Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (Image credit: GarnetSunset/Twitter)
Twitter user @GarnetSunset has shared two photographs of 1 of Nvidia's looming Ampere graphics cards. The markings on the backplate are barely visible, but the mysterious graphics card appears to be the GeForce RTX 3090.
It's not the primary time that we have seen the peculiar design, but the graphics card is just massive in comparison to the GeForce RTX 2080. consistent with the pictures , the GeForce RTX 3090 occupies up to 3 PCI slots as evidenced by the I/O bracket. It remains to be seen whether aftermarket models will imitate though. If so, we will see graphic cards with included AIO liquid cooler getting more popular or enthusiasts simply slapping a waterblock on the graphics card and roll with a full liquid cooling system.
The triple-slot design certainly raises the question as to if Ampere will pull tons of power and, thus, if that's why it's such a beefy heatsink. Early rumors were already floating around that the flagship Ampere graphics card could debut with a 350W TDP (thermal design power). Then the topic of the new 12-pin PCIe power connector emerged and added more fuel to the hearth .
The specifications for the GeForce RTX 3090 aren't clear yet, but we'd be watching a graphics card that would feature 5,376 to 7,552 CUDA cores and up to 12GB of GDDR6X memory. The GA102 silicon is that the rumored die to return inside the GeForce RTX 3090. And unless Micron is pulling our leg, the GeForce RTX 3090's GDDR6X memory will log up to 21 GBps. If that is the case, we might expect a 384-bit memory interface to travel along side the memory.
The leaker who brought us the images also shared the alleged pricing for Nvidia's Ampere product stack. we might exercise caution with the costs as manufacturers have gotten smarter over the previous couple of years and would often establish false pricing only to vary them just before the merchandise launch. consistent with the leaker, the GeForce RTX 3090 will reportedly retail for $1,400 while the GeForce RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 purportedly sell for $800, $600 and $400, respectively. Again, take those numbers with an enormous shovelful of salt.
Looking back at Nvidia's previous flagships, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti launched at $699. The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti eventually replaced it at $999. the worth increased by up to 42.9%, considering Turing's bigger die and therefore the addition of the Tensor and RT cores and whatnot. If the GeForce RTX 3090's $1,400 tag is legit, the Ampere-based flagship would cost approximately 40.1% quite the prevailing GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. It's basically an equivalent premium that buyers purchased the Turing flagship.
Nvidia's pricing strategy has never been lenient, and when there is no formidable competition up top, the chipmaker probably could escape selling the GeForce RTX 3090 for whatever its heart desires.
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