The information dump includes almost all the specs for the rumored GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 graphics cards, but the RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 were conspicuously absent.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition Review Third-party graphics card manufacturer Gainward this morning accidentally leaked details of Nvidia’s upcoming launch of its « Ampere » refreshed graphics cards, VideoCardz.com reports. The information dump includes almost all the specs for the rumored GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 graphics cards, but the RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 were conspicuously absent. Though most of what’s on display here was already known through various rumors reported last week, there were some new nuggets: confirmation of « 2nd Generation Ray Tracing and 3rd Generation Tensor » cores, as well as the idea that third-party manufacturers will have the option to offer up guaranteed golden sample cards potentially for a higher price. SEE ALSO: Nvidia’s New Graphics Cards Will Use 12-Pin Connector We also learned that at least the top tier of Nvidia’s new Ampere stack will almost definitely be three-slot monsters, so anyone who’s trying to pack an RTX 3090 into a mini-ITX build better start getting a whole lot more creative with their motherboard placement. Gainward’s new Ampere-based cards will come in two flavors: Phoenix and Phoenix GS, with the GS badge representing what the company calls its « Golden Sample » line. These will come with higher boost clocks out of the box, and will supposedly allow for more overclocking headroom than the non-GS variants. What We Know So Far: Ampere Specifications According to all the different rumors reported by VideoCardz.com, here’s what we know about the reference designs of the upcoming Ampere cards: We don’t want to speculate too heavily on specifications that could change in less than 24 hours (Nvidia is suspected of leaking incorrect specs to the media prior to previous launches), but we will say that the product sheets for the Gainward cards looked somewhat set in stone and also confirm the rumors we saw last week about the specifications of the Founders Edition cards. These include major upgrades to the memory bandwidth and speed, as well as There are clearly improvements being made across various price tiers to every card in the line, but with those specification buffs could also come a buff to the cost.
