Listings For RTX 5070 Mobile Laptops With 12GB VRAM Spotted Online

An X leaker has spotted gaming laptop listings that offer RTX 5070 mobile GPUs with 12GB of VRAM, up from the usual 8GB, and it comes after a few others popped up on various retail sites.

As Notebookcheck reports, the @94G8LA X account posted two screenshots it says are from the Asus and Lenovo websites. They show the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 15IPH11 and Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GU405AP-SY022X, offering configurations with 12GB of VRAM.

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Neither listing currently shows the 12GB option, however. Notebookcheck suggests it might have been a typo; perhaps they meant to list the RTX 5070 Ti, which does come with 12GB of GDDR7 VRAM? However, it would be odd for two companies to make the same mistake.

That’s especially true when you consider the other listings that have appeared. There are Newegg listings for an Asus Strix G16 and G18, both with a 12GB RTX 5070. Best Buy also has a 17-inch HP Omen gaming laptop available with a 12GB 5070.

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Nvidia hasn’t announced a VRAM boost for the RTX 5070, and it’s surprising to see, given the memory crunch. As Notebookcheck points out, though, this could be Nvidia’s way of folding the RTX 5070 Ti mobile into the 5070, so it can use the higher-end GPU for data centers and leave the 12GB VRAM configuration as a more affordable consumer GPU.

However, in January, Nvidia shot down reports that it was axing the RTX 5070 Ti. Asus got that rumor started after it told Australian YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed that it had put the RTX 5070 Ti into “end of life” status amid supply shortages. It backtracked after Nvidia denied it.

PCMag has reached out to Nvidia, Asus, and Lenovo for comment and will update this article if and when we hear back.

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The desktop RTX 5070, meanwhile, features 12GB of VRAM, and though it’s not the most powerful GPU in its price range (that’s the much-faster non-XT AMD RX 9070, thanks to recent price rises), it’s capable enough to handle modern 1440p, and some upscaled 4K gaming. The 8GB mobile version is decidedly less impressive, though, especially with a number of modern games demanding more than that to even run at above low settings.

Still, it’s memory that gamers want and may soon need. Although there are growing numbers of gamers with more VRAM, over 50% still have 8GB or less in their GPUs, locking them out of many new gaming experiences at anything but the lowest settings. That said, it’s not always necessary. Pearl Abyss recently released preview footage of its upcoming game, Crimson Desert, running on last-generation AMD hardware, and it looked impressive.