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Nvidia might be preparing a new graphics card with 96GB of VRAM, but it’s likely not for gaming

96GB of RAM might feature in Blackwell's top workstation card
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Nvidia might be preparing a new graphics card with 96GB of VRAM, but it’s likely not for gaming
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Nvidia’s RTX 50 series will be hitting shelves at the end of the month, starting with the RTX 5090 and 5080. While the RTX 5080 sticks to the same 16GB memory as its predecessor, albeit with the upgrade to GDDR7, the new flagship model comes with a whopping 32GB of VRAM which is more than enough for gaming and productivity workflows. The topic of VRAM has been pretty popular lately, as modern AAA titles are getting increasingly memory-hungry, and lower-end hardware needs to catch up.

Well, what if we told you that Nvidia might be planning to release a GPU with 96GB of VRAM in the near future? Well, that’s what recent shipping details would suggest, though it’s more than likely that this graphics card is designed for workstations – not gaming.

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GPU with 96GB GDDR7 might be a Blackwell graphics card

According to shipping details sighted on NBD Data, a site that offers “comprehensive global trade data and customs analysis”, a graphics card with a 512-bit memory bus and 96GB GDDR7 was shipped towards the end of last year.

Source: NBD Data

ComputerBase speculates that this model could be an upcoming top workstation model; the current RTX 6000 “Ada” card offers 48GB GDDR6 memory and a 344-bit memory interface, for reference. Ada Lovelace architecture has since been succeeded by Blackwell, which powers the latest RTX 50 series cards.

This news follows a recent leak of an alleged RTX 5090 prototype which offers faster memory, more CUDA cores, and a higher TDP to accommodate. Speculation points towards it being a potential 5090 Ti, though there’s no concrete evidence of that just yet despite Nvidia previously trademarking the name.

Both AMD and Intel have been keen to upgrade their GPUs with a suitable amount of memory. AMD has been doing this for a while; its flagship RX 7900 XTX offers 24GB of memory, while Intel’s new budget-friendly Battlemage cards range from 10-12GB. On the other hand, Nvidia has shied away from massive VRAM upgrades (outside of the 5090). Its CEO, Jensen Huang, recently explained why the RTX 5070 has 12GB of RAM, but some fans remain less than impressed considering the card’s close competition.


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