NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti: Packaging, specifications and release dates leak for re-branded RTX 4080 12 GB
Only a few days have passed since @kopite7kimi claimed that NVIDIA planned to relaunch the RTX 4080 12 GB under a different name. To recap, while NVIDIA announced the RTX 4080 12 GB alongside the RTX 4080 16 GB and the RTX 4090, it pulled the 12 GB model before its release after recognising the confusion caused by creating two similarly named graphics cards with vastly different capabilities. Subsequently, @kopite7kimi asserted that NVIDIA had settled on renaming the RTX 4080 12 GB to ‘RTX 4070 Ti’, thereby providing a direct successor the RTX 3070 series.
Now, MEGAsizeGPU has added to @kopite7kimi’s leak by revealing the RTX 4070 Ti’s packaging design. Reproduced below, the packaging should apply to NVIDIA’s board partners too and not just a Founders Edition model, if there is one. Incidentally, VideoCardz reports that the RTX 4070 Ti will utilise the same product board and SKU as the ‘unlaunched’ RTX 4080 12 GB. In other words, the RTX 4070 Ti will launch with 7,680 CUDA cores on the AD104 GPU and 12 GB of GDDR6X VRAM operating on a 192-bit bus. Seemingly, VideoCardz has not learned whether the RTX 4070 Ti retains the RTX 4080 12 GB’s 285 W TGP, though.
Meanwhile, Wccftech has leaked a series of RTX 4070 Ti-related launch dates. Reputedly, NVIDIA will unveil the graphics card on January 3, 2023, with the embargo for reviews lifting a day later. Additionally, NVIDIA will then release the RTX 4070 Ti on January 5. Based on those dates, it seems likely that NVIDIA will showcase the RTX 4070 Ti during CES 2023 in Las Vegas. Pricing details have not leaked yet, although NVIDIA is expected to position the RTX 4070 Ti as a cheaper option to the cancelled RTX 4080 12 GB. For reference, NVIDIA priced the latter at US$899, while the RTX 3070 Ti arrived for US$599. Presumably, NVIDIA will factor any RDNA 3 releases into account when pricing the RTX 4070 Ti, though.
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MEGAsizeGPU & Wccftech via VideoCardz
