Nvidia may push back the release date of their next-generation RTX 40 lineup in order to get a jump on AMD, which is also planning to launch new GPUs later this year.
So far, leakers have teased massive generational performance gains and TGPs saturating the new PCIe 5 power connector, but pricing is unknown.
According to kopite7kimi, a reliable GPU leaker, Nvidia may release their GeForce RTX 40 series in early Q3. While only a rumor at this point, it suggests that the much-anticipated GPU lineup could be announced as early as July.
Such a launch would not be unprecedented. The GeForce RTX 20 Super lineup was revealed on July 2, 2019, with the first RTX 30-series graphics cards arriving in early September 2020.
The RTX 40 series from Nvidia is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture and will most likely be built on TSMC’s N4 process node.
The RTX 4090, RTX 4080, and RTX 4070 are expected to be released first, with more affordable cards following a few months later.
The source also shared a table with the AD102 GPU configuration that will be used in Nvidia’s new flagship.
The chip could have 96MB of L2 cache, which is 16 times more than its predecessor:
The reference RTX 4090 is also said to have a 600W TGP, while some third-party cards may have two 16-pin power connectors, allowing enthusiasts to push the power limit even higher for overclocking.
The RTX 4080 is expected to use the AD103 GPU paired with 16GB GDDR6X and a 400W TGP. The RTX 4070 would have an AD104 GPU, 12GB of GDDR6 memory, and a relatively low TGP of 300W.
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