Due to ongoing component shortages, the GeForce RTX 3080 12GB and RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB has been delayed, according to new information about NVIDIA’s upcoming GPU launches. The rumour comes from Igor’s Lab, which claims that the unveiling of NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3080 12GB and RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB has been postponed, citing their industry sources.

Both cards were supposed to be unveiled on December 17th, but it appears that won’t happen now, and the flagship RTX 3090 Ti will be the only new card NVIDIA will have to show off at the CES 2022 press conference.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, according to rumours, will be introduced at CES 2022 and will be available just before the Chinese New Year. The graphics card’s price has yet to be determined, although it is expected to be in the range of $1500-USD 2000 (MSRP).

NVIDIA to reportedly launch its GeForce RTX 3090 SUPER, RTX 3070 Ti 16GB, and RTX 2060 12GB as early as 2022

The RTX 3070 Ti, on the other hand, is said to have been delayed well past the Chinese New Year. This means that the cards will most likely be available in 2-3 months, and while this still means a Q1 ’22 debut, it doesn’t mean that the availability or pricing will be any better than present cards.

In general, the situation of the board partners, whether from NVIDIA or AMD, is relatively tense. In the regions concerned, not only these companies but also suppliers are said to be so severely affected by the shortage of components that temporary plant closures of up to 90% could be expected.

By the way, this imbalance can also be seen in the fact that even companies with a strong focus on graphics cards are now frantically starting to manufacture products completely unrelated to their portfolio or market bought-in products under their brand.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series Graphics Cards Update:

The RTX 3070 Ti will be upgraded by NVIDIA to use more memory at a higher efficiency than the present RTX 3080 series. It’s not surprising, given that the GeForce RTX 3060 has more memory than the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. However, this means that both the RTX 3080 and RTX 3080 Ti will have less VRAM than the updated RTX 3070 Ti graphics card. In Q1 2022, NVIDIA is slated to release its GeForce RTX 3090 Ti flagship, which will be presented at CES 2022.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB – 17th December Unveil / 11th January Launch (Delayed)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB – 17th December Unveil / 11th January Launch (Delayed)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 24 GB – 4th January Unveil? / Q1 2022 Launch (Planned)

NVIDIA is currently indicating that they will no longer produce GPUs with less than eight gigabytes of memory onboard, allowing consumers to use more powerful and efficient GPUs than in previous years. Users who were expecting these cards will have to wait even longer, and will likely have to pay higher prices as a result of the delay, as more companies are now blaming component shortages for such delays.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 ‘SUPER’ Series Graphics Card Specifications (Rumored):

Graphics Card Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GPU Name	Ampere GA102-350?	Ampere GA102-300	Ampere GA102-225	Ampere GA102-220?	Ampere GA102-200	Ampere GA104-400	Ampere GA104-400	Ampere GA104-300	Ampere GA104-200	Ampere GA106-300	Ampere GA106-150
Process Node	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm
Die Size	628.4mm2	628.4mm2	628.4mm2	628.4mm2	628.4mm2	395.2mm2	395.2mm2	395.2mm2	395.2mm2	276mm2	276mm2
Transistors	28 Billion	28 Billion	28 Billion	28 Billion	28 Billion	17.4 Billion	17.4 Billion	17.4 Billion	17.4 Billion	13.2 Billion	13.2 Billion
CUDA Cores	10752	10496	10240	8960	8704	6144	6144	5888	4864	3584	3072?
TMUs / ROPs	336 / 112	328 / 112	320 / 112	280 / 104	272 / 96	184 / 96	184 / 96	184 / 96	152 / 80	112 / 64	TBC
Tensor / RT Cores	336 / 84	328 / 82	320 / 80	280 / 70	272 / 68	184 / 46	184 / 46	184 / 46	152 / 38	112 / 28	TBC
Base Clock	TBA	1400 MHz	1365 MHz	TBA	1440 MHz	TBA	1575 MHz	1500 MHz	1410 MHz	1320 MHz	TBC
Boost Clock	TBA	1700 MHz	1665 MHz	TBA	1710 MHz	TBA	1770 MHz	1730 MHz	1665 MHz	1780 MHz	TBC
FP32 Compute	TBA	36 TFLOPs	34 TFLOPs	TBA	30 TFLOPs	TBA	22 TFLOPs	20 TFLOPs	16 TFLOPs	13 TFLOPs	TBC
RT TFLOPs	TBA	69 TFLOPs	67 TFLOPs	TBA	58 TFLOPs	TBA	44 TFLOPs	40 TFLOPs	32 TFLOPs	25 TFLOPs	TBC
Tensor-TOPs	TBA	285 TOPs	273 TOPs	TBA	238 TOPs	TBA	183 TOPs	163 TOPs	192 TOPs	101 TOPs	TBC
Memory Capacity	24 GB GDDR6X	24 GB GDDR6X	12 GB GDDR6X	12 GB GDDR6X	10 GB GDDR6X	16 GB GDDR6X	8 GB GDDR6X	8 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR6	12 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR6
Memory Bus	384-bit	384-bit	384-bit	384-bit	320-bit	256-bit	256-bit	256-bit	256-bit	192-bit	128-bit
Memory Speed	21 Gbps	19.5 Gbps	19 Gbps	19 Gbps	19 Gbps	21 Gbps	19 Gbps	14 Gbps	14 Gbps	16 Gbps	TBC
Bandwidth	1008 GB/s	936 GB/s	912 Gbps	912 Gbps	760 GB/s	672 GB/s	608 GB/s	448 GB/s	448 GB/s	384 GB/s	TBC
TGP	450W	350W	350W	350W	320W	~300W	290W	220W	175W	170W	150W?
Price (MSRP / FE)	$1499 US	$1499 US	$1199	$999 US?	$699 US	$599 US?	$599 US	$499 US	$399 US	$329 US	$279 US?
Launch (Availability)	27th January 2022	24th September 2020	3rd June 2021	Q1 2022?	17th September 2020	Q1 2022?	10th June 2021	29th October 2020	2nd December 2020	25th February 2021	27th January 2022