NVIDIA Readies New GeForce RTX 30-series SKU Positioned

Possibly uncertain of the GeForce RTX 3070 tackling AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 sequence elements, NVIDIA is designing a brand new RTX 30-series SKU positioned between the RTX 3070 and RTX 3080. This is just not a 16 GB variant of the RTX 3070, however quite a brand new SKU primarily based on the eight nm “GA102” silicon, in keeping with a dependable supply with NVIDIA leaks, kopite7kimi. The SKU relies on the GA102 with the ASIC code “GA102-150-KD-A1.” The silicon is configured with 7,424 CUDA cores throughout 58 streaming multiprocessors (29 TPCs), 232 tensor cores, 232 TMUs, 58 RT cores, and an unknown variety of ROPs. According to kopite7kimi, the cardboard is configured with a 320-bit broad reminiscence interface, though it isn’t identified if that is typical GDDR6, just like the RTX 3070 has, or sooner GDDR6X, like that on the RTX 3080.

NVIDIA not too long ago “cancelled” a future 16 GB variant of the RTX 3070, and 20 GB variant of the RTX 3080, which is presumably the corporate calibrating its response to the Radeon RX 6000 sequence. We theorize that doubling in reminiscence quantities could not have hit the specified cost-performance targets; and the corporate in all probability believes the aggressive outlook of the RTX 3080 10 GB is safe. This explains the necessity for a SKU with efficiency midway between that of the RTX 3070 and RTX 3080. As for pricing, with the RTX 3070 positioned at $500 and the RTX 3080 at $700, the brand new SKU could possibly be priced someplace in between. AMD’s RDNA2-based Radeon RX 6000 sequence GPUs are anticipated to function DirectX 12 Ultimate brand compliance, which means that there’s a stage taking part in floor between AMD and NVIDIA within the efficiency section.