Nvidia is rumored to be testing a 900W graphics card with AD102
It was previously reported that Nvidia has begun testing the AD102, which will be used in the GeForce RTX 4080/4090 series of GPUs with the Ada Lovelace architecture. Twitter user @kopite7kimi revealed today that Nvidia has prepared a test board for the flagship GeForce RTX 40 series graphics card, which is equipped with two 16Pin 12VHPWR interfaces. Its TDP has reached 900W, which is even higher than the highest rumored 850W. Although the specific power consumption figures from different sources have been different in the past, it seems that there is no suspense in the design of the top GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards at 600W or above.
It is understood that this flagship GeForce RTX 40 series graphics card equipped with AD102, in addition to the power consumption of 900W, also uses 48GB of GDDR6X memory, the rate is 24 Gbps, and the core frequency should be higher. It’s not certain whether this beta version will eventually become a real product, but anything is possible.
In addition, Twitter user @kopite7kimi also confirmed the specifications of the mid-to-high-end GeForce RTX 4070/4080 graphics cards. Among them, the GeForce RTX 4080 will be equipped with AD103 and use 16GB of GDDR6X memory. The power consumption of the graphics card is close to that of the graphics card equipped with GA102. The GeForce RTX 4070 is equipped with AD104 and uses 12GB of GDDR6X video memory, and the power consumption will be around 300W. It is said that these two graphics cards will only be equipped with a 16Pin 12VHPWR interface, and the test has not yet started, but it will be put on the agenda soon.
If the recent news about GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards is accurate, then Nvidia should choose to release a new generation of Ada Lovelace GPUs in September or October this year. It is expected that the first batch of GeForce RTX 4070/4080/4090 series graphics cards will be launched, and then more models will be gradually introduced later and will be closer to the mainstream market.
