There are still a few days left until the RTX4080 16GB goes on sale, but Rumors of the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti are already starting to appear, which would be the next model in the RTX 40 series to hit the market. This would confirm NVIDIA’s strategy of launching models of this family starting at the top of the line and then gradually descending one by one. So if you’re one of those people who expect the cheapest variants, i.e. RTX 4060 and RTX 4050, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait a few more months for the surprise.

On the other hand, and as you will remember, despite originally NVIDIA announced two RTX 4080 models, 16GB and 12GB, which also differed with an integrated GPU, shortly after the company decided to cancel the launch of the 12GB model, arguing that the chosen names caused some confusion among users. A point I agree with and believe NVIDIA did the right thing after identifying a potential problem that would grow exponentially if both versions hit the market.

Now, and the company also clarified this point in its official statement, the only problem with the RTX 4080 12GB was the nomenclature, so it was clear from the first moment that the model would undergo a name change and that its launch would be delayed by several months. And now, as we can read in Wccftech, it seems that the plans are becoming clearer, and thatwhat was supposed to be the RTX 4080 12GB will finally be the RTX 4070 Tiwhich is certainly much more appropriate.

Let’s recall its technical specifications compared to the RTX 4080 16GB:

When it comes to data, There are more and more voices pointing out that his debut will take place in January. Something that also makes sense, not only because of what was hinted at in the beginning, but also because the major manufacturers are already well advanced in the production of the canceled-renamed model, so one can imagine that they don’t want to delay too much. sale of all units already produced and all those yet to come.

And if we talk about prices, the initial plans were to the RTX 4080 12GB market with a reference price of $899. Will it stay the same when it’s released as the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti? That’s the million dollar question right now.