NVIDIA RTX 5000 Blackwell Memory Amounts Confirmed by Pre-Built PC Maker

[Cpt.Jank]

By now, it's a surprise to almost nobody that NVIDIA plans to launch its next-generation RTX 5000-series "Blackwell" gaming graphics cards at the upcoming CES 2025 event in Las Vegas in early January. Previously, leaks and rumors gave us a full run-down of expected VRAM amounts and other specifications and features for the new GPUs, but these have yet to be confirmed by NVIDIA—for obvious reasons. Now, though, it looks as though iBuyPower has jumped the gun and prematurely revealed the new specifications for its updated line-up of pre-built gaming PCs with RTX 5000-series GPUs ahead of NVIDIA's official announcement. The offending product pages have since been removed, but they both give us confirmation of the previously leaked VRAM amounts and of the expected release cadence for RTX 5000, which will reportedly see the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5080 launch before the RTX 5090 flagship.

On iBuyPower's now-pulled pages, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB can be seen as the GPUs powering two different upcoming Y40 pre-built gaming PCs from the system integrator. The VRAM specifications here coincide with what we have previously seen from other leaked sources. Unfortunately, while an archived version of the page for the pre-built containing the RTX 5080 appears to show the design for an ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 5080 with a triple-fan cooler, it looks like iBuyPower is using the same renders for both the 5080 and 5070Ti versions of the pre-built PCs. What's also interesting is that iBuyPower looks to be pairing the next-gen GPUs with 7000-series AMD X3D CPUs, as opposed to the newly released AMD Ryzen 9000 X3D chips that have started making their way out into the market.


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[Dr. Dro]

Uh, There is a "5080 SUPER" listed in one of these pages. Might just be a typo for 4080 SUPER in that particular case.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Uh, There is a "5080 SUPER" listed in one of these pages. Might just be a typo for 4080 SUPER in that particular case.

5070Ti Super too....

 

[Klemc]

Or another new mixed name if NVidia does like Intel and changes their namings

5000+70-ti_S

 

[ZoneDymo]

Shame the 5080 does not have 24 gigabytes like the RTX 4090

 

[Dawora]

Shame the 5080 does not have 24 gigabytes like the RTX 4090

No 3GB Gddr7 yet

so need to wait 5080Ti for extra Vram

 

[N/A]

If it had 24GB it wouldn't have come at the cheap price of just 1299 and I dont like the idea of 24 GB even as system memory when 32 GB costs almost the same.
But at this price the 5080 is only worth it if it has GB202 and 18K cores like a full AD102, maybe next year and that gets us closer to the 6080 and N2 node.

 

[Chrispy_]

These 16GB cards aren't interesting from a memory standpoint, we always expected them to be at least 16GB models.

It's the continued existence of 8GB models north of $300, and 12GB (the bare minimum) being five Benjamins that is very concerning.

 

[Dahita]

If it had 24GB it wouldn't have come at the cheap price of just 1299 and I dont like the idea of 24 GB even as system memory when 32 GB costs almost the same.
But at this price the 5080 is only worth it if it has GB202 and 18K cores like a full AD102, maybe next year and that gets us closer to the 6080 and N2 node.

And I don't like 16GB when 24 costs almost the same.

 

[starfals]

No 3GB Gddr7 yet

so need to wait 5080Ti for extra Vram

Great, 1500-1700 bucks 5080 ti... and the rest of us will have a 1000-1300 bucks nerfed 5080. Shame they can't release all of these at the same time so we can decide fast. One thing is for sure, waiting 1 more year after such a already long generation.... is going to be painful.

Also also, what a horrible next gen this is gonna be. Only 5090 seems good but god knows that card wont be for 99% of the gamers.

 

[scooze]

Shame the 5090 does not have 64 gigabytes.
These 32GB cards aren't interesting from a memory standpoint, we always expected them to be at least 64GB models.

 

[N/A]

Shame the 5090 does not have 64 gigabytes.
These 32GB cards aren't interesting from a memory standpoint, we always expected them to be at least 64GB models.

64Gb is Quadro exclusive perhaps..

And I don't like 16GB when 24 costs almost the same.

Apples to apples. GDDR7 is another league

 

[eldon_magi]

i can assign 16GB of my 96GB of 5600MHz DDR5 RAM to my 780m iGPU in my 372 EUR 8845HS minipc, and enjoy thousands of older fun games, paying 0 for a discrete GPU. So in the bang for buck game, i win?

 

[Onasi]

@eldon_magi
Unironically - yes. From the standpoint of “money for fun” you are absolutely a winner.

These 32GB cards aren't interesting from a memory standpoint, we always expected them to be at least 64GB models.

Probably wouldn’t want to step on the toes of a much more expensive professional model. NV is usually very deliberate with their product stack segmentation.

 

[Chaitanya]

64Gb is Quadro exclusive perhaps..

Apples to apples. GDDR7 is another league

Along with fully unlocked die it will be workstation/professional exclusive product. Not expecting it to find it being available for gamers.

 

[TheDeeGee]

Wait, there is already a 5070 Ti Super at launch?

That can't be right.

 

[Why_Me]

Wait, there is already a 5070 Ti Super at launch?

That can't be right.

Rumor has it that card will be released this month.

 

[kondamin]

Rumor has it that card will be released this month.

Super has been the refresh cycle product

 

[AusWolf]

Ti Super already? What will the "buy more of the same shit" refresh be called? Ti Super Ultra?

C'mon, Nvidia! There's so many zeros in your model names, use them for something! 5075 or something... Enough of the stupid, childish, nonsensical suffixes!

 

[Prima.Vera]

I'm keep saying the same thing over and over.
The RTX 5080 should have been a 320-bit card with 20GB VRAM.
This 5080 with 256-bit/16GB scam pulled by nVidia is actually the real 5070, while the 5070 Ti, is actually a 5060 Ti for the price of a 5080.

 

[mate123]

I'm keep saying the same thing over and over.
The RTX 5080 should have been a 320-bit card with 20GB VRAM.
This 5080 with 256-bit/16GB scam pulled by nVidia is actually the real 5070, while the 5070 Ti, is actually a 5060 Ti for the price of a 5080.

They have no reason to do that, they are obviously not charity and with 0 competition it is no wonder they are saving the chips for Quadros etc. which they can sell for even more astronomical prices...
It is really sad that AMD abandoned the high end and Intel is... well... Intel. Real competition would keep the prices on sane levels...

 

[Prima.Vera]

Is not about charity, is about playing fair to the group that made them who they are today. Renaming a x070 card to an x080 is beyond callous , especially when they doubled the price in just a couple of years.
The problem is that almost nobody calls them in. The so called tech influencers keep praising the company (naturally because of the big paycheck they received from them for good reviews), while unbiased tech sites don't emphasise enough those practises, afraid they will be taken out of the free samples for review or something...

 

[AusWolf]

They have no reason to do that, they are obviously not charity and with 0 competition it is no wonder they are saving the chips for Quadros etc. which they can sell for even more astronomical prices...
It is really sad that AMD abandoned the high end and Intel is... well... Intel. Real competition would keep the prices on sane levels...

Sane people not spending insane money on ridiculously over-specced cards would keep prices at level.

Hands up anyone who desperately needs a 5090 right now because the 4090 isn't good enough. No one? I thought so.

Is not about charity, is about playing fair to the group that made them who they are today. Renaming a x070 card to an x080 is beyond callous , especially when they doubled the price in just a couple of years.
The problem is that almost nobody calls them in. The so called tech influencers keep praising the company (naturally because of the big paycheck they received from them for good reviews), while unbiased tech sites don't emphasise enough those practises, afraid they will be taken out of the free samples for review or something...

Sure, Nvidia could give you more, but why would they? You would have a chance not to buy the 60x series when it coumes out. You wouldn't want that, would you? /s

 

[Prima.Vera]

Sane people not spending insane money on ridiculously over-specced cards would keep prices at level.
Hands up anyone who desperately needs a 5090 right now because the 4090 isn't good enough. No one? I thought so.
Sure, Nvidia could give you more, but why would they? You would have a chance not to buy the 60x series when it comes out. You wouldn't want that, would you? /s

I think for me personally, right now, the most stupid and retarded thing I can do, is to buy the 5080 card, which is no way future proof due to low VRAM amount and the narrow 256-bit bus. I'm hoping for a 5080 Ti card with 320-bit bus and 20GB of VRAM or for the 6080 with those specs, but that's just wishful thinking.
However atm, I see no reason to upgrade my 3080 card, since I can play absolutely all possible games right now without any issue. Only my vanity pushes me to upgrade, and that's to match the 100fps with my 100Hz monitor, from 50-60 fps I'm getting now with ultra details, including the overhyped RT....

 

[3valatzy]

CP 2077 Phantom Liberty, a 2023 game, uses 18.3 GB VRAM at 4K with PT and DLSS3 frame gen, without textures mods from the community.
Alan Wake 2, a 2023 game: 17.8 GB.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle have very high VRAM usage, even a 3080 10GB can't run it at max settings 1080p.
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora with unobtanium settings at 3440x1440 also uses 18/19 GB on a 4090.

For so expensive cards 16 GB is outrageous and DOA.

Vote with your wallet.