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WoodenPints 4 hours ago
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JEMC said:
WoodenPints said:

Not really sure what's going on with future super cards but the 5080 only having 16GB of vram seems to low for a card that will likely come in at $1200+

I expect between between $1200 and $1400 for the 5080, but we'll see.

I agree that the amount of VRAM is surprisingly low. I read on another discussion that this could be an intentional move from Nvidia because 24GB seem to be the sweet spot for AI training right now, and by limiting the 5080 to just 16GB, they could avoid getting the card trapped in the AI craze that's going on right now.

But I don't know how legit that may be.

I did take a look at the 5090 specs and thought for sure this card seemed to be aimed at the generative AI crowd and why it will be priced at a hefty premium but I think a 16GB 5080 is the same situation of when the 3070 launched with it's 8GB and whilst most games still fit in the 8-12GB vram range there has been more pushing to 14-16GB without RT enabled.