Rumor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti die size hits 826 mm²

Currently circulating rumors suggest the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti will feature a truly massive GPU. According to KittyCorgi on Twitter, the die for NVIDIA's new Ampere flagship, codenamed "GA100", will measure 826mm². That's slightly larger than the GTX 1080 Ti's already substantial 815mm² die.

Beyond the GPU die size, KittyCorgi also shared specs for the unannounced GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 cards. We've actually covered these details earlier.

To quickly recap: rumors suggest the GA103 chip will feature 3840 stream processors, while the GA104 will only get 3072. These are likely the GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070, respectively. If these leaks hold true, the RTX 3080 should come with a 320-bit bus and 20GB of VRAM, while the RTX 3070 would have a 256-bit bus and 16GB.

What we're missing here, however, are the specs for the top-tier RTX 3080 Ti.

This leaves ample room for speculation.

Wild rumors are circulating online about 7680 stream processors, but that seems wildly optimistic, even considering a new 7-nanometer process node.

In our view, realistic specs will likely be similar to the RTX 2080 Ti (slightly over 4608 CUDA cores, probably around 5120), but with a performance uplift of about 30-40%. KittyCorgi also shared this perspective:

The only definite changes will be the memory bus and its capacity. It will most likely surpass 20GB, though exact figures are tough to predict.

Either way, the wait shouldn't be long, as these new graphics cards are expected to be unveiled this spring.

Source: WccfTech