There Is an Obstacle Blocking the GeForce RTX 5000 SUPER and It's Not the GPU

According to new rumors, NVIDIA has reportedly completed the development of the GeForce RTX 5000 SUPER family and has even distributed the GPUs to at least some of its AIB partners. However, the commercial debut is not imminent: the company has decided to suspend the launch pending greater availability of the new 3 GB GDDR7 memory chips, considered essential for the new lineup.

Information reported by VideoCardz indicates that at least one partner has already received the new cards, though without authorization to market them. Rumors from recent months had already outlined the main features of the refresh. The distinguishing element is expected to be the 3 GB GDDR7 modules per chip, replacing the current 2 GB modules. This solution would allow for a 50% increase in video memory without changing the memory bus, bringing the GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER to 18 GB, while both the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER and RTX 5080 SUPER should feature 24 GB of VRAM.

As for the rest of the technical specifications, rumors suggest that the architecture will remain largely unchanged compared to currently available models. No increases in the number of CUDA Cores are expected, while slight increases in operating frequencies may be introduced to accommodate the higher power consumption associated with the new memory.

The main obstacle to launching these cards seems to be the memory market. The 3 GB GDDR7 chips are significantly less available than the 2 GB versions and would also have a considerably higher cost. According to leaked information, a single 3 GB module would cost between 60 and 70 dollars, compared to about 20 dollars for a 2 GB GDDR7 chip. This significant difference would complicate the production of gaming cards while maintaining competitive prices.

The situation would be further complicated by the fact that NVIDIA is allegedly allocating most of the production of these modules to professional products and artificial intelligence solutions, such as the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell and the upcoming Rubin CPX solutions, segments characterized by significantly higher margins than the consumer market.

In recent days, the online power supply calculator from Seasonic has also contributed to reigniting rumors about the SUPER range, reporting power consumption values consistent with previous forecasts. The RTX 5080 SUPER is indicated with a TGP of 415 W, compared to the 360 W of the standard RTX 5080. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER would rise to 350 W compared to the 300 W of the current model, while the RTX 5070 SUPER would increase from 250 W to 275 W. The increase is primarily attributed to the larger memory capacity.