Nvidia is working on the next generation of GeForce, the GeForce RTX 3000, which is expected to take advantage of the Ampere GPU architecture. The recent leaks reveal some information, but be careful, nothing is official yet.
What you should remember for Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000:
- The Ampere architecture should benefit from a 7nm engraving.
- A leap in ray tracing performance is to be expected.
- The cards should be called GeForce RTX 3000 series.
- More RT cores, higher frequencies, and lower power consumption would be expected.
- Nvidia’s mainstream graphics card catalog is currently based on the Turing architecture. The GeForce RTX 20 series and the GeForce GTX 1600 series are two new series. The main difference between these solutions is the hardware support versus ray tracing in real-time.
The GPU Turing architecture will normally be gradually replaced by Ampere next year. The introduction of a finer engraving (7nm) should ensure an increase in frequencies and a decrease in power consumption. According to indiscretions of Nvidia’s partners, the handover between Turing and Ampere is expected to take place in summer.
Ray tracing technology should be the focus of future developments. It is said that in this matter Nvidia is aiming for “massive” development of the services of its graphics solutions. It must be understood that one of the levers will be faster, less greedy RT cores and above all in larger numbers. In parallel, GPU operation should benefit from an increase of 200 to 300 MHz compared to Turing solutions.
Finally, as regards the name of these solutions, the “RTX” would still be valid, but with the numbering 3000. This requires preparation for the future GeForce RTX 3060, 3070, 3080 and RTX 3080 Ti.