One of the most anticipated and important graphics cards in the new graphics generation that will arrive at the end of this year is GeForce RTX 4080the model that will replace the GeForce RTX 3080 and which, according to the latest information, could be available in two different configurations, one with 12 GB of graphics memory and one with 16 GB.

It wouldn’t be the first time that NVIDIA launched a high-end graphics card with two memory configurations, in fact, when we pull out the memory, we realize that this was a fairly common practice. For example, think of this The GeForce GTX 580 was available in two versions, one with 1.5 GB and one with 3 GB, and the same thing happened with the GTX 680, which could be bought in versions with 2 GB and 4 GB of graphics memory. We also saw two versions of the GeForce RTX 3080 within the current generation, one with 10 GB and others with 12 GB of VRAM.

The GeForce RTX 4080 with 12 GB GDDR6X will use a 10-layer printed circuit board and the GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GDDR6X will have a 12-layer PCB. For comparison purposes, we remind you that according to the latest rumors, the GeForce RTX 4090 will have a 14-layer PCB. We always talk about the reference models, that is, the Founders Edition, so keep that in mind because it’s very important.

Although the rumors do not match, everything seems to indicate that the introduction of Ada Lovelace architecture will happen in this year’s General Terms and Conditions, which will be held at the end of September, and that the launch of the GeForce RTX 4080 will take place in October. Other information talks about a delay and a possible launch between November and December, but the truth is that nothing is definitive yet.

Possible specifications of GeForce RTX 4080

• AD103 graphics core on a 5nm node from TSMC.
• 9,728 shaders at 2,025-2,375 MHz.
• 304 texturing units.
• 304 tensor cores for AI.
• 96 raster units. There is talk of a huge bump of up to 214 raster units.
• 76 RT cores for ray tracing.
• 256-bit bus.
• 12 GB or 16 GB GDDR6X 23 GHz graphics memory (736 GB/s bandwidth).
• TGP 340W.

The latest leaks suggest that the GeForce RTX 4080 is up to performance 15,000 points in 3DMark Spy Extrememeaning it would be slightly more powerful than the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, whose average score is close to 11,000 points. If confirmed, it is clear that Ada Lovelace will represent a significant performance jump against Ampera.

However, it’s important to note that numerous rumors have also taken it for granted that this new generation will significantly improve ray tracing performance, so much so that the GeForce RTX 40 he could be twice as strong with such a burden than the current generation. It sounds so good it’s hard to believe, but given NVIDIA’s mature RT cores with Ampere, it’s not something we can rule out either.