Important takeaways
- Nvidia's upcoming RTX 5080 is rumored to have a price tag of $1,499, while the RTX 5090 could cost between $1,999 and $2,499.
- Recent leaks claim that the RTX 5090 could have 32GB of GDDR7 RAM on a 512-bit bus, 21,760 CUDA cores and draw 600W of power.
Some rumors that have surfaced recently have potentially leaked price estimates for the upcoming Nvidia RTX 5000 series of graphics cards, as well as some technical specs for the RTX 5090. If that's true, the RTX 5000 cards are shaping up to be exceptional performers, but it looks like Nvidia will be charging a pretty penny for them.
The RTX 5000 series is expected to use Nvidia's Blackwell microarchitecture. As of right now, Nvidia is reportedly planning to reveal the high-end RTX 5080 and 5090 cards at its CES 2025 keynote next January. While many gamers are expecting a big performance boost in the RTX 5000 cards, there is also some concern about how much they will cost. Nvidia graphics cards have historically commanded a premium compared to the competition, and it looks like the RTX 5000 series is set to repeat that pattern.
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Nvidia has reportedly discontinued one of its most popular RTX GPUs
Nvidia is reportedly taking its final delivery orders for one of the company's most popular GeForce RTX graphics cards ever released.
Following recent reports of a potential 24GB variant of the RTX 5080, credible industry insider Moore's Law is Dead has now come forward with alleged pricing information for both the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090. In a newly released YouTube video, the insider claimed that the RTX 5080 could be sold for as much as $1,499a substantial increase over the RTX 4080's $1,199 price tag at launch. The RTX 5090, meanwhile, is tipped to cost between $1,999 and $2,499an even more exorbitant increase compared to the RTX 4090's asking price of $1,599.
Leaked RTX 5090 specs point to huge performance gains
RTX 5090 specifications
- 32 GB GDDR7 RAM
- 21,760 CUDA cores
- 512-bit bus
- 600W power consumption
Pricing information for the RTX 5000 series
- RTX 5080: up to $1,499 (25% increase over RTX 4080)
- RTX 5090: between $1,999 and $2,499 (25% to 56% increase over RTX 4090)
While these prices are undoubtedly high, a recent tweet from PC hardware leaker kopite7kimi outlining the RTX 5090's specs may provide some context. According to them, the RTX 5090 will have 600W of power consumption thanks to its 21,760 CUDA cores and 32GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus. GDDR7 RAM is significantly faster than the GDDR6X memory in the RTX 4090. Combine this with Blackwell's architectural improvements and a higher CUDA core count, and the RTX 5090's performance increase over the 4090 could be unmatched.
As always, leaks and rumors should always be taken with some skepticism. With CES 2025 just a few months away, Nvidia fans won't have to wait too long to finally learn about the RTX 5000 series. Interestingly, AMD's RDNA 4 graphics card lineup will also reportedly debut at CES 2025, so the event could prove to be a battleground for both PC hardware and their next-gen GPUs.
Nvidia
- Date founded
- April 1, 1993
- Head office
- Santa Clara, California, USA
- CEO
- Jensen Huang
- Subsidiary
- Mellanox Technologies, Cumulus Networks, NVIDIA Advanced Rendering Center
