Nvidia is reportedly prepping to expand its GeForce RTX 3000 lineup next month with the launch of three powerful new graphics cards, including the RTX 3090 Ti 24GB. The report comes amidst a crippling GPU shortage that has lasted well over a year, and with no respite in the coming months expected. Nvidia this week said that it expects supplies to improve by the second half of 2022, but it still apparently won't completely normalize until at least the following year.
The lack of availability of GPUs is a direct result of the ongoing chip shortage that has affected almost all segments of the consumer electronics industry. Gamers and DIY PC builders have been among the hardest hit, with rampant scalping and price gouging preventing enthusiasts from getting their hands on their favorite graphics cards. While Nvidia's upcoming products make for exciting news, whether they will actually be available for purchase at reasonable prices remains to be seen.
According to an embargoed document published by VideoCardz, Nvidia's top-of-the-line RTX 3090 Ti graphics card will be released on January 27, 2022. Alongside the super-powerful GPU, the company is also expected to launch the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB, which will likely be much more affordable and cater to a more mainstream audience. Furthermore, Nvidia is said to be ready to announce the RTX 3070 Ti 16GB on December 17, with the launch scheduled for January 11.
In terms of the specs, recent rumors suggest that the RTX 3090 Ti might feature 21Gbps of GDDR6X memory with 2GB GDDR6X memory modules. According to Uniko's Hardware (via Tom's Hardware), the card will likely ship with 12x 2GB modules instead of 24x 1GB modules in the standard RTX 3090, thanks to semiconductor supplier Micron having been able to double the memory density per module from 1GB to 2GB. The card is also said to have a 450W TDP, which is slightly higher than the 350W for the standard 3090. One of the main reasons for the added power requirement is that the 3090 Ti is said to ship with all 10,752 CUDA cores as opposed to the 10,496 CUDA cores on the regular 3090.
Alongside the top-of-the-line RTX 3090 Ti, Nvidia is also set to increase its mid-range GPU lineup with the RTX 3070 Ti 16GB and the 3050 8GB. Even though the RTX 3070 Ti 16GB will be an upgrade over the standard 8GB model, it will still reportedly ship with the same number of CUDA cores and the same clock speed as its lower-spec counterpart. Meanwhile, rumors surrounding the RTX 3050 8GB suggest that it will ship with 3072 CUDA cores in 24 SM units. Of course, it will be based on the GA106-150 GPU and will have 8GB of GDDR6 memory. It is worth noting that none of the aforementioned specs have been confirmed by Nvidia, so it's best to take them with a degree of salt.
Source: VideoCardz, Uniko's Hardware/Twitter, Tom's Hardware
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