(Image credit: Framework) Nvidia silently launched a new 12GB version of its RTX 5070 mobile GPU yesterday, featuring 24Gb (3GB) GDDR7 chips instead of the existing 16Gb (2GB) ones. That took the memory throughput from 384 GB/s to around 576 GB/s on an otherwise unchanged GPU. Apparently, that upgrade is worth an additional $500, at least, according to Framework's pricing. NVIDIA officially announced the 12GB version of their RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, and we're happy to share that we have a new Graphics Module for Framework Laptop 16 with it. This is our 3rd Graphics Module, and we're living up to the promise of graphics upgradeability in a laptop! pic.twitter.com/4vsMyXLeSr April 28, 2026 (Image credit: Future) The 12 GB 5070 mobile is otherwise identical to the 8 GB model — they share the same 4,608 CUDA core count and maximum TGP of 100W, with a boost clock of 2.4 GHz. The value Framework adds comes from the modularity, serving as a drop-in upgrade for existing hardware.…