NVIDIA starts offering a 12GB version of the 5070 for laptops
TL;DR
NVIDIA is launching a 12 GB version of the RTX 5070 GPU for laptops, alongside the existing 8 GB model. The new SKU uses 24 Gb G7 modules to ease pressure on the constrained 16 Gb G7 supply currently shipping with most GPUs. First laptops with the variant arrive in June from ASUS, Lenovo and MSI. Pricing remains undisclosed.
Nauti's Take
Nauti sees a clear win for buyers: 12 GB of VRAM instead of 8 GB is exactly what local LLM users and creators have been waiting for — finally enough memory for 7B models and 4K workloads in a laptop. The catch: this variant exists only because 16 Gb modules are scarce — supply-chain pressure, not an architecture upgrade — and pricing will likely climb without raw performance gains.
Interesting for AI tinkerers and mobile pros — uninteresting for pure gamers who do fine with 8 GB.
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