NVIDIA begins providing a 12GB model of the 5070 for laptops

NVIDIA is releasing a brand new variant of its 5070 GPU for laptops. Nestled in a blog post concerning the newest model of its Sport Prepared Drivers, the corporate notes its companions will quickly begin promoting 5070 laptops with 12GB of VRAM, alongside the 8GB mannequin that NVIDIA has provided for the reason that launch of the 50-series.

“Demand for GeForce RTX stays robust, and reminiscence provide is contrastrained. With a view to maximize reminiscence availability, we’re releasing the GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop computer GPU 12GB configuration with 24Gb G7 reminiscence. This provides our companions entry to a further pool of reminiscence to enrich the 16Gb G7 provide that at present ships with most GeForce GPUs,” NVIDIA mentioned.

The primary 12GB 5070-equipped laptops are slated to start out delivery someday in June, with producers like ASUS, Lenovo and MSI more likely to provide the video card as an choice in a few of their fashions. NVIDIA has but to verify pricing, however retailers like NotebookCheck are reporting that 12GB 5070 laptops may price as a lot as their 5070 Ti counterparts. Proper now, a 5070 Ti-equipped PC just like the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI can set you again as a lot $2,650, relying on the quantity of RAM on provide. New 12GB 5070 laptops probably will not price as a lot, given producers will in all probability configure them with much less RAM.

NVIDIA has but to share the total spec checklist for the 12GB 5070, however as the corporate notes, it’s utilizing 24Gb G7 reminiscence, as an alternative of 16GB G7 reminiscence, for the brand new mannequin. The 2 reminiscence varieties are made utilizing completely different manufacturing processes. The previous makes use of 3GB reminiscence modules, whereas the latter makes use of 2GB ones. Both approach the corporate is tapping into a special provide of reminiscence that, in latest months, Samsung and Micron have managed to provide extra persistently at scale. That mentioned, until NVIDIA has redesigned the 5070 to equip it with a wider 192-bit bus interface, which appears unlikely on this case, the brand new mannequin will not have the ability to entry that extra reminiscence as quick because the 5070 Ti and different fashions above it in NVIDIA’s stack. For many video games that should not matter an excessive amount of, nevertheless it does imply the brand new mannequin is not fairly the improve it appears for those who simply take a look at the quantity of uncooked VRAM.