Nvidia has reportedly changed its price targets for the upcoming GeForce RTX 50 Super GPUs, slotting them as replacements for the existing non-Super models. The Super models have been awaited by many since the beginning, as they are set to fix the main weakness of the RTX 50 Series, i.e. the limited VRAM capacity.
According to leaker Red Gaming Tech on YouTube, Nvidia has purportedly lowered the launch prices of its RTX 5080 Super, RTX 5070 Ti Super, and RTX 5070 Super GPUs. These are now expected to hit shelves at $999, $749, and $549, respectively. For reference, previous rumours put the RTX 5080 Super at $1,149, followed by the RTX 5070 Ti Super at $849, and the RTX 5070 Super at $599. In other words, if correct, the new pricing will save you $150, $100, and $50, respectively, on each model.
This change is apparently meant to prevent an oversupply situation due to waning demand for graphics cards. That said, this is similar to what Nvidia has done with the previous RTX 40 Series, where the Super simply replaced their non-Super counterparts. Well, aside from the poorly priced RTX 4080, which dropped from $1,199 to $999 with the RTX 4080 Super release.
The RTX 50 Super models should offer a better value to interested users, boosting the memory capacity by 50% compared to the non-Super cards. This will be especially useful for the RTX 5070 Super, which can now breathe a sigh of relief as its 18GB of VRAM should suffice even for modern games. The RTX 5070 Super is also the only model getting a CUDA core increase, helping it to muster a bit more fps.
| GPU | CUDA Cores | Memory | TGP | MSRP |
| RTX 5070 | 6,144 | 12GB | 250W | $549 |
| RTX 5070 Super | 6,400 | 18GB | 275W | $549 |
| RTX 5070 Ti | 8,960 | 16GB | 300W | $749 |
| RTX 5070 Ti Super | 8,960 | 24GB | 350W | $749 |
| RTX 5080 | 10,752 | 16GB | 360W | $999 |
| RTX 5080 Super | 10,752 | 24GB | 415W | $999 |
While the RTX 5070 Ti Super and RTX 5080 Super aren’t expected to see a CUDA core bump, they should still get a small TGP boost. Depending on how much power the extra VRAM consumes, and whether it’s clocked in faster, the GPU may push frequencies higher than we see today. The RTX 5080 Super, in particular, is also said to get faster 32Gb/s GDDR7 chips, which’ll positively impact performance.
But regardless, the main point of these cards is the memory pool expansion that’ll help them fare better in future games. Fortunately, we don’t have long to wait to check this performance first-hand, as these GPUs are expected for Christmas. So, if you were planning for a GPU upgrade, you may want to wait a little longer.
