Rumours about the next generation of GPUs, including Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4090 and AMD's Radeon RX 7900 XT, were already starting to appear online. Among them, well-known Twitter leaker Greymon55 shared predictions about core counts, power use and clock speeds, giving an early glimpse at the so-called Lovelace and RDNA 3 architectures.
Earlier leaks had already speculated about architecture, process nodes and even a possible launch window for RTX 40 cards, suggesting that the planning phase for the next generation was already well underway.
According to the latest rumours, Nvidia's AD102 GPU, likely intended for high-end GeForce cards, would feature 18,432 CUDA cores, while AMD's Navi 31 would arrive with 15,360 stream processors. Compared with the previous generation, those numbers would be a major step up from the RTX 3090 and RX 6900 XT.
If the rumoured 24 GB of GDDR6X memory at 21 GB/s proves accurate, the RTX 4090 could push clock speeds toward 2.5 GHz, up from the 1.7 GHz boost clock of its predecessor. The RX 7900 XT was also rumoured to reach boost clocks around 2.5 GHz, compared with 2.25 GHz for the previous generation.
What makes the predictions feel strange is that they appeared while many buyers were still waiting for previous-generation GPU orders placed months earlier. It was not exactly a cheerful time to be shopping for graphics cards.
Still, if Greymon55's predictions were correct, the GPU market looked set for an interesting fight, with competition between the green and red teams staying heated. With Intel Alchemist also approaching, none of the major players seemed willing to leave anything to chance.
