RTX 5080 Super, 5070 Ti Super and 5070 Super: 50% More Memory Is Coming
Three refreshed cards are coming: the RTX 5080 Super, RTX 5070 Ti Super and RTX 5070 Super, and the latest reports point to Q3 2026. The headline change is memory: 24GB, 24GB and 18GB, roughly 50 percent more than the cards they replace. Speed changes look modest. The memory is the story.
The quick answers:
- Release windowQ3 2026 per the latest leaks, after a delay. The full timeline
- What actually changesMemory, mostly. The spec table
- Wait or buy now?Depends on the card you own. Your answer
- What will they cost?Our pricing read, including the memory-market catch
- Be first on launch dayBookmark the stock pages: 5080 Super, 5070 Ti Super, 5070 Super
Why this refresh is really about memory, and the honest wait-or-buy call for every card you might own right now: below.
When do the RTX 50 Super cards come out?
The most recent reports point to Q3 2026 for all three cards. That is later than the original plan, and the delay itself tells you something about the state of the memory market.
The short history: board partners originally expected a reveal around CES 2026 with cards following in spring. That window slipped. Reports then described partners still waiting on final specifications, and for a while there was talk that the refresh might be shelved entirely. The current, most consistent account is that NVIDIA told its partners the Super plan is postponed, not cancelled, with Q3 2026 the working window.
The honest caveat we attach to every pre-launch page: none of this is official until NVIDIA says it on stage. Dates from leaks move. We update this article and the stock pages linked above whenever the picture firms up.
A note on the RTX 50 Super 2027 searches you may have seen: that confusion has two roots. Early reports had this refresh sliding as far as 2027 before the window settled on Q3 2026, and the next full generation, the RTX 60 Series, genuinely is a 2027 story. As things stand: Supers in 2026, new generation in 2027.
Specs: what changes on each card
Memory goes up by half on all three cards. That is the refresh. Clock-speed changes look small in every credible report, so treat these as the same GPUs with the memory criticism fixed.
| Card | Memory today | Super memory (reported) | The card it replaces |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5080 Super | 16GB (RTX 5080) | 24GB | RTX 5080 |
| RTX 5070 Ti Super | 16GB (RTX 5070 Ti) | 24GB | RTX 5070 Ti |
| RTX 5070 Super | 12GB (RTX 5070) | 18GB | RTX 5070 |
The odd-looking numbers come from the memory chips themselves: the refresh is expected to use 3GB GDDR7 modules in place of 2GB ones, which turns a 16GB card into 24GB and a 12GB card into 18GB without redesigning the board. One card is notably absent from every credible report: there is no sign of an RTX 5090 Super. At 32GB, the 5090 has no memory problem to fix.
Why the memory bump matters more than clocks
Because memory is the thing that ages a graphics card in 2026, not speed. Modern releases at high settings, path tracing, frame generation and local AI tools all eat video memory before they run out of GPU grunt.
We said it plainly in our graphics card guide: do not buy 8GB in 2026, and 12GB is the floor for serious 1440p. The 5070 Super moving to 18GB removes the one real criticism of that card. The 24GB on the two bigger Supers takes 4K, heavy modding and AI work off the worry list for years.
A GPU rarely becomes too slow before it becomes too small. The Super refresh fixes the size, which is exactly why it is worth waiting for if you can.
Wait or buy now? By the card you own today
The rule of thumb: if your current card still runs your games at your resolution, wait. If you need a card this month, buy the current one and do not look back. Here is the specific version:
- On an RTX 30-series or older, gaming at 1440p: you have waited this long, and Q3 2026 is close. Wait for the 5070 Ti Super if you can, or buy a 5070 Ti today if the PC is needed now. Both are excellent.
- On an RTX 40-series at 4K: the 5080 Super’s 24GB is the card your resolution wants. Worth the wait.
- Building a whole PC now: build now with a current card. A PC in the hand beats a rumour in Q3, and our gaming PC guide covers the sensible splits.
- Eyeing the RTX 5090: nothing changes for you. No 5090 Super is credibly reported, and the 5090 remains the top card.
- Happy on a 50-series card today: skip the Supers entirely. The RTX 60 Series in 2027 is your next real upgrade.
The current cards, live prices
Every RTX 5080, 5070 Ti and 5070 we stock right now. These are the cards the Supers will replace, and the ones to buy if you need a GPU today.
What will the Super cards cost?
Our read: close to the prices the current cards launched at, with the usual UK translation, and one genuine risk pushing the other way. NVIDIA’s Super refreshes have historically landed at or near the outgoing card’s price and pushed the older model down. That is the good scenario, and it is the common one.
The risk is the memory market. Memory prices have been climbing hard through 2026, as we covered in our RAM and SSD price piece, and these cards exist precisely to carry 50 percent more of it. If the squeeze continues into launch, do not be surprised by a premium over the cards they replace, or by tight stock in the first weeks. Which is exactly why the stock pages below are worth a bookmark.
One practical note while you plan: a Super card will not need a new power supply over its non-Super twin. If your unit runs a 5080 class card comfortably, you are set; if you are unsure, our PSU guide settles it in two minutes.
And a word on the RTX 50 Super pricing leaks people search for: as of July 2026 no credible pricing leak exists. Every number floating around is a guess. When a real one surfaces, we will weigh it here the same day.
How to be first in line when they land
We keep a live stock page for each Super card, and they go from empty to full the day cards arrive. They already carry the release windows, the reported specs and the answers above, and they will list every model we range with UK prices the morning stock lands:
- RTX 5080 Super: UK stock and prices
- RTX 5070 Ti Super: UK stock and prices
- RTX 5070 Super: UK stock and prices
Bookmark the one you want. On launch morning that page is faster than searching, and history says the first allocation of a popular Super card does not hang around.
Quick answers
The latest reports point to Q3 2026, alongside the 5070 Ti Super and 5070 Super, after the original early-2026 window slipped. NVIDIA has not announced an official date, so treat it as a strong rumour rather than a promise.
The consistent reports say 24GB of GDDR7, up from 16GB on the RTX 5080, using 3GB memory modules, with only modest clock changes. Think of it as a 5080 with the memory worry removed rather than a new tier of performance.
No credible report points to one. The RTX 5090 already carries 32GB, so it has no memory gap for a Super refresh to fix, and every leak covers only the 5070, 5070 Ti and 5080 refreshes.
Historically yes: Super refreshes tend to land near the outgoing price and push the older card down. This cycle has a caveat, because rising memory prices could blunt the discounts. If a current card drops sharply near launch, that is your bargain window.
If you play at 1440p and can wait until Q3 2026, yes: 18GB removes the 12GB limitation that was the RTX 5070's only real weakness. If you need a card now, the 5070 Ti with 16GB is the safer buy today.
Only if your current card is genuinely fine, because reports place the RTX 60 Series on the Rubin architecture in the second half of 2027, more than a year away. Waiting one quarter for the Supers is reasonable. Waiting a year and a half is a long time to be unhappy with your frame rate.
Current reports say no: Q3 2026 is the working window after the earlier delay. The 2027 date you see mentioned belongs to the next full generation, the RTX 60 Series on the Rubin architecture, not to this refresh.
Not yet. As of July 2026 no pricing leak has held up, and history says Super refreshes land near the outgoing card’s price. The memory-market squeeze is the one factor that could push this cycle higher.
How we track this
Hardvance is a UK retailer. We range and support GeForce cards daily, we talk to distributors about allocations, and we maintain the stock pages linked above. Pre-launch details here come from consistent, named industry reporting and are labelled as expectations, not promises. When NVIDIA confirms details, this page changes the same day.
