According to reports, NVIDIA is working on designs for the GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER 24 GB and RTX 5070 SUPER 18 GB.
Rumors of a possible “SUPER” semi-successor are already circulating in the industry, just months after the GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB and RTX 5070 12 GB graphics cards were released. Mid-generation refreshes were applied to some parts of NVIDIA’s previous-generation “Ada Lovelace” GeForce RTX 40-series family in early 2024. Although the anticipated release of improved “Blackwell” desktop gaming solutions may take more than a year, members of the Chiphell forum have been candidly discussing purported “in-progress” GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER 24 GB and RTX 5070 SUPER 18 GB card designs. ITHome and VideoCardz emphasized the theories from the previous weekend; specifically, one member from Chiphell suggested that the two follow-ups would not be implemented with notably “faster” performance.
While larger onboard GDDR7 VRAM pools may contribute to better AI efficiency, larger capacity may also create favorable conditions in game scenarios, such as additional support for complex assets and huge textures. Aspects of Team Green’s GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile 24 GB variant, including its use of 3 GB GDDR7 RAM modules, may be borrowed by the rumored GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER card. According to press interpretations of recent Chiphell leaks, firm engineers enabled 8×3 GB (24 GB) and 6×3 GB (18 GB) parts in current PCB designs, avoiding a significant redesign of board layouts. The recurring use of 8 GB and 12 GB capacity devices by NVIDIA has frequently been criticized by the international PC gaming hardware communities. Theoretically, a GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER 18 GB variant might be more popular. According to very early conjecture, SUPER “Blackwell” models might be introduced before or at CES 2026.
