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NVIDIA is finally responding to the growing issue of insufficient VRAM in new graphics cards. The mobile version of the GeForce RTX 5070 has been upgraded from 8 GB to 12 GB of GDDR7 memory, which on paper looks like a step in the right direction. The increased amount of VRAM is expected to help both in new AAA games and in AI-related applications, where 8 GB is becoming a serious limitation. The problem is that the improvement in specifications comes with a significant increase in price.
More memory, but the same performance
The new version of the RTX 5070 offers up to 50% more VRAM, which should significantly improve the gaming experience at higher resolutions and maximum settings. However, apart from this, the changes are minimal; the card still relies on the same architecture, the same number of CUDA cores, and the same memory bus. This means that the performance increase will not be proportional to the increase in VRAM, and the differences will mainly be noticeable in more demanding scenarios where 8 GB simply becomes insufficient. Desktop GPUs still remain clearly stronger, so this is more of a fix than a full generational upgrade.
Price ruins the whole effect
The biggest problem is actually the cost. The difference between the 8 GB version and the 12 GB version is huge, reaching over 70%, which in practice means that for just the memory upgrade, you have to pay nearly as much as what used to be the price of an entire mid-range computer. Manufacturers explain this by citing rising memory prices and availability issues, but for the end user, it means one thing: significantly more expensive gaming laptops. If the situation in the market doesn’t improve, similar price increases could also affect other GPU models.
RTX 5070 with 12 GB VRAM addresses the real issue of memory limitations, but it does so at a very high price. It’s an upgrade that makes sense technologically, but financially it may be hard to swallow for many gamers.
source: arstechnica
