NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Uses 30 Gbps GDDR7 Memory Dies From Multiple Partners Starting With Samsung – Wccftech

NVIDIA has just confirmed that its GeForce RTX 5080 GPU will utilize the latest GDDR7 memory modules from multiple partners.We have just confirmed with NVIDIA that its GeForce RTX 5080 GPU will make use of GDDR7 VRAM dies from multiple vendors. This is important information, since yesterday, multiple photos of the RTX 5090’s PCB were shown off using the Samsung GDDR7 memory.GeForce RTX 50 series features high speed GDDR7 memory manufactured by multiple partners, starting with SamsungJensen Huang – NVIDIA CEOThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is a unique example in the RTX 50 “Blackwell” lineup. It is the only card to feature memory specifications that are faster than the rest of the lineup. While the lineup uses 28 Gbps GDDR7 memory, the RTX 5080 is equipped with 30 Gbps GDDR7 memory. To fulfill the supply requirement, NVIDIA is sourcing its 30 Gbps GDDR7 memory dies from multiple DRAM partners, including Samsung and Micron.This multi-sourcing helps a lot since GDDR7 is still in its infancy stage and each memory vendor is going to take time to get their yields up in producing higher-spec modules. A few weeks ago, we reported that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 would end up with 32 Gbps memory modules & while this was the initial plan, it looks like yields prompted NVIDIA to switch to slightly lower spec.There is a likelihood that we will see these faster speeds in refreshes, and we are also expecting to see higher VRAM offerings in the future with 3 GB modules (24 GB RTX 5080 anyone?).With that said, NVIDIA is the first graphics card and GPU manufacturer to adopt the new GDDR7 memory standard. AMD and Intel have gone with the traditional and older GDDR6 standard for cost-effective purposes, but NVIDIA’s mainstream lineups are also expected to leverage GDDR7, so that’s going to give them an edge in terms of raw bandwidth.The updated memory interface allows NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 50 GPUs to push bandwidth figures to new heights, with the flagship RTX 5090 boosted up to 1.8 TB/s versus the 1.0 TB/s of bandwidth for the RTX 4090 while the RTX 5080 jumps to almost 1 TB/s bandwidth (960.0 GB/s), a 30% uplift over the RTX 4080 SUPER.We still don’t know the efficiency of the new GDDR7 memory interface, how much power it pulls versus GDDR6/X dies, and what their overclocking potential is. The last-gen GDDR6 memory was killer in terms of overclocking, so whether that’s the case or not with GDDR7, we will know for sure soon enough.Some posts on wccftech.com may contain affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC
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