For a while now, there have been online speculations about a new RTX 4070 variant being released. As per the reports, this variant will have a slower GDDR6 memory due to the supply shortage caused by quality issues in a GDDR6X batch.

Following the shortage, it was said that Nvidia will be launching an RTX 4070 with the slower GDDR6 memory. Now, it seems like Gigabyte might be one of the first manufacturers to release this new variant with the downgraded memory configuration.

According to a recent report by VideoCardz, Gigabyte has plans to launch two new RTX 4070 models with GDDR6 memory. The two upcoming models are Windforce 2X V2 OC with a dual-fan design, and Windforce V2 OC, which sports a triple fan design.

As far as specs are concerned, they will remain the same as the original - 5888 CUDA cores, 12GB VRAM, and 200W TDP. However, we’d expect the performance to be slightly different, considering that the memory has been downgraded.

So far, Gigabyte does not seem to have revealed the exact price of these graphics cards, but it is mentioned that they would be budget-friendly. Further, the release date has also not been revealed, but we can expect it to be soon.

In any case, the original RTX 4070 will not be pulled off the shelves or discontinued. Users will still be able to buy those, like the Asus Dual GeForce RTX 4070 Evo OC Edition (curr. $549 on Amazon). However, the supply of the original cards will be lower and the new GDDR6 variants will be more.