At least one board partner has reportedly received RTX 50 SUPER graphics cards. NVIDIA is not letting them sell yet. The reason: nobody knows how much the memory will cost by the time these cards launch.
A 3GB GDDR7 memory module currently costs $60 to $70. A 2GB module costs $20. That's a massive price difference, and NVIDIA doesn't know if that spread will grow or shrink. Until it figures out the pricing, the cards stay on shelves.
This is NVIDIA's problem with memory right now. It can't plan. It can't predict. It can't price. So it waits.
Standard Memory Module
$20
Per 2GB GDDR7 module
New Larger Memory Module
$60–$70
Per 3GB GDDR7 module
The Rumored Specifications
| Graphics Card | GPU (SMs / Cores) | Memory Specs | TBP & Connector | Price & Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER SUPER Upgrade | Blackwell GB203-450 84 (Full) SMs · 10752 Cores | 24 GB GDDR7 (256-bit, 32 Gbps, 1024 GB/s) | 415W (1x 12V-2x6) | TBD TBD |
GeForce RTX 5080 | Blackwell GB203-400 84 (Full) SMs · 10752 Cores | 16 GB GDDR7 (256-bit, 30 Gbps, 960 GB/s) | 360W (1x 12V-2x6) | $999 30th Jan 2025 |
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER SUPER Upgrade | Blackwell GB203-350 70 (Full) SMs · 8960 Cores | 24 GB GDDR7 (256-bit, 28 Gbps, 896 GB/s) | 350W (1x 12V-2x6) | TBD TBD |
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Blackwell GB203-300 70 (Full) SMs · 8960 Cores | 16 GB GDDR7 (256-bit, 28 Gbps, 896 GB/s) | 300W (1x 12V-2x6) | $749 20th Feb 2025 |
GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER SUPER Upgrade | Blackwell GB205-400 50 (Full) SMs · 6400 Cores | 18 GB GDDR7 (192-bit, 28 Gbps, 672 GB/s) | 275W (1x 12VHPWR) | TBD TBD |
GeForce RTX 5070 | Blackwell GB205-300-A1 48 (50 Full) SMs · 6144 Cores | 12 GB GDDR7 (192-bit, 28 Gbps, 672 GB/s) | 250W (1x 12VHPWR) | $549 5th Mar 2025 |
All of them use 3GB GDDR7 modules instead of the 2GB modules in the current RTX 50 cards. That's why the memory costs jump. Denser modules are highly expensive. NVIDIA has to figure out whether to pass that cost to consumers or take the margin hit itself.
A RTX 5060 SUPER with 12GB is supposedly also coming, but that's not official yet.
Why This Matters
Board partners have the cards. They want to sell them. Reviewers want to test them. Gamers want to buy them. But NVIDIA won't let any of that happen until it settles the pricing question.
This is the memory crisis in action. Not a technical problem. Not a manufacturing problem. A pricing problem. NVIDIA can't launch products because the cost of components changes month to month.
The Waiting Game
The RTX 50 SUPER series was supposed to launch months ago. Then it got pushed to late 2026. Then early 2027. Now it's just sitting in warehouses while NVIDIA watches memory prices and tries to figure out when to announce anything.
Meanwhile, people are buying current RTX 50 cards or waiting for price drops. The SUPER cards just gather dust.
NVIDIA will eventually launch them. But until memory prices stabilize, expect more delays and silence.
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