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Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Yahoo
AMD may have a solution for your VRAM hungry games
Following a rocky road to AMD's RX 9000 series GPU launch, rumors circulating on the Chiphell forums suggest that AMD is planning to release a Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card variant equipped with 32GB of GDDR6 memory. If true, this would make it one of the most VRAM-heavy GPUs in AMD's next-generation lineup, catering to both gamers and AI enthusiasts who require large memory capacities. Reports indicate that this variant could launch by the second quarter of 2025, although AMD has yet to confirm any official details. The standard RX 9070 XT is expected to feature 16GB of GDDR6 memory, which aligns with previous AMD GPUs in the high-end gaming segment. As pointed out by Techpowerup, to reach the rumored 32GB capacity, AMD would need to use 16 memory modules, each with a 2GB capacity, since there are no GDDR6 memory modules offering higher capacity. This approach would likely require a dual-sided PCB layout, where memory chips are installed on both the front and back of the graphics card. While this design is not common for mainstream gaming GPUs, it has been used in professional workstation cards that demand higher memory bandwidth and capacity. A key factor driving this potential memory upgrade could be the increasing demand for VRAM in gaming and AI workloads. Recent AAA game titles have begun pushing the limits of VRAM usage, with some already requiring 16GB or more at ultra settings. Additionally, AI and machine learning applications, including AI-powered image generation and large language models, benefit significantly from increased VRAM. If AMD indeed releases a 32GB RX 9070 XT, it could serve as a bridge between gaming GPUs and workstation-class cards, providing an option for users who need extra VRAM without investing in expensive professional solutions. It is still unclear whether AMD would price this model competitively against Nvidia's high-end offerings like the RTX 5090 or position it as a niche product for specific workloads. With no official confirmation from AMD yet, these details remain speculative.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Yahoo
These leaked GPU prototypes make the RTX 5090 look like a toy
Nvidia's best graphics cards are notorious for being power-hungry beasts, but some freshly leaked prototypes show that the company had much bigger plans. Various engineering samples surfaced on the Chiphell forums, including a prototype of the RTX 4090 with not one, not two, but four 16-pin power connectors. Will such designs ever see the light of day? The leaker shared pictures of board prototypes going all the way back to the GTX 10 series, with the latest GPU being the RTX 4090. However, the leaker claims that the RTX 5090 was also prototyped with up to four power connectors, although such a card wasn't among the pictured boards. Still, let's be real: Four 16-pin power connectors is a pretty insane number. Looking at the AD102 prototype, which corresponds to the RTX 4090 model, we're seeing those four 16-pin connectors alongside a 45-phase power delivery. One 12VHPWR connector means a maximum 600-watt power consumption, so using four of those would've brought that figure up to 2,400 watts. That's more than even the most high-end gaming PC consumes right now, and more than any power supply could possibly handle. A prototype like this implies that Nvidia may have tried to dream (much) bigger, which links up with various whispers of a possible Titan GPU. Such a card, which many leakers claim was actually made for the Ada Lovelace lineup and then never used, would've ramped up both the overall specs and the power consumption. Would the RTX 4090 (or 5090) Titan use four 12VHPWR connectors, though? No way. The most we've ever seen in a consumer GPU were overclocked variants of Nvidia's flagships, made by the company's board partners, which sported two. It's hard to imagine any GPU requiring that much power, nor would it be viable. We've heard of many cases of the 12VHPWR burning up — even in the RTX 5090 — so adding three more is hardly practical. Older GPU models were featured too, with slightly less extreme power configurations. The Ampere generation was well represented: There was the GA102 Ampere board with four 8-pin connectors, but also the GA104 with three. Ampere cards ended up using 12-pin connectors outside of the prototype stage, but clearly, Nvidia was toying around with different designs too. Keep in mind that we can't take these prototypes at face value. They look legitimate, but they didn't come directly from Nvidia. Still, assuming these are all real, it's interesting to see that Nvidia may have tried to create a 2,400-watt GPU. Good thing those plans never came to fruition.
