Nvidia might launch a 96GB RTX 4090 as weak supply limits market growth

In brief: Although Nvidia's RTX 5090 is technically the new performance king, it isn't a quantum leap over its predecessor, the 4090, which remains one of the best products for gaming and AI workloads. As insufficient stocks of new GPUs hold the market back, refreshing Nvidia's older architecture with a monstrous VRAM pool might satisfy customers seeking compute performance. A web developer going by "@eisneim" on X (formerly Twitter) claims to have seen an RTX 4090 with 96GB of VRAM, quadruple the 24GB normally available to gamers. It's unclear when the productivity-focused graphics card might be available, but signs suggest the 5090 hasn't completely pushed its predecessor out of the market. Eisneim spotted the 96GB RTX 4090 in a Shenzhen factory while exchanging his 24GB model for the 48GB variant. An employee said the enhanced GPU is still undergoing testing and that mass production will take some time, but they expect high demand. Eisneim predicts it could become available in Chi ... Read full article.