We’ve seen some first rate proof that Nvidia received’t be able to reveal a full next-gen GPU, presumably the GeForce RTX 50 collection, till someday in 2025. But that doesn’t imply there received’t be any new playing cards between at times — an entire calendar 12 months bereft of latest retail merchandise isn’t a terrific look. So two rumored spots in that lineup are mild bumps to present playing cards, the RTX 4070 Super and 4080 Super. With invitations going out for a CES press occasion, it seems to be like they could come as quickly as January.

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the most important commerce present in expertise, although its post-pandemic attendance has been properly beneath its normal huge numbers. According to The Verge and different shops, Nvidia is sending out press invites for a “Special Address” on the present (or at the least coinciding with it) on January eighth. Though specifics aren’t shared, that will make sense because the debut for the announcement of refreshed improve playing cards.

The timing is a bit odd. Launching completely new graphics playing cards at CES isn’t frequent recently, particularly for Nvidia, which tends to have a serious presence on the Game Developer Conference in March and places by itself GPU Technology Conference (GTC) twice a 12 months. Putting on my gown and wizard hat expertise columnist glasses, I suppose saying a mid-series refresh of two playing cards targeted squarely at customers is perhaps a greater match on the a lot bigger occasion, particularly if the retail launch is scheduled for later in January or February.

Previous rumors indicate that the GeForce RTX 4070 Super and 4080 Super can have significantly boosted video RAM, some extent of competition for the RTX 40 collection and its excessive value tags, with the dearer mannequin getting a full 20GB. Early spec boosts present widened reminiscence busses, 192 to 256 bits for the 4070 Super and as much as 320 for the 4080 Super. Naturally, costs haven’t been seen as of but.