Additional 4GB of Video Memory Increases Price by 72%: Framework Laptop 16 Adds 12GB Discrete Graphics Module
NVIDIA officially launched the RTX 5070 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR7 version today, and Framework has also released an RTX 5070 12GB discrete graphics upgrade module for its 16-inch modular laptop. The module only increases the video memory from 8GB to 12GB, but the price has jumped from $699 (approximately 4796 yuan) to $1199 (approximately 8226 yuan), a 72% increase.
The global supply of video memory remains tight, and the price of storage chips continues to rise, a problem clearly reflected in this new Framework graphics module.
In terms of core hardware specifications, the 12GB and 8GB graphics modules are identical in CUDA cores, frequency, power consumption, and architecture: both have 4608 cores, a base frequency of 2.0GHz, an accelerated frequency of 2.4GHz, and a unified power limit of 100W.
The memory bus width is also 128-bit, with a bandwidth of 384GB/s, and both are equipped with NVIDIA laptop GDDR7 video memory; they also feature fourth-generation ray tracing cores, fifth-generation tensor cores, and support DLSS 4 technology; video encoding and decoding specifications, interface configurations, and body size and weight are also the same.
The advantage of 12GB of video memory is only apparent when running large 3A games, creating ultra-high-quality content, performing professional 3D modeling, or large-scale rendering – tasks that are extremely demanding on video memory. In everyday gaming, office work, audio-visual entertainment, and other mainstream usage scenarios, the experience between the two is almost indistinguishable.
Both RTX 5070 graphics modules are fully compatible with the entire Framework Laptop 16 series, covering both Ryzen AI 300 and Ryzen 7040 processor versions. The 12GB version is now available for pre-order and is expected to ship officially in June 2026.