I’ve been waiting for this: Nvidia RTX 5080, 5070 Ti and 5070 SUPER could finally fix the biggest flaw — not enough VRAM

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti — (Image credit: Future)

One common complaint about Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs amongst PC gamers has been the amount of video memory (VRAM) for what you pay. DLSS 4 and neural rendering help lighten the load, but demanding AAA titles can still push systems to their limits quickly.

But it seems as if Team Green has a plan for this, as according to Kopite7kimi on X (who has been largely reliable with rumors), an RTX 5080 SUPER, 5070 Ti SUPER and 5070 SUPER are in the works. Let’s talk about them.

RTX 50 SUPER Series specs (rumored)

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GPU	RTX 5080 SUPER	RTX 5080	RTX 5070 Ti SUPER	RTX 5070 Ti	RTX 5070 SUPER	RTX 5070
CUDA Cores	10752	10752	8960	8960	6400	6144
Video Memory	24GB GDDR7	16GB GDDR7	24GB GDDR7	16GB GDDR7	18GB GDDR7	12GB GDDR7
TGP	415 Watts	360 Watts	350 Watts	300 Watts	275 Watts	250 Watts

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RTX 5070 vs RTX 5070 Ti — (Image credit: Future)

Elements like ray tracing cores, wattage and clock speed may be important in the mix of a GPU. But VRAM is one of the more crucial elements of a good graphics card.

Cyberpunk 2077 with Path Tracing in overdrive mode can push 16GB' Alan Wake 2 can go north of 12GB; and don’t even get me started on Indiana Jones.

On top of that, higher resolutions will up that demand, too, and with 4K gaming quickly becoming the thing, you need much more headroom. And that 12GB limit on the 5070 was one of my big gripes in my Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 review.

To up all these cards by 8GB is going to assure more capabilities to withstand the consistently growing VRAM demands of AAA titles.

How much? And when could they launch?

But the big questions are always going to be price and release date.

Historically, the SUPER updates have either been given the same MSRP as their originals, or have actually been around $150 cheaper. However, it seems like MSRP is just pure fiction.

Unless stock issues change and the general tariff-fueled landscape alters dramatically, I have to use common sense and predict that trend will continue. I’d love to be pleasantly surprised though!

As for when they launch, looking back, SUPERs usually launch around 9-12 months after the normal models. This could mean a possible CES 2026 launch in January, but given we’re already seeing possible specs from a reliable leaker, it could happen slightly sooner.

We don’t know for sure, but keep an eye on Tom’s Guide for the latest on these new GPUs as it happens!

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Jason brings a decade of tech and gaming journalism experience to his role as a Managing Editor of Computing at Tom's Guide. He has previously written for Laptop Mag, Tom's Hardware, Kotaku, Stuff and BBC Science Focus. In his spare time, you'll find Jason looking for good dogs to pet or thinking about eating pizza if he isn't already.

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