GeForce RTX 4080 Could arrive in 12GB and 16GB Variants (updated)
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cucaulay malkin
weird mine went down a lot, probably ~1.3gb, I was getting 7.7-7.9gb before,now it's 6.4-6.6g
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Undying
Its not comparable really as i have more pixels to render = higher vram usage and i also have 10 mods installed. The zombie horde actually have like 2-3 times more zombies during the day than vanilla have at night.
Glottiz
10GB for 3080 was pretty crap decision by Nvidia (well their good for earnings, bad for consumer). Really killed longevity of the card for me in 4K gaming. It's like every new game, especially with RT, now runs at 10GB limit in 4K. Meh.
aufkrawall2
Was already happening when the 3080 was released in 2020 (CP77, WD Legion). Yes, the market was utterly broken, but issues with 10GB in 4k shouldn't have surprised anyone.
nevcairiel
12GB or 16GB would also have very different memory controller and memory bus configurations, and thus quite a difference in memory bandwidth. Its very doubtful both models would exist under the same model name. Either they are still trying to decide which one to go for, or one of those is just a mislabeled 4070 or such.
Netherwind
It's already stupid that two 3080 models exist (10G & 12G) so I sincerely hope this rumor is untrue.
lukas_1987_dion
8GB will be enough.. if you won't use very high/ultra textures ofc :P
In 2023 we will see more titles that have been only made for new consoles.. I don't see how 8GB would be enough for 1440p/4K in 2023+ really, unless you lower texture quality like I mentioned.
I remember how two years ago people were saying that 6GB VRAM is enough for 1440/4K.. look at us now :P
GPU's should have a bit more VRAM (in my opinion 12GB is a sweet spot, 16GB even better for 4K), its good for caching too, oh and less reports about hitching xD
Undying
Indeed. There is no reason why there should be two versions. I hope 12gb is 4070 and 16gb is 4080.
Neo Cyrus
It's pretty stupid that 5 A102 models exist: 3080, 3080 12GB, 3080 Ti, 3090, 3090 Ti... with some games having a whopping under 10% difference in performance between the 3080 and 3090 Ti.
geogan
GeForce RTX 4080 Could arrive in 12GB and 16GB Variants
By my guru level knowledge of hexadecimal and 8 bit odd/even numbers I predict...
It may arrive in 4GB, 6GB, 8GB, 10GB, 12GB, 16GB variants.
It probably won't arrive in 7GB, 9GB, 11GB, 13GB or 15GB variants.
It definitely won't arrive in 1GB, 3GB, 5GB variants.
Speculation is now closed. The end.
Agent-A01
We will always have variants like that unless yields become perfected. One chip might have a couple dead SMs so it will get relegated to a lesser card.
When there's a ton of silicon that fits between models it makes sense to make a Ti variant or whatever.
Neo Cyrus
Having a few is nothing unusual, but 5 like that, with performance that was too often only 3% apart, was because of the mining craze leading to all sorts of bizarre opportunities to milk more money.
The 3090 Ti was likely to be a thing eventually when yields improved, but a 12GB model and a Ti model when the original 3080 was already the successor to the 2080 Ti... I'm not so sure about those.
Regardless, I'm stick of having to deal with nVidia. With FSR 2 being perfectly fine, emulation now finally somewhat supporting AMD, etc, I look forward to the 7900XT if it's available to buy here.
goat1
I picked up a 3090 ti about a month ago. I'm good for years and with 24 vram I don't need.. 😀
tunejunky
exactly. this is a pitfall of a monolithic chip design and the source of cut-downs for every gpu ever made including the new MCM AMD as the step down from the halo is the cut-down
but MCM is far more efficient and logical except for the cost of getting there. once there you're at uArch nirvana where the major issue will be the socket design.
pegasus1
Was it the 8800 series where there were maybe three different VRam levels, I'm sure i remember 320mb and 640mb and I'm sure 512 or something.
TimmyP
Regardless, I'm stick of having to deal with nVidia. With FSR 2 being perfectly fine"
No, FSR2 is not fine. If you are having so many issues with Nvidia vs AMD Gpus, Im gonna put my money on user error.
Typhon Six Six Six
I got a 3000 series, so I didn't have to claw and fight for a 4000 series and probably pay way over msrp and not get the model I want.
Typhon Six Six Six
768mb I think
pegasus1
That was the 8800gtx, awesome card and a huge jump over the 7800gtx, i had both and the 7800gtx was a bit of a disapointment.
Moonbogg
That 12GB version will probably be a 4070Ti and cost $800.
