NVIDIA to release a GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER 24GB and RTX 5070 SUPER 18GB

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According to a new report via ITHome and the Chiphell forum, NVIDIA is already talking to its various GPU partners about an upcoming GeForce RTX 50 Series SUPER refresh, with RTX 5080 SUPER and RTX 5070 SUPER cards planned. This announcement is interesting because the report notes that these new SUPER GPUs will increase the VRAM capacity in both cards by 50%.

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A GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER 24GB is reportedly coming.

This would mean that a GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER 24GB and a GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER 18GB are on the way, with GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit and 192-bit memory bus, respectively. These refreshed cards might make use of 3GB GDDR7 modules, similar to the memory configuration of the GeForce RTX 5090 laptop GPU.

This isn't the first time we've heard about a GeForce RTX 5080 with 24GB of VRAM. Last month, we reported on MSI listing a GeForce RTX 5080 with 24GB as compatible with its MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi motherboard. What was viewed as a potential misprint is now being seen as a possible first look at the GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER refresh.

However, these SUPER GPUs might perform similarly to current models, with the only difference being the increased VRAM capacity. One source's "doesn't feel so fast" comment on the forum indicates that the GeForce RTX 50 Series SUPER refresh would be all about VRAM capacity, which is a shame because there's definite room for the GeForce RTX 5080's performance to match or exceed that of the previous-gen flagship, the GeForce RTX 4090.

For the GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER 24GB, the difference would be felt the most when running non-gaming workloads like memory-intensive editing or AI tasks. The current GeForce RTX 5080's 16GB capacity is enough to run the latest games. That said, going from a GeForce RTX 5070 12GB to a GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER 18GB GPU without any other changes would open the door to better 4K performance in some titles that require more capacity to run ultra-quality textures or hardware-intensive Path Tracing.

But again, there's definite room for NVIDIA to increase the specs on a GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER so it outperforms AMD's Radeon RX 9070 non-XT in most or all in-game benchmarks - and close the gap between it and the Radeon RX 9070 XT and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti.

As SUPER variants of GeForce RTX GPUs generally arrive a year after the initial launch, we're not expecting to see these anytime soon. The current expectation is that they will arrive either late this year or in Q1 2026, with an official announcement at CES 2026.