NVIDIA seems to have modified its internal TBP figures for its upcoming GeForce RTX 4080 & RTX 4070 graphics cards.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 & RTX 4070 Updated To Lower TBP Specs, Now Rumored at 320W & 285W
The latest rumor comes from Kopite7kimi who has reported that NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4080 & RTX 4070 graphics cards will now feature a lower TBP (Total Board Power) figure versus what the green team had planned previously. It is stated that the GeForce RTX 4080 would feature a TBP of 320W & the RTX 4070 would feature a TBP of 285W however one should always remember that these specs aren't set in stone and while they are based on actual internal changes, the final retail specs could always change.
We can expect RTX 4080 with 320W and RTX 4070 with 285W.
— kopite7kimi (@kopite7kimi) August 9, 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 'Expected' Specifications
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is expected to utilize a cut-down AD103-300 GPU configuration with 9,728 cores or 76 SMs enabled of the total 84 units whereas the previous configuration offered 80 SMs or 10,240 cores. While the full GPU comes packed with 64 MB of L2 cache and up to 224 ROPs, the RTX 4080 might end up with 48 MB of L2 cache and lower ROPs too due to its cut-down design.
As for memory specs, the GeForce RTX 4080 is expected to rock 16 GB GDDR6X capacities that are said to be adjusted at 21 Gbps speeds across a 256-bit bus interface. This will provide up to 672 GB/s of bandwidth. For power, the TBP is now set to be rated at 320W, a 100W decrease from the previous 420W spec that we got. This brings the TBP to the same ballpark as the existing RTX 3080 graphics card (320W too).
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 "Expected" TBP - 320W
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 "Official" TBP - 350W
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series Official Specs:
| Graphics Card Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU Name | Ada Lovelace AD102-300 | Ada Lovelace AD102-250 | Ada Lovelace AD103-300 | Ada Lovelace AD104-400 | Ada Lovelace AD104-250 | Ada Lovelace AD106-350 | Ada Lovelace AD107-400 |
| Process Node | TSMC 4N | TSMC 4N | TSMC 4N | TSMC 4N | TSMC 4N | TSMC 4N | TSMC 4N |
| Die Size | 608mm2 | 608mm2 | 378.6mm2 | 294.5mm2 | 294.5mm2 | 190.0mm2 | 146.0mm2 |
| Transistors | 76 Billion | 76 Billion | 45.9 Billion | 35.8 Billion | 35.8 Billion | 22.9 Billion | TBD |
| CUDA Cores | 16384 | 14592 | 9728 | 7680 | 5888 | 4352 | 3072 |
| TMUs / ROPs | 512 / 176 | TBD | 320 / 112 | 240 / 80 | 184 / 64 | 136 / 48 | TBD |
| Tensor / RT Cores | 512 / 128 | 456 / 128 | 304 / 76 | 240 / 60 | 184 / 46 | 136 / 34 | TBD |
| L2 Cache | 72 MB | 72 MB | 64 MB | 48 MB | 36 MB | 32 MB | 24 MB |
| Base Clock | 2230 MHz | 2280 MHz | 2210 MHz | 2310 MHz | 1920 MHz | 2310 MHz | 1830 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 2520 MHz | 2510 MHz | 2610 MHz | 2475 MHz | 2535 MHz | 2460 MHz |
| FP32 Compute | 83 TFLOPs | TBD | 49 TFLOPs | 40 TFLOPs | 29 TFLOPs | 22 TFLOPs | 15 TFLOPs |
| RT TFLOPs | 191 TFLOPs | TBD | 113 TFLOPs | 82 TFLOPs | 67 TFLOPs | 51 TFLOPs | 35 TFLOPs |
| Tensor-TOPs | 1321 TOPs | TBD | 780 TOPs | 641 TOPs | 466 TOPs | 353 TOPs | 242 TOPs |
| Memory Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6X | 24 GB GDDR6X | 16 GB GDDR6X | 12 GB GDDR6X | 12 GB GDDR6X | 8-16 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 384-bit | 256-bit | 192-bit | 192-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Speed | 21.0 Gbps | 21.0 Gbps | 23.0 Gbps | 21.0 Gbps | 21.0 Gbps | 18.0 Gbps | 17.0 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 1008 GB/s | 1008 GB/s | 736 GB/s | 504 GB/s | 504 GB/s | 288 GB/s (554 GB/s Effective) | 272 GB/s (453 GB/s Effective) |
| TBP | 450W | 425W | 320W | 285W | 200W | 160-165W | 115W |
| Price (MSRP / FE) | $1599 US / 1949 EU | 12,999 RMB (China-Only) | $1199 US / 1469 EU | $799 US | $599 US | $399-$499 US | $299 US |
| Price (Current) | $1599 US / 1859 EU | 12,999 RMB (China-Only) | $1199 US / 1399 EU | $799 US | $599 US | $399-$499 US | $299 US |
| Launch (Availability) | 12th October 2022 | 28th December 2023 | 16th November 2022 | 5th January 2023 | 13th April 2023 | 24th May / 18th July 2023 | 29th June 2023 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 'Expected' Specifications
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is expected to utilize the full-fat AD104 GPU core with 7680 cores or 60 SM units. From previous leaks, we also know that the AD104 GPU will come packed with 48 MB of L2 cache and up to 160 ROPs which is simply insane. That's a 25% increase in core count and a 12x increase in cache versus the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti which rocks the GA104 GPU core.
As for memory specs, the GeForce RTX 4070 is expected to rock 12 GB GDDR6X capacities that are said to be clocked at 21 Gbps speeds across a 192-bit bus interface for 504 GB/s bandwidth. As for power numbers, the RTX 4070 is now rated at 285W TBP which is 65W higher than the TBP of the RTX 3070. The graphics card is expected to be based on the PG141-SKU331 PCB design.
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 "Expected" TBP - 285W
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 "Official" TBP - 220W
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Series Preliminary Specs:
| Graphics Card Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU Name | AD104-400? | AD104-400? | Ampere GA104-400 | Ampere GA104-300 |
| Process Node | TSMC 4N | TSMC 4N | Samsung 8nm | Samsung 8nm |
| Die Size | ~300mm2 | ~300mm2 | 395.2mm2 | 395.2mm2 |
| Transistors | TBD | TBD | 17.4 Billion | 17.4 Billion |
| PCB | NVIDIA PG141-SKU331 | NVIDIA PG141-310 SKU341 | NVIDIA PG141 | NVIDIA PG142 |
| CUDA Cores | ~7680 | ~7680 | 6144 | 5888 |
| TMUs / ROPs | TBD / 160 | TBD / 160 | 192/ 96 | 184 / 96 |
| Tensor / RT Cores | TBD / TBD | TBD / TBD | 192/ 48 | 184 / 46 |
| Base Clock | TBD | TBD | 1575 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost Clock | ~2.6 GHz | ~2.5 GHz | 1770 MHz | 1730 MHz |
| FP32 Compute | ~40 TFLOPs | ~38 TFLOPs | 22 TFLOPs | 20 TFLOPs |
| RT TFLOPs | TBD | TBD | 42 TFLOPs | 40 TFLOPs |
| Tensor-TOPs | TBD | TBD | 174 TOPs | 163 TOPs |
| Memory Capacity | 12 GB GDDR6X? | 12 GB GDDR6X? | 8 GB GDDR6X | 8 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 192-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Speed | 21 Gbps | 21 Gbps | 19 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 504 GB/s | 504 GB/s | 608 Gbps | 448 Gbps |
| TBP | ~400W | 285W? | 290W | 220W |
| Price (MSRP / FE) | $599 US? | $499 US? | $599 US | $499 US |
| Launch (Availability) | 2022 | 2022 | 10th June 2021 | 29th October 2020 |
The graphics card is expected to deliver 11,000 points in 3DMark Time Spy which will easily match a stock RTX 3090 Ti graphics card.
3DMark Time Spy Extreme Graphics
PG139-SKU340
AD102-250
14848FP32/116SM
320-bit/21Gbps 20GB— Elysian Realm (@KittyYYuko) August 9, 2022
It also seems like KittYYuko is back in the leak scene on Twitter and his first new info seems to be about another Ada Lovelace AD102 GPU codenamed AD102-250 which would feature 14848 cores, a 20 GB VRAM across a 320-bit bus interface running at 21 Gbps speeds which equals to 840 GB/s of bandwidth. The card is said to utilize the PG139-SKU340 PCB. It is likely that this config may be used by an RTX 4080 Ti graphics card or a Pro variant but let's see until we get more confirmation.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 graphics cards will be amongst the first graphics cards besides the RTX 4090 to launch to gamers however we can't tell whether the green team plans to launch them within this year soon after RTX 4090 or wait till early next year. The RTX 4090 is so far expected to launch around October 2022.
News Source: Videocardz
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