The other day we told you that NVIDIA had encountered problems manufacturing some models of its graphics cards. RTX 40 Seriesspecifically all models ranging from the RTX 4070 to the RTX 4090, that is, all those that use GDDR6X memory because the problem lies in the fact that they were having supply problems. Now, new rumors suggest that the company could launch a variant of RTX 4070 but with GDDR6 memorywhich logically should be a little cheaper.
The truth is that this is something that many of us imagined when reading the previous news, although it is true that, in theory, the problem with the GDDR6X is temporary because they have simply received a shipment that has not passed NVIDIA’s quality standards, and they have to wait for a new one to arrive. Something between two weeks and a month, really.
A cheaper RTX 4070 with GDDR6? We don’t see it
All of this 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 alleviate the fact that they cannot be producing more graphics cards of the RTX 40 series for now. It must be taken into account that this is mere speculation, although the source even claims to know some of the technical specifications of this graphics card.
«There is nothing surprising in this speculation, since for example the RTX 4060 Ti already uses an AD104 chip with GDDR6 memory. So if a version of the GeForce RTX 4070 with 12GB GDDR6 exists, it is quite likely that it uses a version of the AD104-150 chip with the PCB of the RTX 4060 Ti.»
In fact, the RTX 4070 was practically discontinued already, as it was replaced by the SUPER variant in January, and NVIDIA has always prioritized higher-end graphics cards when there have been stock or supply issues, since they are the ones that bring them the most benefits. For these reasons, we personally think that this speculation is pure smoke, and that NVIDIA is really just waiting for the new batch of GDDR6X chips to continue manufacturing its graphics cards as before. Furthermore, it doesn’t make much sense to have a less powerful RTX 4070 on the market right now, because that’s precisely what the RTX 4060 Ti is for.
However, the source insists that NVIDIA could be producing these RTX 4070 with GDDR6 right now, 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 not reaching 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’ve told you, it’s also worth noting that the RTX 40 Series is nearing the end of its life. There’s no indication that NVIDIA plans to release more graphics cards in this series, as it’s well known that they’re already focused on the next generation, which is expected to arrive later this year.