New leaks and rumors have surfaced regarding NVIDIA’s upcoming GeForce RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 graphics cards that will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2022.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 in October, RTX 4080 16GB and 12GB graphics cards in November
The latest launch rumors come from Chiphell’s senior editor, n apoleon, who stated that NVIDIA is already ahead of the schedule with GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards. they say that RTX 4090 It will actually be shown at GTC 2022 and that the card will launch in October, something we mentioned in June. Interestingly enough, the editor also mentions that the . file RTX 4080 It will also launch a month after the RTX 4090 in November which is something we said too A few months ago in our exclusive show.
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Graphics Card – Launch October 2022
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Graphics Card – Release November 2022
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Graphics – December 2022 launch
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Graphics Card – Revealed January CES 2023
But that’s not the only new information we’ve got. Our sources also indicated that the GeForce RTX 4080 will get two variants, one for the 16GB model and the other for the 12GB model. We heard This rumor before But based on the data provided to us, it appears that the 16GB model will have a reference TGP of 340W while the 12GB model will have a reference TGP of 285W. This could mean that the specs between the two models will be significantly different since we’re talking about a 20 percent difference in wattage alone.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GDDR6X variant is expected to use a 12-layer PCB while the other variant is said to feature a 12GB GDDR6X VRAM configuration and a 10-layer PCB design. The first card will primarily target the AIC and reference design while the second model will only be of the AIC type.
It is also rumored that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB uses a different PCB than the RTX 4080 16 GB variant. Now if we compare this to NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3080 lineup, we’ll see that the green team also had two variants of their previous card, one with a 10GB configuration launched in 2020, and another with 12GB launched in 2022. The second edition was limited to AIC models only It did not see the launch of Founders Edition. AIC also set the pricing for the card because NVIDIA’s MSRP was not officially mentioned at launch. But the memory configuration wasn’t the only thing that changed between the two cards.
| Photographers card | GPU | Variable PCB | SM modules/cores | memory / bus | Memory clock / bandwidth | TBP | power connectors | release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Ti | M 102 – 350? | to be announced later on | 144/18432? | 24 GB / 384-bit | 24 Gbps/1.15 TB/sec | ~600 watts | 1x 16 teeth | to be announced later on |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | M 102 – 300? | PG137 / 139 SKU330 | 128/16384? | 24 GB / 384-bit | 21 Gbps/1.00 TB/sec | ~ 450 watts | 1x 16 teeth | Fourth Quarter 2022 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | AD103-300? | PG136 / 139-SKU360 | 76/9728? | 16 GB / 256 bit | 23 Gbps / 760 Gbps | ~ 340 W | 1x 16 teeth | Fourth Quarter 2022 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | M 103/104? | PG141-SKU340 / 341 | to be announced later on | 12 GB / 192 bits | 23 Gbps / 552 Gbps | ~ 285 W | 1x 16 teeth | Fourth Quarter 2022 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16GB and 12GB graphics cards will be among the first graphics cards along with the RTX 4090 to be released for gamers. So far, the RTX 4090 is expected to be released on October 22, but its reveal is Expected at NVIDIA’s GTC keynote later this month.
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