Excitement builds as new RTX 4090 specs emerge

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It was only yesterday when a new rumor surfaced, suggesting that the launch of Nvidia's RTX 40 series would take place in early Q3. Kopite7kimi has since narrowed down the launch timeframe to 'mid July' which would put the launch just a matter of weeks from now. But now the serial leaker goes further, teasing an updated set of specs for the high end RTX 4090, and they even give a performance estimate.

Firstly, it's important to note that these are rumored specs. But if the launch is just weeks away, the final specifications have surely been set, and the first batches of cards would be in production. So, lets have a look at the latest potential specs provided by Kopite7kimi.

The shader count has decreased relative to earlier leaks. 16,128 shader cores is still a dramatic increase over the RTX 3090 Ti, but that’s not unexpected given the much higher transistor density provided by TSMC’s N4 process. It’s expected to include 24GB of 21Gbps GDDR6X memory, the same amount and speed that the 3090 Ti comes with.

Perhaps the most interesting spec is the newly rumored TDP, at 450W. After all the talk and rumors of 600W or more, that’s a very welcome little bit of news. It means that the current RTX 3090 Ti designs are likely to closely resemble their RTX 4090 counterparts. We were surprised by just how quiet the fans of the Asus TUF RTX 3090 Ti were and if that TDP does end up carrying over to the RTX 4090 (and therefore surely less than 450W for a 4080) then I’m reassured that RTX 40 cards will be manageable and be able to run at relatively cool temperatures without the need to resort to banshee screaming fans.

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