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The GPU will adopt brand New Features, Coolers & Designs With A Launch Expected At CES 2025.
Will be the top of the line for gamers around the world when they debut and it looks like Benchlife has some more information giving us an idea of what to expect from the next-generation offerings. Considering that NVIDIA has reportedly finalized the design, it will take a few months before the products are ready to be shipped for retail and it makes sense to introduce the card at January's CES 2025.
NVIDIA RTX 50 GPUs Feature New PCB Design & New Founders Edition Coolers, Run on Single 12V-2x6 Connectors
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs are also going to feature a brand new design which will encompass the PCB, Cooling solution, and power delivery. The GeForce RTX 5090 in particular is expected to utilize three individual PCBs, each housing different components of the chip. We've previously detailed what the PCB might look like and from what we know, the primary PCB that houses the GPU will consist of 16 GDDR7 memory modules, each with 3 GB of VRAM capacity & running at speeds ranging between 28-32 Gbps. This will provide the highest VRAM solution ever on a consumer-tier graphics card.
Other changes will include the new Founders Edition design which is said to utilize a compact dual-slot cooling solution for the RTX 5090. It is not clear if the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 would share the same Founders Edition cooling as that was the case with the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080. But overall looks and presentation will be different from the RTX 30 and RTX 40 series.
The 400W GeForce RTX 5080 or the 600W GeForce RTX 5090, they can only use a single 12V-2×6 connector. There are no two sets of 12v on the GeForce RTX 5090 as reported by some media. -2×6 connector.
With that said, the 600W/400W TBP figures don't represent actual power consumption which will be lower than we have seen in previous generations. The RTX 4090 was rated at a much higher TBP of 450W than the RTX 3090 but it ended up consuming less power in games than the RTX 3090 Ti & the RTX 3090.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 GPUs First With PCIe 5.0 & DP 2.1a Support On The Market
Besides the launch and design of the next-gen GeForce RTX 50 series, NVIDIA is also planning to introduce new features within its Blackwell Gaming GPU lineup. Some of the features highlighted are support for PCIe 5.0 specifications.
NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards will end up being the first to support the new standard, offering double the bandwidth and transfer speeds versus PCIe 4.0.
Lastly, the next-gen lineup is also expected to feature support for DisplayPort 2.1a (UHBR20). This will allow the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards to be certified for compatibility with the latest DP80 displays, providing up to 80 Gbps of bandwidth or double that of HDMI 2.1 interfaces.
The launch of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards including the GeForce RTX 5090 & RTX 5080 will mark a new beginning for the PC gaming segment. While the competition has moved to compete in the mainstream and entry-level segments, NVIDIA will be seen as the one that caters to all segments from enthusiasts to budget users. Expect more information to roll out in the coming weeks.
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And a 24GB VRAM RTX 5080 also rumored to come after the 16GB VRAM variant Launch
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU Rumored To Get 16 GB and 24 GB Variants, Possibly A 3 GB GDDR7 Module Upgrade
NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 specifications were leaked yesterday and the first thing that everyone was able to point out was the halving of core and memory specs for the RTX 5080 vs its bigger brother. the memory itself will utilize the newer GDDR7 standard which should bring a nice uplift in bandwidth and we can also expect a L2 cache boost.
Now obviously, 32 GB VRAM on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 sounds much more enticing, and 24 GB for the RTX 5080 would've been a better choice but it looks like the initial memory configuration might be limited due to GDDR7 yields. GDDR7 is going to be a fairly new memory architecture and the process needs to be mature to allow for higher speeds and capacities. Early reports suggest 28 Gbps die speeds and 2 GB capacities per module but that might change.
According to prominent Chiphell Forum member, Polymorph, who has previously leaked the first GPU pictures of the GA102 "Ampere" GPU core, revealed the configurations of RTX 40 series cards and also detailed RX 6000 "RDNA 2" GPU specs, it looks like NVIDIA may offer a 24 GB variant of the RTX 5080 in the future.
Now there are two ways that a 24 GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is going to happen. The first and least likely way is that the green team uses the GB202 GPU core, allowing for a 384-bit memory bus and a 24 GB configuration. But there's another path and the more likely one which is to use 3 GB VRAM modules which will be available with GDDR7.
The RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will feature 16 & 8 GDDR7 modules, respectively. That gives us 32 GB and 16 GB memory using 2 GB modules but with 3 GB, you can get up to 24 GB for the RTX 5080 while keeping the same PCB design, core specs, and also the same 256-bit memory configuration. It all comes down to when the 3 GB GDDR7 modules will be ready for mass production for next-gen GPUs but it is well-known that GDDR7 scales from 16Gb to 64Gb so a memory upgrade is definitely in the equation.