NVIDIA Reveals Omniverse 3D Simulation Platform and Launches GeForce RTX SUPER Graphics Series

In July 2019, NVIDIA advanced both consumer enthusiast graphics and professional visual computing through a synchronized offensive: rolling out the spec-boosted GeForce RTX SUPER series (RTX 2060 SUPER, 2070 SUPER, 2080 SUPER) while unveiling the initial prototype of NVIDIA Omniverse—an open, real-time 3D simulation and design collaboration platform built upon Pixar’s Universal Scene Description (USD)—at SIGGRAPH. Together, these moves established the foundational building blocks for industrial digital twins and physical AI simulation.

GeForce RTX SUPER Series: Accelerating the Ray Tracing Transition

To fortify RTX adoption against fresh competitive silicon, NVIDIA brought compelling spec bumps to the Turing family:

• GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER: Upgraded from 6GB to a full 8GB 256-bit GDDR6 memory subsystem, while expanding CUDA cores from 1,920 to 2,176. This eliminated VRAM headroom concerns for high-refresh 1440p ray-traced titles and matched the performance of the original RTX 2070.
• GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER: Transitioned to the larger TU104 die packing 2,560 CUDA cores, offering performance on par with the original flagship RTX 2080 at the $499 price point.
• Hardware Foundation for DLSS 2.0: The augmented Tensor Core density across the SUPER portfolio established the ideal silicon baseline for the breakthrough DLSS 2.0 neural upscaler deployed shortly thereafter.

Omniverse Prototype: The “Google Docs” of 3D Virtual Worlds

At SIGGRAPH 2019, NVIDIA revealed its long-incubated masterwork for visual engineering: NVIDIA Omniverse. For decades, 3D artists, game developers, and industrial designers had been walled within isolated proprietary silos (Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Unreal Engine, Adobe Creative Cloud). Translating assets across packages incurred painful data conversions and corrupted lighting fidelity.

Omniverse introduced a fundamentally unified computing framework:

1. Pixar’s Universal Scene Description (USD) as the Universal Language: Adopting Pixar’s open USD file framework as the universal connective data layer across geometry, materials, physics, and skeletal rigs.
2. RTX-Powered Real-Time Multi-User Collaboration: Enabling distributed artists across different continents to manipulate the exact same 3D scene simultaneously in real time—one editing geometry in Maya while another fine-tuned lighting in Unreal Engine—with every modification rendered photorealistically via RTX ray tracing.
3. PhysX Simulation and Material Definition Language (MDL): Ensuring digital assets adhered to real-world physics, surface friction, momentum, and refractive optics rather than mere cosmetic representations.

Historical Perspective: Laying Foundations for Robotics and Industrial Twins

The debut of Omniverse in 2019 reached far beyond standard creative DCC tools. Jensen Huang recognized early that autonomous vehicles, humanoid robotics, and automated smart factories required a physically accurate virtual playground to simulate millions of operational hours prior to physical deployment. Omniverse evolved into the modern backbone of NVIDIA Isaac Sim and sovereign digital factory infrastructure worldwide.