Nvidia's RTX 4060, 4060 Ti, and 4070 are set to receive GPU updates, but sadly it looks like they won't bring any improvements
It's now been a couple of months since Nvidia launched its RTX 40 Super-series of graphics cards. The RTX 4070 Super, RTX 4070 Ti Super and RTX 4080 Super were welcome, if only evolutionary upgrades over their non-Super predecessors. I've written about how the lower tier RTX 40 cards were the ones that really deserved the Super treatment, and according to a new report from a reputable leaker, the RTX 4060, RTX 4060 Ti and a little more surprisingly, the RTX 4070 are in line for an update.
According to a table posted by MEGAsizeGPU (via PCgamesN), the GeForce RTX 4060, 4060 Ti, and 4070 GPU are set to ship with new GPUs. That's great right? Apparently not, as the new GPUs are likely to be nothing more than harvested dies that have the same specs as the GPUs they're replacing.
The current RTX 4060 is built with the AD107 GPU. The new variant will come with the AD106, which is the chip that powers the RTX 4060 Ti. In turn the updated RTX 4060 Ti will ship with the AD104 GPU. You guessed it: that's the chip used in the RTX 4070. The updated RTX 4070 will include the AD103 chip, which is used for the RTX 4080.
If Nvidia was feeling generous, each of the new cards could include an increase in shader, ray tracing or Tensor core counts, more memory, or a wider bus, but sadly it seems as though the new chips will be cut down to mimic the specs of the GPUs they are replacing. So in the end, there won't be any change.
If these specs turn out to be accurate, there's really no upgrade here at all. We'd all like to see gamers get a little something extra for their dollar. Not that Nvidia is under much pressure to do so. The green team holds a commanding market share lead, and as long as its cards continue to sell well, it won't be feeling pressured into releasing real Super upgrades. That, and it's making uncounted billions from the AI side of its business.
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