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Title: $500 for 4 GB VRAM: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB is extremely expensive
Post by: Redaktion on April 28, 2026, 21:26:08

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU will soon be available with 12 GB instead of just 8 GB of graphics memory. However, due to the DRAM crisis, this version of the GPU is apparently so expensive that the faster GeForce RTX 5070 Ti could be the better choice.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/500-for-4-GB-VRAM-Nvidia-GeForce-RTX-5070-12-GB-is-extremely-expensive.1284945.0.html

Title: Re: $500 for 4 GB VRAM: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB is extremely expensive
Post by: opckieran on April 28, 2026, 22:40:08

That's what happens when you're the monopoly dGPU/AI accelerator maker. You're probably better off renting these days.

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