GIGABYTE’s official website reveals documentation for versions of the upcoming mid-range model with 10GB, 12GB or 16GB graphics memory volumes
The decision of consumers in the video card market is not easy already, when on the one hand there are the RTX 4070 Ti and the pair of flagship models of the Radeon RX 7000 series with adequate performance jumps, and from the past there are clearance sales with deep discounts for the RTX 3000 and Radeon RX 6000 generation models the former which keep them relevant for those unwilling or unable to invest $800 or more in a piece of hardware. The decision may become even more difficult in a short time, with the possible launch of the GeForce RTX 4070 which will be available in three memory configurations at the same time.
Sharp-eyed surfers hunted on the Thai website of the Taiwanese company a mention of a number of GeForce RTX 4070 models that have not yet been officially announced under the brands Gaming OC, Eagle and AORUS Master – with the most interesting figure being that at least the models of the Gaming series appear with 10GB of GDDR6X memory or 12GB of memory GDDR6X, or 16GB of GDDR6X memory, while the others settle for only 12GB configurations.
Is this an innocent documentation error, or will the new card be offered with different volumes? It’s hard to know for sure since we’ve already seen similar unexpected moves from NVIDIA in the past, but it’s worth noting that the 10GB, 12GB and 16GB volumes all require a memory controller interface with a different configuration – which means that if the data is accurate there’s a chance that all three versions will be different from each other Also in the number of processing units available, besides the difference in controller. This is compared to a situation where cards were offered with exactly the same hardware but with versions with double storage volumes of 6GB and 12GB or 8GB and 16GB, when only the GDDR memory package differed from each other.
As of today, most sources agree that the card will be based on an AD104 core with 5,888 active CUDA units and a 192-bit memory interface with 12GB of GDDR6X at a base speed of 21Gbps, as in the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. If there are versions of the RTX 4070 with 10GB and 16GB of dynamic memory, they will apparently be based on 160-bit and 256-bit controllers respectively.
Will NVIDIA’s GTC event scheduled for next month give us answers to some of the issues surrounding the mid-range model that could carry a price tag of between $600 and $700? We hope and will continue to follow closely.