Thursday, May 9th 2024
NVIDIA Testing GeForce RTX 50 Series "Blackwell" GPU Designs Ranging from 250 W to 600 W
According to Benchlife.info insiders, NVIDIA is supposedly in the phase of testing designs with various Total Graphics Power (TGP), running from 250 Watts to 600 Watts, for its upcoming GeForce RTX 50 series Blackwell graphics cards. The company is testing designs ranging from 250 W aimed at mainstream users and a more powerful 600 W configuration tailored for enthusiast-level performance. The 250 W cooling system is expected to prioritize compactness and power efficiency, making it an appealing choice for gamers seeking a balance between capability and energy conservation. This design could prove particularly attractive for those building small form-factor rigs or AIBs looking to offer smaller cooler sizes. On the other end of the spectrum, the 600 W cooling solution is the highest TGP of the stack, which is possibly only made for testing purposes. Other SKUs with different power configurations come in between.
We witnessed NVIDIA testing a 900-watt version of the Ada Lovelace AD102 GPU SKU, which never saw the light of day, so we should take this testing phase with a grain of salt. Often, the engineering silicon is the first batch made for the enablement of software and firmware, while the final silicon is much more efficient and more optimized to use less power and align with regular TGP structures. The current highest-end SKU, the GeForce RTX 4090, uses 450-watt TGP. So, take this phase with some reservations as we wait for more information to come out.
Source:
Bechlife.info
We witnessed NVIDIA testing a 900-watt version of the Ada Lovelace AD102 GPU SKU, which never saw the light of day, so we should take this testing phase with a grain of salt. Often, the engineering silicon is the first batch made for the enablement of software and firmware, while the final silicon is much more efficient and more optimized to use less power and align with regular TGP structures. The current highest-end SKU, the GeForce RTX 4090, uses 450-watt TGP. So, take this phase with some reservations as we wait for more information to come out.
84 Comments on NVIDIA Testing GeForce RTX 50 Series "Blackwell" GPU Designs Ranging from 250 W to 600 W
Mind you people aren't running their toasters, microwaves, and ovens 6-24 hours a day whereas a computer with a 4090 might be set to running AI or rendering all day. Go ahead a leave your toaster on continuously for a year and see what happens.
A lot of people's issue isn't even per say with the power consumption but the power connector. They may have revised the connector to fix it still being able to draw power when not fully seated but that doesn't address the low safety tolerances nor the fact that the cable itself still puts pressure on the pins and requires 30cm of straight cable from the connector and is not tolerant of horizontal misalignment.
better to use dual cards than some overweight chunk of metal
Enjoy!
:):p:D
Personally, I always strive to optimize for lower power consumption(whenever possible). Undervolting and limiting/capping the frame rate can make a significant difference, especially on mid and high-end hardware.
Hope it is not going through a single 12v-2x6 connector...
I just hope reasonable GPUs of ~450 USD will exist by mid'25.
The RTX 4080 is already 2x faster than the 6750 XT, it's just 3 times as pricy. Generational uplift should bring cheaper cards at this performance level at the bare minimum.
Your skis has, when dried a skin resistance of arounf 100 kOhm. To get a heart attack there is at least 50mA needed flowing straight through the heart. With dried skin there are flowing a maximum of 6 mA.
But hey, since AMD don't even try to compete and Intel don't have it just yet why should we get any FPS per $ improvements? They will be limited to say the least.