NVIDIA annule GeForce RTX 4080 12GB, Pour le relancer avec un nom différent

NVIDIA has decided to cancel the November 2022 launch of the GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB. The company will relaunch the card under a different name, though it didn’t announce the replacement name just yet. The naming of the RTX 4080 12 GB was cause for much controversy. With the RTX 40-series “Chunky Mignon Esthétique,” NVIDIA debuted three SKUs—the already launched RTX 4090 which is in stores right now; le RTX 4080 16 GB, et le RTX 4080 12 GB. Memory size notwithstanding, le RTX 4080 12 GB is a vastly different graphics card from the RTX 4080 16 GB.

Le RTX 4080 12 Go et RTX 4080 16 GB didn’t even share the same silicon. Tandis que le 16 GB model is based on the larger “AD103” silicium, a 9,728 couleurs CUDA, and a 256-bit wide GDDR6X memory bus; le RTX 4080 12 GB is based on the smaller “AD104” silicium, has just 7,680 couleurs CUDA (21% fewer CUDA cores); and a meager 192-bit wide GDDR6X memory bus. This had the potential to confuse buyers, surtout compte tenu du $900 prix. With criticism spanning not just social media but also bad press, NVIDIA decided to pull the plug on the RTX 4080 12 GB. The company will likely re-brand it as a successor to the RTX 3070 Ti, although then it will have a hard time justifying its $900 price-tag. Le RTX 4080 16 GB, cependant, is on track for a November 16 availability date, with a baseline price of $1,200.