Nvidia RTX 4000 graphics cards are set to replace the current generation GeForce RTX 3000 GPUs, and there are rumors that the green team could go ahead and launch the RTX 5000 series. Confusing, right? Well, to help you navigate the tangled waters of PC gaming, we’ve rounded up everything we know about the next generation of green gear technology.
While the RTX 4000 GPUs will certainly deliver a high level of performance, features like Nvidia Reflex and Nvidia DLSS make them even more appealing to those looking to upgrade their gaming PC. However, these next-gen CPUs could face stiff competition from AMD’s RDNA. 3 and Intel’s Arc Alchemist graphics cards.
However, Nvidia is not only taking over the desktop GPU market and is targeting the cloud as well. The company’s Nvidia GeForce Now service currently offers up to RTX 3080 performance for all sorts of devices, including low-end (and not-so-smart) PCs and smartphones, via cloud streaming. The green team will no doubt update GeForce Now with the RTX 4000 graphics cards at some point after its release to the general public.
Here’s everything we know about the Nvidia RTX 4000 GPUs:
Nvidia RTX 4000 release date rumors
Nvidia has yet to announce an official release date for the RTX 4000, but there are plenty of past rumors and trends that we can use to suggest when these will arrive. For example, for the past decade, Nvidia has released a new consumer microarchitecture every two years. Since the RTX 3000 GPUs were released in 2020, it’s safe to say that the company will release its new RTX 4000 GPUs sometime in 2022.
The latest information we have on a possible RTX 4000 release date indicates that Nvidia GPUs will be introduced in mid-July. After that, the RTX 4090 will be Lovelace’s first graphics card to hit the market in August, followed by the RTX 4080 in September, the RTX 4070 in October, and the RTX 4060 some time later.
Nvidia RTX 4000 price speculation
We won’t know what the price of the Nvidia RTX 4000 graphics cards will be until Team Green makes an official announcement, but we can make a guess based on the rumors and the cost of the previous GPUs.
The RTX 3090 launched at a suggested retail price of $1,499, making it $1,000 cheaper than the Nvidia Titan RTX. While we sadly don’t expect this trend to continue, we should probably expect the RTX 4090 to be between $1499 and $1999, with a price cap matching that of the current RTX ruler, the RTX 3090 Ti.
Turning our attention to the RTX 4080 and RTX 4070, we expect both GPUs to mirror their predecessors’ starting prices of $699 and $499, respectively. However, given the recent spike in silicon wafer prices, the MSRP of RTX 4000 GPUs may increase by up to 10%.
However, the RTX 3060 was $20 cheaper than the RTX 2060, so hopefully the new GeForce graphics cards can deliver better performance at lower prices.
Nvidia rtx 4000 Specs Rumors
Nvidia is keeping the RTX 4000 specs under lock and key, but some key details have slipped through the cracks. Leaks suggest that graphics cards like the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080, which will likely use the flagship AD102 GPU, could have 71% more CUDA cores than the RTX 3000.
According to a reliable source save 7kimi, the cards may have an Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti using a “full” version of the AD102 GPU. The tipster clarifies that it is not clear if this will become a real product, but the advanced graphics card can be equipped with 46 GB of GDDR6 video memory, but it will require two 16-pin power connectors.
| CUDA kernels | L2 cache | |
| AD102 | 18,432 | 96MB |
|---|---|---|
| AD103 | 10,752 | 64MB |
| AD104 | 7680 | 48MB |
| AD106 | 4608 | 32MB |
| AD107 | 3072 | 32MB |
Unfortunately, the performance boost offered by higher-end RTX 4000 graphics cards can require a powerful and expensive power supply. Reports indicate that components using the AD-102 can have TGPs as high as 900W.
Nvidia RTX 4000 Benchmark Spec
The Nvidia RTX 4000 benchmark hasn’t surfaced yet, but that hasn’t stopped leakers from sharing information about potential performance. Some claim that the GeForce RTX 4090 can double the performance of the RTX 3090 in both standard rasterization and ray tracing. In terms of processing power, the RTX 4090 could break the 100 teraflops limit, i.e. exceed the capabilities of the RTX 3090 Ti.
However, higher and higher levels of performance require higher and higher levels of power consumption. That’s where the new PCIe Gen 5 interface comes in, first unveiled on the RTX 3090 at Intel’s innovation event. It can deliver up to 600W of power to a graphics card, but it’s much smaller and less bulky than the eight-pin PCIe power connectors we’re used to.
Source : PC Gamesn
