Nvidia uses a memory 'sandwich' technique to cram 84GB GDDR7 memory on RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell GPU — weird 416-bit memory bus leaves me puzzled, though

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Pro Nvidia uses a memory 'sandwich' technique to cram 84GB GDDR7 memory on RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell GPU — weird 416-bit memory bus leaves me puzzled, though News By Efosa Udinmwen Published 17 September 2026 2 min read RTX PRO 5500 squeezes enormous memory capacity onto one board When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Nvidia) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Nvidia fits 28 GDDR7 memory chips onto one workstation graphics cardThe RTX PRO 5500 carries 84 GB of onboard GDDR7 memoryFourteen memory chips sit above the PCB and fourteen belowNvidia has…

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