Variant?
NVIDIA is possibly launching a more cost-effective variant of its GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card featuring GDDR6 memory, replacing the GDDR6X that it originally launched with. The new SKU would be better differentiated from the RTX 4070 SUPER. When NVIDIA refreshed its RTX 40-series "Ada" product stack in January, it discontinued the RTX 4070 Ti and RTX 4080, which had been replaced in the lineup by the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and RTX 4080 SUPER, but at the time it didn't tinker with the RTX 4070, which continued to sell at a roughly $50 lower price than the RTX 4070 SUPER. This new SKU could be an attempt by NVIDIA to get further down below the $500-mark in pricing.
The RTX 4070 originally launched with 21 Gbps GDDR6X memory. This new variant sees the memory replaced with 20 Gbps conventional GDDR6. The JEDEC standard GDDR6 chips could be cheaper than GDDR6X, and could very well be the same GDDR6 chip models AMD uses in some of its higher Radeon RX 7000 series SKUs. This, however, comes with a 4.75% drop in memory bandwidth, which NVIDIA probably overcomes with increasing the GPU clocks a touch. The ASIC code for this SKU is AD104-251, compared to the AD104-250 of the original RTX 4070. The core configuration is otherwise unchanged—you get 5,888 CUDA cores across 46 streaming multiprocessors. Galax has a card based on this SKU ready.
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The RTX 4070 originally launched with 21 Gbps GDDR6X memory. This new variant sees the memory replaced with 20 Gbps conventional GDDR6. The JEDEC standard GDDR6 chips could be cheaper than GDDR6X, and could very well be the same GDDR6 chip models AMD uses in some of its higher Radeon RX 7000 series SKUs. This, however, comes with a 4.75% drop in memory bandwidth, which NVIDIA probably overcomes with increasing the GPU clocks a touch. The ASIC code for this SKU is AD104-251, compared to the AD104-250 of the original RTX 4070. The core configuration is otherwise unchanged—you get 5,888 CUDA cores across 46 streaming multiprocessors. Galax has a card based on this SKU ready.
32 Comments on NVIDIA Readies GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 Variant?
NVIDIA, you think you can price this fairly cheaper while also giving it a distinctive name in order not to confuse consumers with the GDDR6X model?
NVIDIA, you there?
Hello.... ?
One could also word it like a silent downgrade at consumer's expense.
No idea what impact there would be on performance but GDDR6X was already chosen first for good reason.
It doesn't make sense to revisit the product stack and bin new stuff when there's already no shortage of existing product.
ofc it always feels bad when companies do that but realistically you'd need a microscope to spot the performance delta
8800 GS 384MB (Had GDDR3 and hobbled DDR2 variants)
8800 GTS 320MB
8800 GTS 640MB
8800 GTS 640MB Core 112
8800 GTS 512MB
8800 GT 256MB (Slower memory clock than standard 512MB version)
8800 GT 512MB (Faster than G80-based GTS due to newer, more capable G92 core)
8800 GTX 768MB
8800 Ultra 768MB
...and I'm pretty sure I still missed a few
EDIT: Left out a key word.. Sleep deprivation is a thing..
was that clear on the package when ya bought one or ?
from hardware canucks:
All in all, there is nothing to differentiate this revised 8800GTS card from any other GTS card produced in the last few months.
Regarding the name, RTX 4065 wouldn't be the worst idea for that optical stroke. Or, 4069. No need to higher the clocks, either, they'd better off subbing all 4060 Tis with this much more reasonable device.
This here is when you get the picture, Nvidia will sell 10+ GeForces for every Radeon AMD manages to shift, and this gap widens in the high-volume segment. The demand is so high they sell every unit they can make, revise the hardware to improve availability and still sell every unit they can make afterwards.
it was just out of curiosity and not to offend you Mr. Dr Dr. Dr.. Dro
sorry for even posting and asking questions
Apologies :oops:
but all is good we all do it sometimes and it was offtopic from my side so sorry from me
love ya all at tpu