Nvidia could possibly be on the verge of releasing one more graphics card if a dialog on Twitter final evening is something to go by, and it could possibly be a lurid shade of Cyberpunk 2077 yellow in addition. In an act in all probability greatest described as “pure japes” and “classic bants”, the official Cyberpunk 2077 Twitter account requested, “Hey @NvidiaGeForce, what do you think about making a limited edition #Cyberpunk2077 GPU?” To which the official Nvidia GeForce account replied, “Stay tuned,” together with the above picture.
In reality, there was a bit extra bants and accompanying japery to the reveal, with Nvidia first replying with a scratchy head emoji. Cyberpunk 2077 then goaded them additional with, “Oh c’mon! Don’t tell us you never thought about it…” earlier than Nvidia lastly gave up their blurry items with a smug-looking raised eyebrows emoji – as a result of, let’s be trustworthy, you possibly can’t tease one thing on the web with no little bit of titilating emoji winking and flirtatious ego stroking.
Either manner, the tip outcome was the blurry picture you see up the highest there of a reasonably yellow-looking graphics card. Judging from the design, it might seem like an RTX card, and the silvery center part between its two giant followers would recommend it’s going to be an RTX Super card of some description, too. However, whether or not this supposed restricted version Cyberpunk 2077 GPU shall be a brand-new card, corresponding to Nvidia’s hotly-rumoured RTX 2080 Ti Super (a brand new and improved model of their present best graphics card, the RTX 2080 Ti), or only a restricted version of one in every of their current RTX Super playing cards is at the moment up for debate.
Cyberpunk 2077 is without doubt one of the few ray tracing games due out this yr, so it might make sense for Nvidia to make use of this chance to launch a brand-new card in order that Cyberpunk fanatics may a) run the game wanting its very best and b) having a Cyberpunk trim to match.
It will surely add a bit extra spice to a brand new GPU launch, though if it does find yourself being the RTX 2080 Ti Super, then you possibly can in all probability assure it would value an absolute fortune. After all, even the most affordable RTX 2080 Ti playing cards nonetheless go for £950 / $1000 lately (if not considerably extra relying on the mannequin), so I’d think about any potential particular editions of a possible RTX 2080 Ti Super card will in all probability go for an additional couple of hundred quid extra.
Still, with Cyberpunk 2077’s release date pushed again till September, there’s nonetheless loads of time to avoid wasting up for it, no matter it finally ends up being. As for when Nvidia will lastly deliver their teaser picture into focus and inform us extra about it, subsequent month’s GDC convention looks as if a possible candidate, which begins on March 16th, or perhaps they’ll wait till their very own GTC convention the week after on March 23rd. Watch this house.
