Nvidia May Have Canceled Its Unannounced RTX 5080 24GB
Meet the new RTX 5080, same as the old RTX 5080.Credit: Joseph Maldonado for PCMag
Just weeks after the RTX 5080 seemingly disappeared from Nvidia's store, we're now hearing it might make a surprise comeback. Instead of the 24GB version expected in the New Year, though, the 16GB version may be the only top-tier GPU Nvidia has on offer, as GDDR7 3GB pricing has reportedly made the new version non-viable.
Nvidia graphics card prices have been utterly insane for some time, but recently they've entered a new category of madness. The RTX 5080 is currently priced between $2,000 and $3,000 at most online retailers—up to three times its launch price. This is largely because of rumors of its impending cancellation ahead of a 24GB version. But now we may not get that new card at all, leaving the current crop of cards in limbo and raising the question of...
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