And in terms of hype, NVIDIA is pulling out all the stops. It's GeForce Special Event countdown is highlighting 21 years of GeForce - starting with the GeForce 256 which launched back in 1999. The event, taking place September 2 at 2AM AEST, is where many believe the next-generation of Ampere GeForce RTX graphics (like the rumoured RTX 3080) will be officially announced.

Plus, showing a star go supernova. That ain't subtle.

The event will also feature an address by NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang -- which adds even more hype to this being the big RTX 2.0 reveal. And a sweet leather jacket no doubt. As for specifics, nothing is official, but rumours are pointing to a mid-September launch for whatever it is NVIDIA feels is worthy of labeling the next step in graphics. A bold move, so we're expecting big things.

In the meantime though, NVIDIA is taking a trip down memory lane.

Look at this beast. Pentium III 733 Mhz, Our new GeForce 256 GPU, a whopping 128MB RAM (!) ... and a 8x/40x CD-RW. We can't imagine a PC being more powerful than this. pic.twitter.com/8rCk6NaARB

— NVIDIA ANZ (@NvidiaANZ) August 12, 2020

5 years later and the sequel to 1994's System Shock is here!

(This game is so spooky... I hope they remake it in 20 years so I can try play it again when I 'm braver.) #UltimateCountdown pic.twitter.com/poVdk0SUDQ

— NVIDIA GeForce '99 (@NVIDIAGeForce) August 11, 2020

Ahh the memories.