In the event you’re unfamiliar with the “Tremendous” moniker for NVIDIA’s GPUs, that is as a result of they skipped it for GeForce RTX 30 sequence merchandise. Whereas “Ti” is extra well-known than “Tremendous” to many, GeForce RTX 20 sequence GPUs noticed this efficiency bump in each variants. They sometimes had been merely evolutionary upgrades that bumped efficiency up barely.
Extra importantly, this additionally permits NVIDIA to change up some pricing of its product stack, a technique that may definitely be helpful now in a depressed shopper market. NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 20 sequence didn’t promote almost in addition to anticipated as a result of recognition of the earlier GPUs such because the GeForce RTX 1080 Ti. Likewise, we’re seeing some slowing gross sales normally for GeForce RTX 40 sequence, an indicator {that a} shake up is required.
A possible GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Tremendous is talked about, however with low confidence. We have by no means seen each a “Ti” and “Tremendous” variant rolled into one, and the product segmentation could not make sense both. NVIDIA nonetheless has to handle the present GPUs that may nonetheless be obtainable throughout shops, such because the GeForce RTX 4080 which can require a worth drop.
Extra curiously, we’ve the GeForce RTX 4070 Tremendous with the AD104-350 or AD103-175 GPU. Whereas it might nonetheless pack solely 12GB of GDDR6X VRAM on a 192-bit reminiscence bus, we might anticipate a large enhance in core counts. This might make it a extra enticing providing within the extremely aggressive realm the place NVIDIA has to take care of AMD’s Radeon RX 7800 XT and its personal GeForce RTX 4070.
Wanting on the potential specs from top-to-bottom, the GeForce RTX 4080 Tremendous definitely appears the least thrilling on paper. What we might actually prefer to see is a refresh to the pricing, which might probably be a good larger motivator for shoppers over the spec bumps. In distinction, the GeForce RTX 4070 Tremendous does appear to carry essentially the most potential for disruption because it’s in a extra contested worth bracket.
