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The mobile RTX 5090 GPU isn't exactly blowing the doors off in early tests, and I'm here to temper your expectations. Gaming laptops with NVIDIA's RTX 50-series mobile GPUs officially entered the market on March 28, with options from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI, Razer, and more. Many laptops are ready to ship, while others are being released throughout April. You can preorder most models even if there's a shipping delay. However, I come to you with a word of warning regarding the most expensive new NVIDIA RTX gaming laptops. NVIDIA's RTX 5090 laptop performance is half that of its desktop counterpart The RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 are thinner than ever, but there's still no way they're fitting into a laptop without some modifications. (Image credit: Windows Central | Ben Wilson) NVIDIA has provided OEMs with RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPUs, so there's plenty of variety from which you can choose. However, I come with a word of warning for those who are interested in the mobile 5090. NVIDIA's RTX 5090 Laptop GPU looks a lot like a desktop RTX 5080, so don't buy a new laptop expecting the same performance. As Notebookcheck discovered in its initial RTX 5090 Laptop testing, the mobile version is up to 50% slower than its desktop counterpart. That applies to PC games and synthetic benchmarks. I've included some results here, but I urge you to check out the full collection of graphs and further analysis at Notebookcheck.net. A look at Notebookcheck's findings on RTX 5090 Laptop performance in 3DMark. (Image credit: Notebookcheck) Notebookcheck's graphs showing RTX 5090 desktop and laptop performance in Blender. (Image credit: Notebookcheck) You can see in the above graphs how big a difference there is between the laptop and desktop RTX 5090 GPUs. Notebookcheck uses a Zotac RTX 5090 Solid model to compare to the new Razer Blade 16 (2025) and the ASUS Strix Scar 18 G835LX with the mobile 5090 card. The difference in performance also extends to gaming benchmarks. Notebookcheck's findings regarding RTX 5090 desktop and mobile performance in Cyberpunk 2077. (Image credit: Notebookcheck) It's no surprise that NVIDIA's laptop GPUs don't measure up to their desktop counterparts. I wasn't expecting such a large gap. The NVIDIA RTX 5090 Founders Edition desktop GPU we reviewed is thinner than ever, but it's impossible to include as much raw horsepower in a thermal envelope as small as a laptop. The RTX 4090 Laptop is slower than its desktop sibling, although the difference isn't quite as major, with roughly a 35% performance decrease. The raw specs of the two NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPUs show some interesting bits, and I included the RTX 5080 desktop GPU for further comparison. GPU RTX 5090 Laptop RTX 5090 Desktop RTX 5080 Desktop GPU name GB203 GB202 GB203 CUDA cores 10,496 21,760 10,752 RT cores 82 170 84 Tensor cores 328 680 336 ROPs 112 176 112 VRAM 24GB 32GB 16GB Memory bandwidth 890GB/s 1.79TB/s 960GB/s Memory bus 256-bit 512-bit 256-bit TGP 175W 575W 360W The RTX 5090 Laptop GPU looks a lot closer to the desktop RTX 5080 than anything else. Don't get me wrong; the mobile RTX 5090 is a monster GPU, but it probably shouldn't have been granted the top-tier XX90 branding. Both the mobile 5090 and desktop 5080 use the same GB203 GPU chip, and other than the 24GB of VRAM and the lower power draw in the mobile 5090, the numbers are very similar. The tradeoff is, of course, extra mobility and less power draw, with the mobile 5090 dropping to a fraction of the desktop 5090's power demands. The major appeal for the 50-series cards includes access to the full suite of DLSS 4's tools, including Multi Frame Generation (MFG). MFG is so far exclusive to RTX 50-series GPUs, and its performance boosting capabilities are impressive thanks to AI advancements. Where can I buy NVIDIA RTX 50-series laptops? I'm not here to stop you from buying the laptop of your dreams. I simply want to shed some light on the situation. NVIDIA's RTX 5090 Laptop GPU isn't exactly going to offer the XX90 performance you might desire, and I want to temper expectations before these laptops ship. If you're indeed in search of the power available from the desktop 5090, there's really only one avenue: build your own PC or check out a pre-built with the 5090 already inside. If you are interested in checking out the fresh line of NVIDIA RTX 50-series laptops, it looks like Best Buy and Newegg currently have the most varied selection. You can also head over to Razer to check out its refreshed Blade 16 and Blade 18 models, while Dell is home to the new Alienware Area-51 gaming laptops. I also found the Legion Pro 7i (Gen 10) with RTX 5080 Laptop GPU available for preorder at Lenovo. Are you buying a new laptop with NVIDIA's RTX 50-series mobile GPUs? Which one are you getting? Let me know in the comments section below! Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

A stronger Euro has led to better exchange rates against the dollar and cheaper GPU prices in Europe. Nvidia has cut prices on its RTX 50-series of GPUs across Europe this week. The price cuts are thanks to a stronger Euro against the dollar, allowing Nvidia to cut the price of some of its latest GPUs by nearly five percent due to better exchange rates. Videocardz reports that the RTX 5090 has dropped by more than four percent to €2,229, down €100 from the €2,329 launch pricing. The RTX 5080 has also dropped by €50 to €1,119, and the RTX 5070 is now €619 instead of €649. The only RTX 50-series card that hasn’t dropped in price is the RTX 5070 Ti, which Nvidia didn’t make a Founders Edition of, so it remains at €879. Prices in the UK have also benefited from the weaker dollar, with the RTX 5090 currently priced at £1,889 instead of its £1,939 launch pricing. While prices have dropped, stocks haven’t improved so it’s still difficult to purchase an RTX 50-series card across Europe at these adjusted retail prices. Nvidia claimed earlier this month that it has sold more RTX 50-series GPUs than 40-series during the first five weeks of launch. The claim is slightly misleading though, because the RTX 4090 was the only RTX 40-series card available for more than a month during its launch period in 2022. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of February): 874 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Gamers Nexus (2.4M subscribers) February 25, 2025 Video length: 25m 21s 00:00 - The Worst GPU Launch 04:37 - NVIDIA's Response 07:10 - How This Might Have Happened (Speculation) 12:31 - Rant: DISASTROUS LAUNCH 18:36 - Our Theory's Problems: RTX 5080 Isn't Immune 19:51 - Conclusion: AMD's Opportunity Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of January): 487 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

With the release of the RTX 50 series GPUs, Nvidia officially ended support for 32-bit PhysX. The real-time physics simulation engine acquired and developed by the company was used by some iconic games in the past to give players eye candy using various interactive and immersive elements. The retirement arrived as Nvidia dropped support for 32-bit CUDA applications. However, there is a method to keep using PhysX on the newest hardware and not lose performance: pairing a previous generation Nvidia GPU to just run the PhysX elements. That's exactly what Reddit user "jerubedo" has opted for, letting an RTX 3050 run the proprietary physics effects while a 5090 runs the game. The user posted on the Nvidia subreddit that they purchased the RTX 3050 for this use because they still play some classic games from time to time and clearly wanted the extra effects without the loss of performance. Some useful benchmarks were provided by "jerubedo" from games running on this RTX 5090 and RTX 3050 machine too, featuring some massive jumps in performance on Mafia II classic, Batman Arkham Asylum, and others: Jerubedo added later that the RTX 3050 usage stays around 40% to 50% while it's doing PhysX work, peaking at 60%, and expressed doubts about older cards being able to get the same level of performance. For those who want to take the same route, the Nvidia Control Panel currently offers the option to set a card as the main PhysX processor. This setting can be found in the 3D Settings section of the panel, inside "Configure Surround, PhysX" category. Here, the PhysX settings box can be set to a specific GPU before ticking the "Dedicate to PhysX" box to complete the process. While PhysX is still supported on Nvidia cards prior to the RTX 50 series, the RTX 3050 had been a good option for this use case because of its tiny form factor, depending on the variant. Some versions can run off the PCIe slot's power without external power cables as well, making it a low-profile option for those with extra PCIe slots. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of January): 487 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

The 32-bit tech on older games can't bring snazzy effects forward. Most PC games that you can play on a modern PC would run faster on an Nvidia RTX 5080 or 5090 than, say, a GTX 1070. But some games, from a particular phase of enthusiasm for particles, destructible environments, and smooth-moving hair, will take a notable hit if their owners upgrade to the latest Nvidia cards. That's because PhysX, once a dedicated physics simulation tool and card that became a selling point for Nvidia's gear, has been largely deprecated on Nvidia 50-series cards. The transition was announced in January, but it seems to have taken some time for someone to notice the impact on 32-bit, PhysX-enabled games (as seen by PCGamesN). The most recent of these affected games, Assassin's Creek IV: Black Flag, came out in 2013. What follows is a brief primer on PhysX: what it was, what it did, and why it's left out of Nvidia's road map. Ten thousand to 40,000 strands of tessellated, HairWorks-enhanced hair on this Polish legend. Credit: CD Projekt Red From Citadel Station to Geralt’s Hair Many years ago, if you wanted impressive physics in your game, someone had to build it in code. Seamus Blackley, who would one day create and design the Xbox, took his graduate-level physics knowledge and applied it to System Shock, making it the rare game where the player's body had real mass to it and grenades bounced off walls like you might think they would. These days, game engines like Unity can handle a lot of the physics thinking for developers. But in the years between, there was PhysX. PhysX started as a simulation engine from a Swedish firm, NovodeX, then was acquired by Ageia in 2004 and expanded to include hardware cards. PhysX cards held such promise that, at one point, Tim Sweeney—back then, known primarily for Unreal Tournament—considered adding support for a PhysX card for the 2007 version of his game. But Nvidia bought Ageia in 2008 and got to work incorporating PhysX into its own GPUs. The newly green-hued PhysX showed up as an SDK available to all PlayStation 3 developers and made outreach efforts to get developers thinking about PhysX support from the beginning. It worked, to some extent, with games like Mafia II and Batman: Arkham City showing off advanced particles, collision, and other physics effects. You could shoot a wall and leave holes in it, and smoke didn't look so much like a flat sprite trick, but a real thing that took up space. Nvidia's PhysX offerings to developers didn't always generate warm feelings. As part of its broader GamesWorks package, PhysX was cited as one of the reasons The Witcher 3 ran at notably sub-optimal levels at launch. Protagonist Geralt's hair, rendered in PhysX-powered HairWorks, was a burden on some chipsets. PhysX started appearing in general game engines, like Unity 5, and was eventually open-sourced, first in limited computer and mobile form, then more broadly. As an application wrapped up in Nvidia's 32-bit CUDA API and platform, the PhysX engine had a built-in shelf life. Now the expiration date is known, and it is conditional on buying into Nvidia's 50-series video cards—whenever they approach reasonable human prices. See that smoke? It's from Sweden, originally. Credit: Gearbox/Take 2 The real dynamic particles were the friends we made… Nvidia noted in mid-January that 32-bit applications cannot be developed or debugged on the latest versions of its CUDA toolkit. They will still run on cards before the 50 series. Technically, you could also keep an older card installed on your system for compatibility, which is real dedication to early-2010's-era particle physics. Technically, a 64-bit game could still support PhysX on Nvidia's newest GPUs, but the heyday of PhysX, as a stand-alone technology switched on in game settings, tended to coincide with the 32-bit computing era. If you load up a 32-bit game now with PhysX enabled (or forced in a config file) and a 50-series Nvidia GPU installed, there's a good chance the physics work will be passed to the CPU instead of the GPU, likely bottlenecking the game and steeply lowering frame rates. Of course, turning off PhysX entirely raised frame rates above even native GPU support levels. Demanding Borderlands 2 keep using PhysX made it so it "runs terrible," noted one Redditor, even if the dust clouds and flapping cloth strips looked interesting. Other games with PhysX baked in, as listed by ResetEra completists, include Metro 2033, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and the 2013 Star Trek game. Commenters on Reddit and ResetEra note that many of the games listed had performance issues with PhysX long before Nvidia forced them to either turn off or be loaded onto a CPU. For some games, however, PhysX enabled destructible environments, "dynamic bank notes" and "posters" (in the Arkham games), fluid simulations, and base gameplay physics. Anyone who works in, or cares about, game preservation has always had their work cut out for them. But it's a particularly tough challenge to see certain aspects of a game's operation lost to the forward march of the CUDA platform, something that's harder to explain than a scratched CD or Windows compatibility. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of January): 487 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Owners of the Nvidia RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 graphics cards are complaining about a raft of issues, including frequent crashes, but most importantly, persistent black screens. It seems that the problems have reached critical mass, with reports emerging across various online platforms. These issues happen in very different sets of circumstances—some users report only a black screen upon changing resolution or refresh rates while others observe the problem occurring under heavy usage or when making use of multi-monitor configurations. This inconsistency carries forward into how the problem takes effect; for certain users, the effects do not disappear even with a hard reboot, whereas other end users can access intermittent functionality. Oddly, the problems do not seem to be limited to the new RTX 50-series cards, as there are also reports of identical problems with some RTX 40-series GPUs, suggesting that Nvidia's latest 572.16 driver release is the culprit. Nvidia has acknowledged the reported issues (reported by PC Gamer) and is currently investigating the matter. The response from the company indicates that it is aware of the problems and is working to find a resolution. However, RTX 50-series owners may need to exercise caution or consider alternative driver versions until an official fix is made available. On the other hand, both the new SKUs, especially the RTX 5090, have been extremely limited in stock. We've reported that some major retailers in the UK confirmed that restocking could take up to 16 weeks for the RTX 5090 and up to six weeks for the RTX 5080. It is worth noting that a few reports have also come in about "bricked" cards, but these claims seem to be less substantiated. With any new hardware release, a certain amount of failure is expected, but the current scale of the problems has raised concerns among the community. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of January): 487 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

It has not been a great time to be an Nvidia investor or an Nvidia fan this past week or so. The company's share price saw the biggest dip after DeepSeek's success prompting a response, and the RTX 5090 reviews also saw mediocre gains even though synthetic benchmarks showed very good improvements. It was interesting seeing Nvidia itself cooling down the initial (over)hype it created after it admitted that the RTX 5070 was nowhere close to the RTX 4090 without the help of DLSS 4 "fake" frames. The company probably realized that the 50-series is probably its weakest in a long time in terms of actual generational uplift. And if you thought the RTX 5090 was disappointing, an early review of the RTX 5080 suggests that the disappointing launch run of Nvidia's new cards is going to continue. igor'sLAB mistakenly published the review of the RTX 5080 early and the new 80-class Nvidia GeForce card is showing very little improvement compared to the RTX 4080 SUPER. The 5080 was found to be just 8.3% faster on average across 11 games compared to the 4080 SUPER variant and against the 4080, the difference could be around 12-15%. In terms of AMD competition, the RTX 5080 is 8.4% faster than the 7900 XTX and 27.4% better than the XT. Thus even the $999 5080 is failing to beat the 4090 proving again that Nvidia hyped the 5000 series a bit too much. The test was at 1440p though which means the numbers at 4K will likely be better seeing how the 5090 too is doing much better at 4K compared to at 1440p. These are early drivers and so there is potentially a driver overhead issue currently hurting these GPUs unless it is an architectural flaw that Nvidia can't quite make up with software fixes alone. According to TechPowerUp data, this suggests one of the poorest generational uplifts from Nvidia in a very long time starting from Maxwell (900 series GPUs). 980 -> 1080 = 51% 1080 -> 2080 = 39% 2080 -> 3080 = 63% 3080 -> 4080 = 49% 4080 -> 5080 = 7-9% Power draw is also not a winning factor this time as igor'sLAB reported a 4.3% increased consumption (289.7 watts) on the RTX 5080 vs the 4080 SUPER. Source: igor'sLAB via Reddit Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Nvidia announced the RTX 5000 graphics card lineup at CES in early January 2025. Unlike the RTX 4000 Series, which debuted with only two (technically three, but the RTX 4080 12GB was killed before it laid eggs went on sale). This year, however, Nvidia kicked things off with four models: the RTX 5090, the RTX 5080, the RTX 5070 Ti, and the RTX 5070. Like the last time with the RTX 4000 lineup, here is our detailed spec-by-spec comparison of the newest Nvidia graphics cards with their predecessors (performance charts provided by Nvidia, and they do not represent overall performance). Before you proceed with detailed spec-by-spec comparisons for each graphics card, here are the main platform changes and upgrades that will be available across all models: A brand-new architecture (Blackwell) with a big emphasis on AI processing Fourth-generation Ray Tracing cores with faster performance PCIe Gen 5 interface and DisplayPort 2.1b support for up to 8K 165Hz displays GDDR7 memory DLSS 4 with 3-4x frame generation and Reflex 2 support (DLSS 4 will only be partially available on previous-gen models) Next-generation NVENC encoder and NVDEC decoder with 4:2:2 color format Here are quick links for your convenience: RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090 vs RTX 3090 RTX 5080 vs RTX 4080 vs RTX 3080 RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 4070 Ti vs RTX 3070 Ti RTX 5070 vs RTX 4070 vs RTX 3070 RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090 vs RTX 3090 Launches January 30, 2025 Here is a quick list of key changes: More CUDA, Tensor, and RT cores More video memory GDDR7 memory with a wider bus Higher power consumption Bigger PSU requirement Significantly more expensive RTX 5090 RTX 4090 RTX 3090 Architecture Blackwell Ada Lovelace Ampere CUDA Cores 21,760 16,384 10,496 Tensor Cores 680 5th-gen 3,352 AI TOPS 512 4rd-gen 1,321 AI TOPS 82 2nd-gen RT Cores 170 4th gen 318 TFLOPS 128 3rd-gen 191 TFLOPS 328 3rd-gen Clocks 2.01 GHz 2.41 GHz boost 2.23 GHz 2.52 GHz boost 1.40 GHz 1.70 GHz boost Memory GDDR7 GDDR6X Memory Capacity 32GB 512-bit 24GB 384-bit Interface PCIe Gen 5 x16 PCIe Gen 4 x16 Display output HDMI 2.1b (1x) DisplayPort 2.1b (3X) 4K at 480Hz 8K at 165Hz Up to 4 displays HDMI 2.1 (1x) DisplayPort 1.4a (3x) 4K at 240Hz 8K at 60Hz Up to 4 displays Video encoding 3x NVENC 9th gen 2x NVENC 8th gen Video decoding 2x NVDEC 6th gen NVDEC 5th gen Max Temp 90C 90C 93C Power 575W >1000W PSU 450W >850W PSU 350W >750W PSU Price $1999 $1599 $1499 RTX 5080 vs RTX 4080 vs RTX 3080 Launches January 30, 2025 Here is a quick list of key changes: More CUDA, Tensor, and RT cores GDDR7 memory with the same size and bus Higher power consumption Slightly bigger PSU requirement Cheaper than the previous generation (surprise) Improved display output and newer video encoders/decoders RTX 5080 RTX 4080 RTX 3080 Architecture Blackwell Ada Lovelace Ampere CUDA Cores 10,752 9,728 8,960 (12GB) 8,704 (10GB) Tensor Cores 336 5th gen 1,801 AI TOPS 304 4th gen 780 AI TOPS 280 (12GB) 3rd gen 272 (10GB) 3rd gen RT Cores 84 4th gen 171 TFLOPS 76 3rd gen 113 TFLOPS 70 (12GB) 2nd gen 68 (10GB) 2nd gen Clocks 2.30GHz 2.62GHz boost 2.21GHz 2.51GHz boost 1.26GHz (12GB) 1.44GHz (10GB) 1.71GHz boost Memory GDDR7 GDDR6X Memory Capacity 16GB 256-bit 12GB, 10GB 384-bit, 320-bit Interface PCIe Gen 5 x16 PCIe Gen 4 x16 Display Output HDMI 2.1b (1x) DisplayPort 2.1b (3X) 4K at 480Hz 8K at 165Hz Up to 4 displays HDMI 2.1 (1x) DisplayPort 1.4a (3x) 4K at 240Hz 8K at 60Hz Up to 4 displays Video encoding 2x NVENC 9th gen 2x NVENC 8th gen NVENC 7th gen Video decoding 2x NVDEC 6th gen NVDEC 5th gen Max Temp 88C 90C 93C Power 360W >850W PSU 320W >750W PSU 350W (12GB) 320W (10GB) >750W PSU Price $999 $1,199 $799 (12GB) $699 (10GB) RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 4070 Ti vs RTX 3070 Ti Launches in February 2025 Here is a quick list of key changes: More CUDA, Tensor, and RT cores GDDR7 memory with a wider bus More VRAM Slightly higher power consumption Slightly bigger PSU requirement Cheaper than the previous generation (surprise) Improved display output and newer video encoders/decoders RTX 5070 Ti RTX 4070 Ti RTX 3070 Ti Architecture Blackwell Ada Lovelace Ampere CUDA Cores 8,960 7,680 6,144 Tensor Cores 280 5th gen 988 AI TOPS 240 3rd gen 641 AI TOPS 192 2nd gen RT Cores 70 4th gen 133 TFLOPS 60 3rd gen 93 TFLOPS 48 2nd gen Clocks 2.3GHz 2.45GHz boost 2.31GHz 2.61GHz boost 1.58GHz 1.77GHz boost Memory GDDR7 GDDR6X Memory Capacity 16GB 256-bit 12GB 192-bit 8GB 256-bit Interface PCIe Gen 5 x16 PCIe Gen 4 x16 Display Output HDMI 2.1b (1x) DisplayPort 2.1b (3X) 4K at 480Hz 8K at 165Hz Up to 4 displays HDMI 2.1 (1x) DisplayPort 1.4a (3x) 4K at 240Hz 8K at 60Hz Up to 4 displays Video encoding 2x NVENC 9th gen 2x NVENC 8th gen NVENC 7th gen Video decoding 1x NVDEC 6th gen NVDEC 5th gen Max Temp 88C 90C 93C Power 300W >750W PSU 285W >700W PSU 290 >750W PSU Price $749 $799 $599 The RTX 5070 Ti will launch in February 2025. The exact launch date remains unannounced. RTX 5070 vs RTX 4070 vs RTX 3070 Launches in February 2025 Here is a quick list of key changes: More CUDA, Tensor, and RT cores GDDR7 memory with the same bus and amount of VRAM Slightly higher power consumption (no changes for the PSU requirement) Cheaper than the previous generation by $50 (MSRP) Improved display output and newer video encoders/decoders RTX 5070 RTX 4070 RTX 3070 Architecture Blackwell Ada Lovelace Ampere CUDA Cores 6,144 5,888 Tensor Cores 192 5th gen 988 AI TOPS 184 4th gen 466 AI TOPS 184 3rd gen RT Cores 48 4th gen 94 TFLOPS 46 3rd gen 67 TFLOPS 46 2nd gen Clocks 2.16GHz 2.51GHz boost 1.92GHz 2.48GHz boost 1.5GHz 1.73GHz boost Memory GDDR7 GDDR6 GDDR6X GDDR6 Memory Capacity 12GB 192-bit 8GB 256-bit Interface PCIe Gen 5 x16 PCIe Gen 4 x16 Display Output HDMI 2.1b (1x) DisplayPort 2.1b (3X) 4K at 480Hz 8K at 165Hz Up to 4 displays HDMI 2.1 (1x) DisplayPort 1.4a (3x) 4K at 240Hz 8K at 60Hz Up to 4 displays Video encoding 1x NVENC 9th gen 1x NVENC 8th gen NVENC 7th gen Video decoding 1x NVDEC 6th gen NVDEC 5th gen Max Temp 85C 90C 92C Power 250W >650W PSU 200W >650W 220W >650W Price $549 $599 $499 Do you plan to buy any of the RTX 5000 Series graphics cards? 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NVIDIA revealed new info surrounding its upcoming RTX 5000 GPUs, including non-DLSS performance. NVIDIA had one of the biggest announcements out of CES 2025, revealing its new 50-series RTX graphics cards. The new GPUs came with some bold claims, including RTX 5070 performance that could match the RTX 4090's power for a fraction of the price. Of course, those claims were based heavily on boosted AI abilities via DLSS 4, and NVIDIA left us without many concrete performance numbers. That didn't sit well with a lot of PC enthusiasts who are wary about putting such a large emphasis on super-resolution and frame generation. Even I was convinced I'd be upgrading to an RTX 5070 before the CES fallout, but as I wrote in a separate piece about next-gen Radeon cards, AMD might be the way to go for my personal PC. NVIDIA's Editor's Day at CES has, however, revealed a lot more details regarding native RTX 5000 performance compared to previous cards. Our friends at Tom's Hardware were on the ground to soak up the info, which has given me a better look at what to expect from NVIDIA's RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070. NVIDIA shares native RTX 5000 performance comparisons As everyone suspected, the biggest performance claims made by NVIDIA in its CES 2025 keynote speech rely heavily on DLSS 4's new Multi Frame Generation, which is only available for the new Blackwell cards and their enhanced architecture with improved neural rendering abilities. This left everyone wondering about actual native performance with the cards when DLSS is not enabled. A look at RTX 5070 performance compared to the RTX 4070. (Image credit: NVIDIA) The NVIDIA RTX 5070, which I have my eye on and which will undoubtedly prove very popular with its $549 price, is compared against its RTX 4070 predecessor in the above slide. NVIDIA performed this test with a 1440p resolution and max settings. Without any DLSS enabled — in other words, the card relies on its natural hardware abilities — the RTX 5070 is pegged at about a 20% improvement compared to the RTX 4070 in games. That number stays flat when you add DLSS 3 without ray tracing. Once DLSS 4 kicks in, we start to see massive improvements to frame rates even with full ray tracing enabled. Considering the RTX 4070 launched with a $599 MSRP, a 20% performance gain with an 8% price drop is all in favor of the RTX 5070. RTX 5070 Ti performance compared to the RTX 4070 Ti. (Image credit: NVIDIA) The RTX 5070's Ti sibling represents a similar performance uplift compared to its RTX 4070 Ti predecessor. It's worth pointing out that performance with DLSS 4 enabled climbs higher than the non-Ti version (as expected), peaking at a 2.9x performance increase in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. The RTX 4070 Ti launched at a $799 MSRP, and again NVIDIA has lowered the price by $50 for its upcoming RTX 5070 Ti. A look at the RTX 5080's performance compared to the RTX 4080. (Image credit: NVIDIA) Turning now to the heavy hitters, NVIDIA moved to a 4K resolution for its RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 comparisons. Looking at the 5080 first, NVIDIA claims about a 15% performance increase compared to the RTX 4080 when DLSS is disabled. The story is the same with DLSS 4 running, with select games tipping the 2x performance comparison. The RTX 5080 is expected to launch at the same $999 MSRP as the RTX 4080, so it's not quite as impressive of a jump as compared to the 5070-class cards. NVIDIA RTX 5090 performance compared to the RTX 4090. (Image credit: NVIDIA) Closing the comparisons is the RTX 5090. NVIDIA is claiming a 30% performance increase compared to the RTX 4090 with DLSS disabled. That's the biggest jump out of all the 50-series GPUs, but it doesn't come cheap. While the RTX 4090 launched at a $1,599 MSRP, the RTX 5090 will show up on shelves with a $1,999 price tag. That's roughly a 22% price bump compared to its predecessor. Of course, the RTX 5090 comes with some huge improvements, including more (and improved) Tensor Cores, completely new Streaming Processors, and more (and improved) RT Cores. It also boasts 32GB of faster GDDR7 VRAM, up from 24GB of GDDR6 in the RTX 4090. NVIDIA seems to have latency in check A look at latency on the RTX 5090 with and without DLSS enabled. (Image credit: NVIDIA) Multi Frame Generation means a lot more frames are being created by AI, and a lot of people are concerned about what that means for latency. It doesn't matter how many frames your GPU creates if it can't deliver them on time. In a separate slide, NVIDIA quelled some fears on this front. Using the RTX 5090 as an example, the company shows how significantly latency drops when DLSS 4 is running. I'm talking drops from around 135ms to around 30ms in Cyberpunk 2077, with Black Myth: Wukong not far behind. All of the information NVIDIA shared here is appreciated, and it no doubt puts some fears to rest. However, we'll ultimately have to wait for real reviews to see how the new RTX 5000 cards fare in the wild. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Nvidia announced RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 GPUs. Also announced DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation. The RTX 5090 will cost $1,999. After months of rumors and speculations, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang officially announced (YouTube) the RTX 50 series, including its flagship GeForce RTX 5090, the RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070. There’s no mention of RTX 5060 series, it’s expected to come some months later. The flagship RTX 5090 graphics card comes with 92 billion transistors. The series comes with optimized streaming multiprocessor with more throughput, better Tensor Cores integration with improved neural shaders performance. It also comes with new RT Cores with 2X the ray triangle intersection rate and enhanced compression to reduce VRAM usage. Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series also comes with GDDR7 graphics card memory (VRAM), first in consumer graphics cards. Nvidia also announced DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation. But more on that later. RTX 5090 & Others Specs First the specs. Graphics Card RTX 5090 RTX 5080 RTX 5070 Ti RTX 5070 CUDA Cores 21760 10752 8960 6144 Tensor Cores (AI) 5th-Gen 3352 AI TOPS 5th-Gen 1801 AI TOPS 5th-Gen 1406 AI TOPS 5th-Gen 988 AI TOPS Ray Tracing Cores 4th-Gen 318 TFLOPS 4th-Gen 171 TFLOPS 4th-Gen 133 TFLOPS 4th-Gen 94 TFLOPS Base Clock 2.01GHz 2.30GHz 2.30GHz 2.16GHz Boost Clock 2.41GHz 2.62GHz 2.45GHz 2.51GHz VRAM 32 GB GDDR7 16 GB GDDR7 16 GB GDDR7 12 GB GDDR7 Bandwidth 1792 GB/s 960 GB/s 896 GB/s 672 GB/s Bus Width 512-bit 256-bit 256-bit 192-bit DLSS Version DLSS 4 DLSS 4 DLSS 4 DLSS 4 Slot (FE) 2-Slot 2-Slot Varies 2-Slot Max Temps 90C 88C 88C 85C TGP 575W 360W 300W 250W PSU Requirement 1000W 850W 750W 650W Power Connector 1x 600W PCIe 5.0 1x 450W PCIe 5.0 300W PCIe 5.0 300W PCIe 5.0 MSRP $1,999 $999 $749 $549 Some specs comparison. RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090 Graphics Card RTX 5090 RTX 4090 GPU GB202* AD102 CUDA Cores 21760 16384 Tensor Cores (AI) 5th-Gen 3352 AI TOPS 4th-Gen 1321 AI TOPS Ray Tracing Cores 4th-Gen 318 TFLOPS 3rd-Gen 191 TFLOPS Base Clock 2.01GHz 2.23GHz Boost Clock 2.41GHz 2.52GHz VRAM 32 GB GDDR7 24 GB GDDR6X Bandwidth 1792 GB/s 1008 GB/s Bus Width 512-bit 384-bit DLSS Version DLSS 4 DLSS 3 Slot (FE) 2-Slot 3-Slot Max Temps 90C 90C TGP 575W 450W PSU Requirement 1000W 850W Power Connector 1x 600W PCIe 5.0 1x 450W PCIe 5.0 MSRP $1,999 $1,599 RTX 5080 vs RTX 4080 Super Graphics Card RTX 5080 RTX 4080 Super GPU GB203* AD103 CUDA Cores 10752 10240 Tensor Cores (AI) 5th-Gen 1801 AI TOPS 4th-Gen 836 AI TOPS Ray Tracing Cores 4th-Gen 171 TFLOPS 3rd Gen 121 TFLOPS Base Clock 2.30GHz 2.29GHz Boost Clock 2.62GHz 2.55GHz VRAM 16 GB GDDR7 16 GB GDDR6X Memory Bandwidth 960 GB/s 736 GB/s Bus Width 256-bit 256-bit DLSS Version DLSS 4 DLSS 3 Slot (FE) 2-Slot 3-Slot Max Temps 88C 90C TGP 360W 320W PSU Requirement 850W 750W Power Connector 1x 450W PCIe 5.0 1x 450W PCIe 5.0 MSRP $999 $999 RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 4070 Ti Super Graphics Card RTX 5070 Ti RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU GB203* AD103 CUDA Cores 8960 8448 Tensor Cores (AI) 5th-Gen 1406 AI TOPS 4th-Gen 706 AI TOPS Ray Tracing Cores 4th-Gen 133 TFLOPS 3rd-Gen 102 TFLOPS Base Clock 2.30GHz 2.34GHz Boost Clock 2.45GHz 2.61GHz VRAM 16 GB GDDR7 16 GB GDDR6X Memory Bandwidth 896 GB/s 672 GB/s Bus Width 256-bit 256-bit DLSS Version DLSS 4 DLSS 3 Max Temps 88C 90C TGP 300W 285W PSU Requirement 750W 700W Power Connector 300W PCIe 5.0 300W PCIe 5.0 MSRP $749 $799 RTX 5070 vs RTX 4070 Super Graphics Card RTX 5070 RTX 4070 Super GPU GB205* AD104 CUDA Cores 6144 7168 Tensor Cores (AI) 5th-Gen 988 AI TOPS 4th-Gen 568 AI TOPS Ray Tracing Cores 4th-Gen 94 TFLOPS 3rd-Gen 82 TFLOPS Base Clock 2.16GHz 1.98GHz Boost Clock 2.51GHz 2.48GHz VRAM 12 GB GDDR7 12 GB GDDR6X Memory Bandwidth 672 GB/s 504 GB/s Bus Width 192-bit 192-bit DLSS Version DLSS 4 DLSS 3 Slot (FE) 2-Slot 2-Slot Max Temps 85C 90C TGP 250W 220W PSU Requirement 650W 650W Power Connector 300W PCIe 5.0 300W PCIe 5.0 / 1x 8-pin MSRP $549 $599 *Unconfirmed. Performance When it comes to performance, Nvidia claims that all these graphics cards, that is RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 are 2X or twice the speed of their previous-gen versions. How? All thanks to DLSS 4. Click on the slides to look at them. Nvidia Geforce RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090 Performance Nvidia Geforce RTX 5080 vs RTX 4080 Performance Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 4070 Ti Performance Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070 vs RTX 4070 Performance It must be mentioned that these are just marketing slides. One shouldn’t take them at face value until the reviews are publicly out. During the keynote, Jensen Huang made an interesting claim. RTX 5070 With RTX 4090 Like Performance With DLSS 4. He claimed that RTX 5070 will perform as fast as RTX 4090 at significantly reduced price. However, what he didn’t say specifically, is that he most likely meant it with DLSS 4 enabled on RTX 5070 compared to RTX 4090 without any DLSS. So point remains. Wait for reviews. But what about DLSS 4. Let’s read about it. DLSS 4 With Multi Frame Generation Nvidia also announced RTX 50 series / RTX 5000 exclusive DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation. While DLSS 3 inserted a single frame between two frames, DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation generates up to three additional frames per one traditionally rendered frame. This allows the frame rate to increase massively, up to 8X the rendered frame rate. 75 Games & Apps will immediately support the new DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation at the launch day itself. Massive DLSS Upgrades For All RTX Graphics Cards Nvidia DLSS 4 Features. Notice the words Enhanced written in green. They are an improved version. Not only that, Nvidia has also upgraded it’s DLSS Frame Generation, DLSS Ray Reconstruction, DLSS Super Resolution, and DLAA. With all cards that support them, including all previous-gen RTX cards to benefit from it. For example, Nvidia claims that the new DLSS Frame Generation AI model is 40% faster & uses 30% less VRAM. Nvidia has switched from Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to DLSS transformer model, it generates pixels that offer greater stability, reduced ghosting, higher detail in motion, and smoother edges in a scene. In other words, higher quality DLSS, faster and less VRAM consuming. Including in Ray Tracing. Additionally, Nvidia has announced Reflex 2 for all RTX graphics cards. It will further lower the latency by up to 75%. Price And Release Date Nvidia RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti & 5070 Price And Release Dates Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 will cost $1,999 and release on 30th January. Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 will release along with it and cost $999. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti will cost $749, while Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 will cost $549. Both of them will be available starting February. The reviews from all the reviewers should be available on their release dates or around them. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. 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At CES 2025, Nvidia announced the much-anticipated RTX 50 lineup of desktop graphics cards, which promises significant performance improvements. In addition, the company unveiled RTX 50 for mobile devices, and the series also boasts serious FPS uplifts while also being more energy efficient. The first laptop with the RTX 50 lineup will be available in March in Max-Q format (Nvidia's brand for mobile GPUs in thin and relatively light laptops). Nvidia says customers can expect over 40% better battery life and double the performance of the previous-gen RTX 40 models, namely the RTX 5080 Laptop vs the RTX 4080 Laptop. Energy efficiency improvements were made possible thanks to various architectural changes, such as the ability to quickly toggle off unused parts of the graphics card and a more capable low-power state, which allows the GPU to operate at low power in more scenarios. There are also improvements to clock optimization for different loads and more energy-efficient GDDR7 memory. Like the desktop counterpart, the mobile RTX 50 Series consists of four models: the RTX 5090 Laptop, the RTX 5080 Laptop, the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, and the RTX 5070 Laptop. Below is a quick summary of their specs: RTX 5090 Laptop RTX 5080 Laptop RTX 5070 Ti Laptop RTX 5070 Laptop Architecture Blackwell AI TOPS 1,824 1,334 992 798 CUDA cores 10,496 7,680 5,888 4,608 Power draw 95-150W 80-150W 60-115W 50-100W Memory 24GB GDDR7 256-bit bus 16GB GDDR7 256-bit bus 12GB GDDR7 192-bit bus 8GB GDDR7 128-bit bus Nvidia Encoder 3x 9th gen 2x 9th gen 1x 9th gen Nvidia Decoder 2x 6th gen 2x 6th gen 1x 6th gen Despite having lower specs than the desktop lineup, the RTX 50 Laptop series features the same new features, such as full DLSS 4 support, Reflex 2, DisplayPort 2.1b support, fourth-generation RT cores and other changes under the hood. Laptops with the RTX 50 graphics cards will be available in March, except for the RTX 5070 models, which will arrive in April. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Nvidia at its CES 2025 event today announced the anticipated RTX 50 series (Blackwell) GPUs. The company announced four SKUs, the RTX 5090, the 5080, the 5070 Ti, and the 5070. Specifications of these GPUs are pretty much in line with the previous leaks and that means the reports of the RTX 5080 and 5070 having the same amount of memory capacity as their predecessors have turned out to be true. Thus the RTX 5080 and 5070 respectively have 16GB and 12GB VRAM buffers despite all the criticisms from the tech press as modern high quality textures as well as ray tracing effects eat up a lot of the frame buffer. However, Nvidia says lack of VRAM should not be a problem this time around as the company is debuting a new range of technologies to solve such issues under the ambit of "RTX Neural Shaders". RTX Neural Shaders are essentially programmable shaders super-charged with the power of neural networks to help in various aspects of efficient game asset rendering. Texture compression is one such area and according to Nvidia, its new RTX Neural Texture Compression (RNTC) technology has the capability to compress "thousands of textures" within a minute thus saving up to seven times more GPU memory or system memory than traditional ways. In its blog post, Nvidia writes: Aside from RNTC, the new RTX Neural Shader also introduces RTX Neural Materials (RNM) for in-game high-quality material processing and RTX Neural Radiance Cache (RNRC) for faster path tracing. Here are the specs of the Nvidia RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti and 5070: Model GPU CUDA Cores Memory Memory Interface Memory Speed (Gbps) Memory Bandwidth (GB/s) Total Graphics Power (TGP) RTX 5090 GB202-300 21760 32GB GDDR7 512-bit 28 1792 575 W RTX 5080 GB203-400 10752 16GB GDDR7 256-bit 30 960 360 W RTX 5070 Ti GB203-300 8960 16GB GDDR7 256-bit 28 896 300 W RTX 5070 GB205 6144 12GB GDDR7 192-bit 28 672 250 W In terms of performance, Nvidia says that the RTX 5090 can deliver twice the output of the RTX 4090 and the former has received a price bump since it has been pegged at $1999 compared to the 4090's launch MSRP of $1599. However, that isn't the case with the RTX 5080 as it costs half that of the 5090 and thus is $200 cheaper than what the 4080 debuted at. These will be available starting January 30. Meanwhile, the RTX 5070 Ti and 5070 are priced at $749 and $549 respectively and will be on shelves starting in February. This is what AMD's new RX 9070 XT and 9070 will likely be competing against. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

We'll likely find out more about Nvidia's next GPUs at CES next week. Nvidia is reportedly gearing up to launch the first few cards in its RTX 50-series at CES next week, including an RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070. The 5090 will be of particular interest to performance-obsessed, money-is-no-object PC gaming fanatics since it's the first new GPU in over two years that can beat the performance of 2022's RTX 4090. But boosted performance and slower advancements in chip manufacturing technology mean that the 5090's maximum power draw will far outstrip the 4090's, according to leakers. VideoCardz reports that the 5090's thermal design power (TDP) will be set at 575 W, up from 450 W for the already power-hungry RTX 4090. The RTX 5080's TDP is also increasing to 360 W, up from 320 W for the RTX 4080 Super. That also puts the RTX 5090 close to the maximum power draw available over a single 12VHPWR connector, which is capable of delivering up to 600 W of power (though once you include the 75 W available via the PCI Express slot on your motherboard, the actual maximum possible power draw for a GPU with a single 12VHPWR connector is a slightly higher 675 W). Higher peak power consumption doesn't necessarily mean that these cards will always draw more power during actual gaming than their 40-series counterparts. And their performance could be good enough that they could still be very efficient cards in terms of performance per watt. But if you're considering an upgrade to an RTX 5090 and these power specs are accurate, you may need to consider an upgraded power supply along with your new graphics card. Nvidia recommends at least an 850 W power supply for the RTX 4090 to accommodate what the GPU needs while leaving enough power left over for the rest of the system. An additional 125 W bump suggests that Nvidia will recommend a 1,000 W power supply as the minimum for the 5090. We'll probably know more about Nvidia's next-gen cards after its CES keynote, currently scheduled for 9:30 pm Eastern/6:30 pm Pacific on Monday, January 6. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

What’s hidden in that shadowy PC? It seems like Nvidia might be about to reveal its RTX 50 series GPUs, and now Nvidia itself is teasing that the new graphics cards are nearly here. As spotted by VideoCardz, a video for Nvidia’s upcoming LAN party includes brief look at a shadowy PC that will be given as a prize, and if you brighten up the image, the GPU in the computer appears to be one that’s a new design. See for yourself — I’ve included an image of the shadowed version at the top of this post, but here’s our take at tweaking the image to reveal what’s hidden: Image: Tom Warren / The Verge I’ll admit I am not an expert in GPU designs, but VideoCardz says the design is “unfamiliar” and that an RTX 5080 or 5070 Ti could be “among possible candidates” of what’s being shown. Leaks last month from Zotac and Acer indicated that Nvidia may reveal as many as five RTX 50 series GPUs very soon, including an RTX 5090, an RTX 5080, and an 5070 Ti. VideoCardz also reported today on a leak of an RTX 5080 from MSI featuring 16GB of GDDR7 memory. And Nvidia isn’t being particularly secretive about the potentially imminent launch of the RTX 50-series GPUs. The LAN party, which runs from January 4th through 6th, is called the “GeForce LAN 50”, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to deliver a CES keynote on January 6th at 9:30PM ET. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

It is no secret now that Nvidia hates it when it comes to providing gamers with ample VRAM on their GPUs. The company's $400 RTX 4060 Ti was heavily criticized for launching with just 8GB memory. Later, Nvidia tried a greedy upsell tactic when it released the 16GB variant of the same but it cost an additional $100 or 25% more just for the extra buffer. Meanwhile, the RTX 4060 on the other hand was also criticized since for some reason Nvidia thought it was a good idea to pack lesser memory capacity on a newer card since it came with 8GB while its predecessor, the RTX 3060 had 12. A new report from Wccftech claims that Nvidia is going to be repeating the same thing with RTX 5060 too as the GPU is rumored to feature 8GB VRAM just like the 4060, and the xx60 cards from the company happen to be the most popular GPUs according to Steam's hardware survey. Although there may be a bit of a silver lining this time as the report also adds that the 5060 Ti is going to have double the VRAM at 16 Gigs. In comparison, Intel's new $250 Arc B580 comes with 12 GB VRAM and is overall faster than the RTX 4060. AMD also offers enough VRAM with its 12GB $350 7700 XT. You can find the alleged specifications of the RTX 50 series (Blackwell) GPUs in the table below. We have also linked the relevant coverage wherever applicable: Model GPU CUDA Cores Memory Memory Interface Memory Speed (Gbps) Memory Bandwidth (GB/s) Total Graphics Power (TGP) RTX 5090 GB202-300 21760 32GB GDDR7 512-bit 28 1792 600W RTX 5080 GB203-400 10752 16GB GDDR7 256-bit 32 (?) 1024 400W RTX 5070 Ti GB203-300 8960 16GB GDDR7 256-bit 28 896 350W RTX 5070 GB205 6400 12GB GDDR7 192-bit 28 672 250W RTX 5060 Ti GB206 (?) 5120 (?) 16GB GDDR7 128-bit 28 (?) 448 (?) 200W RTX 5060 GB206 (?) 4096 (?) 8GB GDDR7 128-bit 24 (?) 384 (?) 150W If you are wondering why it matters, in the recently released Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, 8GB graphics cards like the RTX 4060 were found to be struggling even at its intended resolution of 1080p (via ComputerBase). Game assets like textures, decals, and ray-traced effects love memory and this is why modern games, especially, demand plenty of it. It is noteworthy here that the VRAM consumption of AMD, Nvidia, and Intel are all different with Nvidia being the most efficient in terms of delta color compression technology such that it requires the least amount of VRAM and bandwidth with Intel being the least efficient. However, as we found in our RX 7800 XT vs RTX 4070 comparison, the AMD card often had much more memory headroom available despite Nvidia's superior technology. Aside from the RTX 5060, Nvidia is also rumored to stick to 12 Gigs and 16 Gigs with the 5070 and 5080 respectively. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. 2023: Over 5,800 news posts | 2024 (till end of November): 5,298 news posts RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

It's all rumors until NVIDIA makes an official announcement, but there's plenty of info floating around. NVIDIA announced its current-gen RTX 4000 "Ada" graphics cards (GPU) in September 2022, unveiling first the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 cards that launched just a couple of weeks later. NVIDIA's RTX 4000 hardware is regarded as making up the bulk of the best GPUs available today, at least for those who want ultimate performance. NVIDIA's 40-Series GPUs have now been on the market for more than two years, and rumors surrounding the next-gen RTX 5000 "Blackwell" cards have been picking up in recent months. Until NVIDIA confirms anything, I urge you to take the information here as nothing more than speculation. Here's what I know so far. NVIDIA RTX 5000 release date rumors We still don't know what the new RTX 5000 GPUs will look like. (Image credit: NVIDIA) NVIDIA hasn't yet announced its new RTX 5000 GPUs, but leaks and rumors have led me to believe that the new hardware will be shown off at CES 2025 in January. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is set to deliver a keynote speech on January 6 at 6:30 PM PST, which is assumed to be where and when the announcement will take place, if it does at all. Bolstering this rumor is a report from VideoCardz that covers an accidental leak from an Inno3D representative. In a livestream on the Pichau YouTube channel, the rep stated that the RTX 5090 will be announced at CES 2025. It won't likely be the only GPU announced by NVIDIA, but it makes sense to highlight the flagship card. As for when the new cards will launch, I'm not expecting a huge gap between the announcement and putting a new GPU in your PC. Leaker kopite7kimi on X, who has provided plenty of quality information, claims that the RTX 5080 should be the first card to hit the market rather than the 5090. VideoCardz reports that, according to Benchlife, board partners are gearing up for a Q1 2025 release of RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 GPUs, with the RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 launching later in the year. In another leak spotted by VideoCardz, it seems likely that NVIDIA has discontinued production of most of its RTX 40-series GPUs to make room for RTX 5000 production. The leak, which comes from the Board Channels forum, details the shutdown of the AD106 production line and the downsizing of AD107 production. Considering that NVIDIA might not launch its more affordable GPUs until later in the year, one can assume that there are still plenty of mid-range RTX 4000 cards available. NVIDIA RTX 5000 specifications So far there are only leaks and rumors about RTX 5000 specs, but the numbers are nevertheless impressive. (Image credit: NVIDIA) NVIDIA's RTX 5000 GPUs are making the jump to the company's new Blackwell architecture, taking over for the RTX 4000's Ada Lovelace architecture. It's expected to be in everything from NVIDIA's most affordable consumer GPUs to specialized AI chips. Pulling from a handful of online rumors, including from trusted leaker kopite7kimi, the flagship RTX 5090 is expected to have 32GB of GDDR7 VRAM on a 512-bit memory bus, using the GB202-300-AI GPU and running at a 600W TGP. The leaker also highlights the RTX 5080, which is expected to use the GB203-400-AI GPU with 16GB of GDDR7 VRAM and a 256-bit memory bus. Listed is a 400W TGP. Furthermore, if rumors turn out true, you can expect some truly hefty specs from the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. Standout rumors that I don't expect to change are the PCIe 5.0 x16 support and triple DisplayPort 2.1a connections, but here's a quick look at some of the other numbers. NVIDIA RTX 5000 rumored specs Header Cell - Column 0 NVIDIA RTX 5090 NVIDIA RTX 5080 GPU GB202-300-AI GB203-400-AI CUDA 21,760 10,752 Memory 32GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 Memory bus 512-bit 256-bit Memory speed 28Gbps 28Gbps Memory bandwidth 1,792GB/s 1,024GB/s TGP 600W 400W Connector 16-pin 16-pin PCIe 5.0x16 5.0x16 With VRAM becoming evermore important in modern games, current-gen GPUs like the RTX 4060 with 8GB aren't aging well. I wrote an article about how the RTX 3060 outperforms the RTX 4060 in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, no doubt because of the extra 4GB of VRAM inside. I'm still working with rumors regarding RTX 5000 cards, but if they turn out to be true, the RTX 5080 and 5090 should have enough VRAM for years to come. How the VRAM situation plays out in NVIDIA's mid-range cards is yet to be seen. Here's to hoping that we don't see anything lower than 12GB. Will RTX 5000 have DLSS 4? The release of DLSS 4 alongside the RTX 5000 GPUs is a possibility, but so far, nothing has been confirmed. Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is a key ingredient in NVIDIA's GPU landscape, boosting performance and quality significantly in many games by leveraging AI and specialized hardware. DLSS 3.0 launched alongside NVIDIA's RTX 4000 GPUs in 2022, and it's since been upgraded to DLSS 3.5. The latest DLSS standards are reserved only for RTX 4000 GPUs, usually to the chagrin of those who have an RTX 3000 card. There's some fear that when DLSS 4 does launch, it will be reserved only for NVIDIA's RTX 5000 cards, but that remains to be seen. There's still no confirmation that it's coming with the new GPUs, nevermind any sort of hardware exclusivity. NVIDIA RTX 5000 pricing rumors A lot of NVIDIA's RTX 5000 success will hinge on pricing. The RTX 4090 usually sits somewhere between $1,600 and $2,000, though you'll be lucky to find anything in stock these days for less than $2,200 (often climbing beyond $3,000). If that seems steep, the current pricing rumors for next-gen NVIDIA GPUs won't sit well. There have been rumors surrounding pricing, but the fact is that the actual numbers are being carefully guarded in the lead-up to the coming announcement. OC3D reported on a leak from Bits and Chips, which claims that the RTX 5090 will come in at around $1,900. This leak by Bits and Chips comes from "several Chinese and Japanese journalists," so take it with a grain of salt. In the replies to the original X post, Bits and Chips also mentions that prices will likely climb for partner cards, especially getting into OC versions. That's not surprising. More to come Assuming that NVIDIA does unveil its RTX 5000 GPUs at CES 2025, we won't have to wait much longer to dispel rumors. CES 2025 runs from January 7 to 10 in Las Vegas, but NVIDIA's keynote will kick things off on January 6. All roads appear to lead back to Blackwell making its debut in less than a month, and I'll be sure to keep this guide updated when official information is revealed. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. 2023: Over 5,800 news posts | 2024 (till end of November): 5,298 news posts RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

CES 2025 is still several weeks away, but we already have a confirmation that Nvidia will attend the event. The official CES website has revealed that Nvidia has scheduled a keynote on January 6, 2025, where Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO, will unveil "the latest in technology." The company will also have a booth showcasing its tech from January 7 through January 10. While there is no official word on what Nvidia may unveil at CES 2025, the company may showcase the next generation of its desktop graphics cards, the RTX 50 series based on the Blackwell architecture, the successor to Ada Lovelace, which powers the RTX 40 series of graphics cards. As usual, the new lineup will likely debut with the top-tier versions, namely the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. These rumors align with recent reports that Nvidia has discontinued its most powerful consumer graphics card, the RTX 4090 and that the RTX 4080 will be discontinued next month. For reference, the RTX 40 series was unveiled over two years ago, on September 20, 2022, at the GPU Technology Conference. Nvidia's CES 2025 keynote will take place on January 6, 2025, at 6:30 PT. You can read more about the scheduled event on the official CES website. Source RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. 2023: Over 5,800 news posts | 2024 (till end of September): 4,292 news posts

Rumors suggest that Nvidia could be releasing the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics card in the fourth quarter of this year, 2024. In October 2022, Nvidia released the first RTX 4000 graphics card, the RTX 4090. The flagship graphics card of the RTX 40 series is all set to get its successor, the RTX 5090. While the RTX 4090 has been unchallenged when it comes to performance. The performance and the release dates of its successor is a point of contention. A year ago, it was rumored that Nvidia will not release the RTX 5000 graphics cards till 2025. Since then, more rumors have come forward. Including the rumor that the RTX 5090 is likely to come with 512-bit memory bus and 32GB of VRAM. Now, we are getting some idea that Nvidia might release the RTX 5000 starting from this year itself. RTX 5090 & RTX 5080 May Release This Year Taiwan based Money UDN reports (translated), via VideoCardz and Club386, that Nvidia board partners (like ASUS, MSI, others) expect that Nvidia will launch the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 later in fourth quarter of this year itself. Quoting them: Well known leaker @kopite7kimi too has confirmed, not once but twice, that this news is true. Interestingly, the report talks about GPU refresh. Which might be either mistranslation or a mistake. As all rumors suggest that RTX 50 will be a completely new generation. Graphics card board partners are hoping that with the release of flagship graphics cards, their earnings too will increase with them. The RTX 5090 might use GB202 GPU and RTX 5080 might use GB203 GPU. Interestingly, RTX 5080 is possibly going to come with just half the performance of RTX 5090. This is based on the rumored GPU sizes. Initially, only flagship graphics cards will release, as always. It’s only later when Nvidia will release the mid-range and budget-range variants. Prices Of Budget Graphics Cards To Increase The Money UDN report also mentions that the prices of the budget graphics cards in the GTX 16, RTX 30 and RTX 40 series are all set to increase. The increase is going to be as big as 10% and graphics card board manufacturers are going to benefit from it. This is in addition to the high demand in some regions of the world, which has increased the graphics card prices further. It’s likely that the prices could get cut again when Nvidia releases their successors, but don’t expect it to happen a year at least, if not more. Source

The RTX 5000, which will include the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards, could come with upgraded memory specs. This includes more memory for the RTX 5090. The RTX 5000 series is all set to come with better memory config. But in what way. Let’s find out. In October 2022, Nvidia released the GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card. It was the first entry in the RTX 40 series of graphics cards. It was the most expensive and most powerful consumer graphics card ever released. An interesting thing about the RTX 4090 graphics card was that it came with a 384-bit memory bus. This means that it can hold 12 chips of VRAM. This is counted such as one VRAM chip uses 32-bit memory. So if one divides 384 by 32, we get 12 chips. Now VRAM chips used in RTX 4090 are of 2GB capacity. So that’s how we get 24GB of VRAM in RTX 4090. But now that we know all about them, we are looking the successor of the RTX 40 series, the RTX 50 series, or RTX 5000 graphics cards as some might call it. Looks like we are getting even more information about them. 32GB VRAM For RTX 5090 Well known Twitter (now X) based leaker @kopite7kimi has leaked some very important possible specs for the Nvidia GeForce 5090 graphics card. The first thing he has revealed is that he has almost confirmed that the flagship GPU, in the RTX 5000 range, the GB202, which will most likely be used in the RTX 5090 graphics card, will come with a massive 512-bit memory. If Nvidia continues this path, then we might see that the RTX 5090 may come with 32GB VRAM. Which is 8GB more than what RTX 4090 came with. For the record, 512-bit memory is very rare. The only time Nvidia used it in the GeForce graphics cards was in GTX 280 and GTX 285 series, was released 15 years ago. AMD too rarely used it. It was found in Radeon HD 2900 (ATI), Radeon R9 290, R9 295 and R9 390 series of graphics cards. Most of them, in exception to ATI Radeon HD 2900, came around a decade ago. But despite larger memory bus width, we might see the RTX 5090 come with just 32GB VRAM and not more at start. Like something like 48GB. The reason is, memory chipmakers are still working on larger memory chips, like 3GB chips. But they may not be available by the time the RTX 50 series releases. The RTX 50 refresh might probably come with them. RTX 5080 GPU Might Be Half Size Of RTX 5090 @kopite7kimi also speculates that the GB203 GPU is half the size of GB202. But he doesn’t know if GB202 will come in a multi-chip package – think of chiplets by AMD in the Radeon RX 7000 series. He says that chiplets could be used in Nvidia’s server GPUs, but not desktop ones. Going by recent record, it’s likely that Nvidia might use the GB202 chip for the RTX 5090 and GB203 for the RTX 5080. So if that GPU used in the RTX 5080 is just half in size, then we might see a massive difference in performance between the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards. There’s one possibility. That is Nvidia using a full GB202 GPU chip for RTX 5090 and using the same cut-down version of the GPU for the RTX 5080. That will leave lesser performance difference between the two graphics card models. But that’s very unlikely. There’s another possibility that Nvidia could use a two GB202 GPUs for the RTX 5090 series. One full size GPU for RTX 5090 Ti and one cut-down version for RTX 5090. But this is nothing but complete speculation from our side and it’s again very unlikely. Why, because Nvidia might want to keep the full sized chip for later if required. For the record, even RTX 4090 doesn’t use a full size AD102 GPU. Faster VRAM With GDDR7 When asked about the speeds of the VRAM that will be found in the RTX 5000 graphics cards, @kopite7kimi revealed that they will come with an effective memory speed of 28Gbps. We had revealed few days ago that the GDDR7 graphics card memory was officially announced. This GDDR7 is all likely to power the next-gen Nvidia GeForce RTX 5000 graphics cards. It’s this GDDR7 VRAM chips that will allow them to run at 28Gbps. While the official specs say that GDDR7 can run at an effective rate of 32Gbps, that’s not always the case for new chips. For example, the official speed for the GDDR6 was 16Gbps. But the first graphics cards in using them came with a 14Gbps memory speeds. We had detailed them in our tweet a few days ago: Either way. Graphics card running at 28Gbps is still massive. This makes it 28% faster than the GDDR6X memory chips found in the RTX 4090, which came with an effective memory speed of 21Gbps. Conclusion @kopite7kimi remains among the most trustable hardware leaker out there. Though some of the leaks are speculations from his side. Even his speculations have come out to be true before. So while leaks are expected to change, his leaks are very likely to be correct. So if Nvidia RTX 5090 indeed comes with 512-bit bus and 28Gbps VRAM, then we might see a huge performance increase over RTX 4090, which itself is the fastest consumer graphics card ever released. However, the next GPU in the line in the same series being just half as powerful is going to be a big disappointment if true. Either way, the RTX 5000 graphics cards are not expected to release this year. So we might get even more information about them before they are officially released. Source

As per the latest rumors, users will have to wait two more years for the RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 and RTX 5060 graphics cards. When Nvidia released the RTX 4000 series to much fanfare, the initial reactions were great. That’s because the RTX 4090 provided an excellent uplift in performance over the previous-gen RTX 3090 and 3090 Ti. This was despite how expensive the RTX 4090 was. However, the later announcements in the series didn’t receive that much praise. Because the reviews for the RTX 4080, RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 (8GB Ti) aren’t that great. This has led to sales not being upto the mark. In-fact, the RTX 4070 is selling so badly that Nvidia had even halted its production. So if the RTX 4000 series is having problems selling, one wonders if Nvidia will release the RTX 5000 series soon. It looks like that’s unlikely to happen. Next-Gen RTX Might Come In 2025 Nvidia RTX 5000 Roadmap Leak. The circled GPU architecture is most likely going to feature in the RTX 5000 lineup. Original Image Credit: HardwareLuxx. HardwareLuxx (translated), via VideoCardz, has gotten hold of a leaked roadmap for all the upcoming Nvidia graphics card series. The roadmap reveals that the next generation of Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics cards is highly unlikely to follow the 2-year release roadmap that Nvidia usually follows. Instead, the RTX 5000 series of graphics cards is going to follow a 30-month cycle and will be released only in 2025. This comes after reports that say that the Nvidia RTX 5000 series will be released on the 3nm process of TSMC. Reasons Behind This Delay There could be two reasons why Nvidia is delaying the release of the GeForce RTX 5000 graphics cards. The first is that, as mentioned above, the RTX 4000 series is not selling much. Except for the RTX 4090, all others are uninspiring for critics and buyers. They are massively cut down over previous-gen as far as specs are concerned. They are expensive. Not to forget, Nvidia seems to be selling the RTX 4070 as the RTX 4080, the RTX 4060 as the RTX 4070 and the RTX 4050 as the RTX 4060. Shader Unit count of various Nvidia graphics cards by models and generations. Credit: @theterk. Just see this user-created image shared by @theterk on Twitter. It shows the shader units for Nvidia graphics card series and models. See how much of a cut down the RTX 4000 models are compared to their RTX 3000 counterparts. The second reason Nvidia could be delaying the release of consumer graphics cards is that Nvidia’s new data-center and server graphics cards are selling on a massive scale. All the companies are rushing towards buying them and giving Nvidia huge orders for them. This means that there are some rumors going around that not only is Nvidia giving all the attention to them, but in fact they are diverting their resources away from consumer GPUs to data center and server GPUs. But all that said and done. Nvidia could still release a refresh of the RTX 4000 series and model those cards as SUPER versions. In fact, as per the YouTuber Graphically Challenged, that could happen soon. By soon, it could mean this year or next year. It’s not something new for Nvidia, as they have done so before too. Like we had seen in the RTX 2060 SUPER’s case. Hopefully, it will make these cards cheaper and more affordable for everyone. Source