The other day we told you that NVIDIA had encountered problems manufacturing some models of its graphics cards. RTX 40 Seriesincluding all models from the RTX 4070 to the RTX 4090, that is, all those that use GDDR6X memory because the problem is that they had supply issues. Now, new rumors suggest that the company could launch a variant of RTX 4070 but with GDDR6 memorywhich should logically be a little cheaper.
The truth is that this is something that many of us have imagined when reading the previous news, although it is true that in theory the problem with GDDR6X is temporary because they simply received a shipment that did not exceed NVIDIA’s quality standards, and they have to wait for a new one to arrive. Between two weeks and a month, wow.
A cheaper RTX 4070 with GDDR6? We don’t see it
This all comes from an article published in Benchlife, in which they claim that NVIDIA could be working on a new version of the RTX 4070 but with GDDR6 memory to somewhat mitigate the fact that they cannot produce more RTX 40 series graphics cards for Now, keep in mind that this is just speculation, although the source even claims to know some of the technical specifications of this graphic.
“There is nothing surprising in this speculation, since for example the RTX 4060 Ti already uses an AD104 chip with GDDR6 memory. So, if there is a version of the GeForce RTX 4070 with 12 GB of GDDR6, it is very likely that it uses a version of the AD104-150 chip with the RTX 4060 Ti PCB.
In fact, the RTX 4070 was already practically abandoned, since in January it was replaced by the SUPER variant, and moreover NVIDIA has always prioritized the highest-end graphics when there have been stock or supply problems, since they are the ones that bring more advantages. For these reasons, we personally believe that this speculation is pure smoke and that NVIDIA is simply waiting for the new batch of GDDR6X chips to continue manufacturing its graphics cards as before. Furthermore, a less powerful RTX 4070 does not make much sense on the market right now, since that is precisely what the RTX 4060 Ti is for.
The source insists, however, that NVIDIA could currently produce these RTX 4070s with GDDR6, which would logically be a little cheaper than the original model, but more expensive than the RTX 4060 Ti. But if that were the case, we would be talking about these graphics cards that would not arrive in stores for at least 2-3 months, and by then NVIDIA will surely already have GDDR6X chips with which to continue manufacturing its graphics cards normally… It just doesn’t make sense.
In addition to everything we have told you, it must also be taken into account that the RTX 40 Series are approaching the end of their life. There is no indication that NVIDIA intends to launch more graphics cards in this series, as it is now well known that they are already focusing on the next generation, which would arrive at the end of this year.