Gigabyte reveals Geforce RTX 3000 models with more graphics memory

The reception of Nvidia’s new graphics card series Geforce RTX 3000 has largely been a positive one. Everything from specifications to price and performance live up to the audience’s expectations, something that the result in SweClocker’s week’s question at the time of writing definitely proves. One feature that has been criticized on the Geforce RTX 3080 performance card is that the memory capacity of 10 GB GDDR6X is not secured for future needs.

Shortly after the launch, attention was drawn to Nvidia’s documentation pointing to configurations with more graphics memory, and now graphics card maker Gigabyte is also revealing details with the same message. Attentive eyes at Videocardz note that Gigabyte lists several models with larger amounts of memory on the campaign page for the company’s graphics card where customers can redeem coupons for the game Watch Dogs Legion.

Listed models on Gigabyte’s campaign page:

• Gigabyte Geforce RTX 3080 (SUPER / Ti) AORUS Master 20 GB (GV-308SAORUS M-20GD)

• Gigabyte Geforce RTX 3080 Gaming OC 20 GB (GV-308GAMING OC-20GD)

• Gigabyte Geforce RTX 3070 (SUPER / Ti) AORUS Master 16 GB (GV-307SAORUS M-16GD)

• Gigabyte Geforce RTX 3070 (SUPER/Ti) Gaming OC 16 GB (GV-3070SGAMING OC-16GD)

• Gigabyte Geforce RTX 3060 (SUPER/Ti) Eagle OC 8 GB (GV-3060SEAGLE OC-8GD)

The models in question are Geforce RTX 3080 which is listed here with 20 GB. For the sibling model Geforce RTX 3070, the amount of 16 GB is listed instead and the entry-level model RTX 3060 is listed with 8 GB. The latter has not been unveiled by Nvidia yet, but since the RTX 3070 is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR6, it is unlikely that the standard version of the RTX 3060 will have the same amount of graphics memory.

Geforce RTX 3000 – presented models versus Ti / Super

* Unconfirmed specifications based on leaked information.

The campaign page lists the majority of the models with the suffix S, which suggests that these are launched as part of a Super series, while a variant of the Geforce RTX 3080 is listed without a suffix but with the same doubled amount of memory. The fact that Nvidia already has more memorable products in the pipeline before the launch of the standard models may be an indication that the company is fully committed to the competitor AMD investing in larger memory volumes with the Radeon RX 6000 series.

The combination of Nvidia’s own hints and campaign pages from partner manufacturers together represent strong signs that the Geforce RTX 3000 series will see memory upgrades in the future. However, it remains to be seen when this will happen and at what price premiums it entails.

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