Nvidia is teasing a GeForce event for May 31st, the same day the company is rumored to be launching its new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card. A mysterious 11-second teaser video has appeared on Twitter today, simply revealing a GeForce event for 10PM PT on May 31st, or 1AM ET on June 1st.
Recent rumors have suggested the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti will be revealed alongside the RTX 3070 Ti on May 31st. The RTX 3080 Ti will reportedly include 12GB of GDDR6X memory, a 2GB increase over what’s found on the existing RTX 3080. A wider 384-bit bus is also rumored, matching the RTX 3090 and an increase to the memory bandwidth over the RTX 3080.
It seems likely that any new cards will limit the Ethereum hash rate. NVIDIA has been placing cryptocurrency mining restrictions in the GPUs it’s been building recently. The idea is to make the cards less attractive to crypto miners so that they’ll be easier for consumers to find. However, the RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 are still like gold dust.
Still, it’ll probably be very difficult to get your hands on a RTX 3080 Ti or RTX 3070 Ti any time soon without paying vastly over the odds. If recent evidence is anything to go by, demand will far outstrip supply. The ongoing global shortage of semiconductors will limit availability even further.
In any case, we’ll find out what NVIDIA has up its sleeve in just a few days. You’ll be able to watch the stream on Twitch or YouTube at 1AM ET on June 1st.
