29-04-2025
Nvidia RTX 5080 Super Rumors Are Already Swirling
Mere months on from the launch of Nvidia's RTX 5080, we're already hearing rumors of a Super variant under development. Although as far from confirmed as you can get in modern computing, the RTX 5080 Super is alleged to sport a new version of GDDR7 memory using 3 GB chips, allowing it to have 24 GB of memory in total—50% more than the standard 5080. In a surprising move, Nvidia is also said to be working on an RTX 5070 Super, which would sport 18 GB of VRAM—a first for modern GPUs.
Nvidia's RTX 50 series had a rocky start and AMD has massively capitalized. One of the failings of this Nvidia generation, among several, is that the performance just isn't that impressive. That might be part of the reason we're already hearing about these cards, though their eventual release date, and indeed even their existence, remains pure rumor for now.
A 5080 with more memory might come with increased power demands. Credit: PCMag
Still, if we want to indulge in a little component-based fantasy, the RTX 5080 Super would use the same GB203 GPU in the RTX 5090 laptop version. It features a 256-bit memory bus and 24GB of GDDR7 memory. The RTX 5070 Super would reportedly be based on the same GB205 GPU as the standard 5070 and would have the same 192-bit memory bus, but thanks to those higher-capacity memory modules, its overall memory would expand from 12GB to 18GB.
Videocardz claims that Nvidia originally planned to launch an RTX 5080 with 24GB of memory, but due to availability issues with the 3 GB chips, it was forced to opt for the smaller 16GB capacity. Although Nvidia hasn't confirmed as such, the original 5080's relatively pedestrian memory configuration for a high-end card in 2025 did seem underwhelming at launch. The RTX 5080 Super might be able to fix that.
If other cards in the RTX 50 range could get the Super treatment with added memory, the RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 would be prime candidates. The base models of these cards sport just 8GB of VRAM, and though that doesn't always lead to significant deltas in performance between them and the 16GB versions, there are certain games where it can make a big difference. Switching the base models to 12GB instead would help alleviate that issue and put those kinds of low-end cards to bed, preventing gamers from being locked out of future games because of a lack of video memory.
