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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 expected to feature 2304 CUDA cores
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-expected-to-feature-2304-cuda-cores
Kopite7kimi brings another set of rumors about the GeForce RTX 30 series.

The RTX 3050 is expected to feature GA107-300 GPU with 2304 CUDA cores. Such a number of cores would be a significant upgrade over GeForce RTX 1650 (896 CUDAs) and GTX 1650 SUPER (1280 CUDAs). However, it is important to note that NVIDIA doubled the number of cores per Streaming Multiprocessors, not necessarily doubling the performance in the process.

RTX 3050, GA107-300, 2304FP32, 90W TGP

— kopite7kimi4virgil (@kopite7kimi) November 9, 2020

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti to launch in January 2021
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-to-launch-in-january-2021
According to the new report from HKEPC, NVIDIA will launch its new high-end GPU in January. The next SKU in the GeForce RTX 30 pipeline is the RTX 3080 Ti, according to the article. This particular model had, in fact, just appeared in the rumor last week when kopite7kimi provided the initial specs of the graphics card. Most of these specs have been confirmed by HKEPC.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti will be equipped with GA102-250-KD-A1 GPU. The website reports on the 10496 CUDA core count (we were unable to confirm this part of the leak yet). The graphics card would also feature 20GB of GDDR6X memory (the memory speed is currently unknown) across a 320-bit interface. The TGP of the RTX 3080 Ti is estimated at 320W, which is the same value as for RTX 3080 non-Ti. The site reports that 3080 Ti will lack the NVLINK connector. The board number of the RTX 3080 Ti is PG133 SKU 15 (RTX 3080 uses the same board design).

We have been able to partially confirm this rumor just today. Such SKU does exist on the most recent roadmap. However, please do note the roadmaps do change when manufacturers adjust their plans to better target competitor’s offers. We have already seen such an adjustment with RTX 3080 20GB graphics card, which was eventually scrapped.

At the rate things are going, some of the ones waiting to buy a 3080 may be able to get a 3080Ti instead.

Considering you have to basically divide the number of cuda cores in half with Ampere compared to Turing, the 3050 seems kinda weak compared to the 1650 SUPER. Alo, 90W TGP for that is disappointing since the base 1650 had only 75W and thus didn't need any power connectors and could be fed entirely through the PCI-E slot. I predict only a ~5% performance increase over the 1650 Super with that data.

As for the 3080Ti... this may become one of the biggest burns and buyer remorse ever for most 3090 buyers if they release that card at around half the (street-)price of the 3090...