12GB VRAM RTX 5070 Laptop GPU Officially Released
NVIDIA has officially released the new RTX 5070 laptop GPU with 12GB of VRAM, filling the performance gap between the existing RTX 5070 and RTX 5070Ti. Surprisingly, NVIDIA announced this new GPU SKU within a GeForce Game Ready driver update, rather than through a separate launch event.
NVIDIA states that the existing 8GB version will not be replaced, providing partners with more options and ensuring stable supply in a situation where VRAM supply remains tight. Prices are expected to be slightly different, but these laptops will still be significantly cheaper than laptops with the 12GB VRAM 5070 Ti.
RTX 5070 laptops are popular in the gaming world. These laptops not only offer excellent gaming performance but also powerful AI processing capabilities, making them an ideal choice for mainstream users. Now, NVIDIA has added a new configuration to its GeForce RTX 5070 laptop product line. This new configuration is equipped with 12GB of VRAM, a 50% increase over the original 8GB capacity.
Here is the full press release:
“Demand for GeForce RTX GPUs remains strong, and VRAM supply is tight. To maximize VRAM availability, we are releasing a 12GB configuration of the GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU with 24Gb G7 memory. This gives our partners additional memory pools to supplement the 16Gb G7 supply equipped on most GeForce GPUs today. The 12GB configuration will coexist with the existing 8GB configuration, helping our partners offer a wider range of GeForce RTX 5070 laptops.”
In other words, the new RTX 5070 will use 3GB GDDR7 memory modules instead of the 2GB option used by the existing RTX 5070.
In terms of specifications, there are not many changes other than memory capacity. The RTX 5070 12GB laptop graphics card still uses the Blackwell “GB206” GPU, with 4608 cores, 144 texture units (TMU), and 48 rasterization units (ROP).
The memory configuration remains the same, a 128-bit layout using 24 Gbps GDDR7 memory modules, but the RTX 5070 12 GB version does not use a 16Gb (2GB) memory module, but a 24Gb (3GB) memory module. This increases memory capacity by 50% under the same interface. Bandwidth remains unchanged at 384 GB/s for GDDR7 memory.