🔥 NVIDIA's top 3 Blackwell GPUs rumored to use GDDR7 - with RTX 5080 set to equal RTX 4090? - TweakTown Daily

Our content for yesterday, March 19 2024 [logo daily mail]() [ HOTTEST CONTENT: [NVIDIA's top 3 Blackwell GPUs rumored to use GDDR7 - with RTX 5080 set to equal RTX 4090?]( Fresh gossip from the grapevine suggests the RTX 5070 and upwards will use GDDR7 VRAM, and that the RTX 5080 will get close to the RTX 4090's performance. [( [TT Show Episode 26 - Dune gets an epic new game and Samsung sends Galaxy phones into Space]( This week on The TT Show, Jak and Kosta visit Arrakis in Dune Awakening, head into orbit with Galaxy phones, and visit the RipperDoc for some eye implants. Sponsored Ad [ [Respawn Entertainment responds to Apex Legends getting hacked]( Respawn Entertainment has released a statement regarding the recent hack that occurred during an ALGS event that involved pro players being gifted cheats. 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