Quote from: Mr Majestyk on February 12, 2025, 03:45:06Honesty I would be much happier if they went for a 24GB (3GB dies), GDDR7 9080XT with 256 bit bus, that sat in between 5080 and 5090 in performance but for say $1K.

I doubt they will change the memory controller to allow the use of GDDR7. They probably don't need more bandwidth for gaming or AI this gen.

If they have performance 10-15% lower than the 5080 as I assume 9070 XT 16GB will be, but with 32 GB, at some price point at or below $1k, then some people will buy that. Mostly for AI.

It can't be Navi 44 because it's the lower end die meant for 9060 series. Navi 44 has a 128-bit memory bus so it can't have 32 GB's of memory even when it's clamshelled. It would be Navi 48 with a clamshell memory configuration.

For the author, remember there is also the local AI community that runs local LLMs and would love the added VRAM.

It can be a 9070 XT with extra memory for what it's worth and still steal the thunder from NVIDIA's unfortunate paper launch.

Honesty I would be much happier if they went for a 24GB (3GB dies), GDDR7 9080XT with 256 bit bus, that sat in between 5080 and 5090 in performance but for say $1K.