NVIDIA is preparing to unveil the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards at CES 2025, introducing exciting new features aimed at gamers. When it comes to NVIDIA’s RTX 50 “Blackwell” GPU lineup, fresh leaks offer some preliminary specs for the upcoming high-end graphics cards.
According to Benchlife, these models will launch at CES 2025, as also hinted by industry insider Kopite7kimi. NVIDIA is also going to add a model of the RTX 5090 specific to China, called RTX 5090D, which must be around the Chinese New Year on January 29.
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The RTX 50 “Laptop” GPUs that are expected to launch at CES 2025 will also show their face with NVIDIA’s partners just waiting for new GPUs to jazz up their AMD and Intel-powered gaming PCs. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is rumored to feature a 512-bit memory bus, 16 GDDR7 memory modules, and a new PCB design.
With the design reportedly finalized, these products should be ready for retail shortly after their January introduction. Along a timeline not too far off the RTX 40 series, which was released in October of this year, NVIDIA plans to send the RTX 4090 and RTX 4090D packing for greener pastures next month.
The RTX 50 series will be equipped with a new cooling solution and the RTX 5090 may have a dual-slot configuration. We might see some AIB models with two power connectors considering the potential for extreme overclocking, but the Founders Edition will probably stick with just one. Despite the high total board power (TBP) ratings of 600W and 400W, actual power consumption is anticipated to be lower compared to previous generations.
Additionally, the RTX 50 series will be the first to feature PCIe 5.0 and DisplayPort 2.1a support, allowing for substantial bandwidth increases over supported motherboards and displays. These improvements should improve performance in a wide variety of applications and see NVIDIA maintain its lead in the gaming market, both at the high-end where enthusiasts play, and also for budget users. Additional information will be divulged in the weeks ahead.
