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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 received an upgrade from 8 GB to 12 GB of GDDR7 memory, which on paper seems like a step in the right direction. A larger amount of VRAM is intended to assist 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 is accompanied by 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 with maximum settings. However, aside from this, the changes are minimal; the card still uses 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 be mainly noticeable in more demanding scenarios where 8 GB simply becomes insufficient. Desktop GPUs still remain distinctly stronger, so this is more of a tweak than a full generational upgrade.
The price spoils the whole effect
The biggest problem, however, is the cost. The difference between the 8 GB version and the 12 GB version is enormous, reaching even over 70%, which in practice means that for the mere upgrade of memory, one has to pay almost as much as one used to for a mid-range computer. Manufacturers explain this by the rising prices of memory and issues with availability, but for the end user, it means one thing: significantly more expensive gaming laptops. If the market situation does not improve, similar price increases may also affect other GPU models.
RTX 5070 with 12 GB of VRAM solves the real problem of memory limitations, but does so at the cost of a very high price. It is an upgrade that makes technological sense, but might be financially difficult to accept for many gamers.
source: arstechnica
