- Nvidia’s RTX 5000 Super models are in the works and card makers have the chips, new rumor claims
- However, these graphics cards are “on hold” due to the high price of VRAM
- Super refreshes pack a lot of VRAM, and so that cost could have an unfortunate impact on MSRPs – and none of that sounds particularly comforting to potential buyers.
Nvidia’s RTX 5000 Super refreshes are apparently in the works, but they’re on hold for now – and why that makes me even more nervous about the pricing of these GPUs when (well, if) they finally emerge.
Of course, these RTX Super models are still just rumors – although they are so persistent at this point that they must have at least some validity – and the latest claim comes from VideoCardz.
The tech site apparently spoke to a source at one of Nvidia’s card-making partners who says their company has already received “graphics cards,” which presumably refers to GPU chips (which is what Nvidia supplies, along with VRAM, to the partners that make the cards).
Regardless, even though this card maker is supposed to have at least some of the necessary chips, Nvidia has said that updates to the RTX 5000 Super are now “on hold.”
For what? Apparently the delay is due to the price of video RAM, specifically the new 3GB GDDR7 modules required (according to previous rumors) for the refreshed graphics cards.
Compared to the 2GB GDDR7 modules currently used with Nvidia RTX 5000 models, 3GB memory chips are currently around three times more expensive. Ouch.
Analysis: Super stumble?
This presents an obvious stumbling block because, given that these Super variants are packed with VRAM, the total materials cost becomes high quite quickly.
Remember, people think the RTX 5080 Super and RTX 5070 Ti Super will feature 24GB of VRAM, and even the RTX 5070 Super will have 18GB on board. Gamers will love the latter as an upgrade to the vanilla version’s measly 12GB – but not if it sends the price of the GPU through the roof.
From what VideoCardz tells us about US dollar pricing as the market stands, in the case of the RTX 5070 Super, the larger amount of RAM and more expensive modules would mean 18GB costs in the range of $360 (maybe a bit more), compared to $120 for the current RTX 5070’s 12GB charge, putting $240 more on the price (or the regional equivalent elsewhere).
These graphics cards were already expected to be expensive, but with that kind of added premium added, it could make them real wallet pains.
The good news for those hoping for new GPUs from Nvidia is that at least these RTX 5000 Super models appear to be happening. It’s just that we might still have to wait a bit for them – although another recent rumor suggested they were due this year. This latest speculation also speculated that an RTX 5060 Super 12GB model had arrived, but that didn’t make much sense, and I note that this is not mentioned in this latest rumor. As always, don’t be light-hearted with the seasoning in any of this.
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