Thursday, September 5th 2024
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 Reach Final Stages This Month, Chinese "D" Variant Arrives for Both SKUs
NVIDIA is on the brink of finalizing its next-generation "Blackwell" graphics cards, the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. Sources close to BenchLife indicate that NVIDIA is targeting September for the official design specification finalization of both models. This timeline hints at a possible unveiling at CES 2025, with a market release shortly after. The RTX 5090 is rumored to boast a staggering 550 W TGP, a significant 22% increase from its predecessor, the RTX 4090. Meanwhile, the RTX 5080 is expected to draw 350 W, a more modest 9.3% bump from the current RTX 4080. Interestingly, NVIDIA appears to be developing "D" variants for both cards, which are likely tailored for the Chinese market to comply with export regulations.
Regarding raw power, the RTX 5090 is speculated to feature 24,576 CUDA cores paired with 512-bit GDDR7 memory. The RTX 5080, while less mighty, is still expected to pack a punch with 10,752 CUDA cores and 256-bit GDDR7 memory. As NVIDIA prepares to launch these powerhouses, rumors suggest the RTX 4090D may be discontinued by December 2024, paving the way for its successor. We are curious to see how the power consumption is handled and if these cards are packed efficiently within the higher power envelope. Some rumors indicate that the RTX 5090 could reach 600 watts at its peak, while RTX 5080 reaches 400 watts. However, that is just a rumor for now. As always, until NVIDIA makes an official announcement, these details should be taken with a grain of salt.
Sources:
BenchLife, via Wccftech
Regarding raw power, the RTX 5090 is speculated to feature 24,576 CUDA cores paired with 512-bit GDDR7 memory. The RTX 5080, while less mighty, is still expected to pack a punch with 10,752 CUDA cores and 256-bit GDDR7 memory. As NVIDIA prepares to launch these powerhouses, rumors suggest the RTX 4090D may be discontinued by December 2024, paving the way for its successor. We are curious to see how the power consumption is handled and if these cards are packed efficiently within the higher power envelope. Some rumors indicate that the RTX 5090 could reach 600 watts at its peak, while RTX 5080 reaches 400 watts. However, that is just a rumor for now. As always, until NVIDIA makes an official announcement, these details should be taken with a grain of salt.
87 Comments on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 Reach Final Stages This Month, Chinese "D" Variant Arrives for Both SKUs
Sure sucks to be in China if you want bleeding edge graphics hardware, that's for sure.
That would indeed enable Nvidia to sell RTX 5080 and 5090 "D"cards.
And what is more, it would also enable them to "accidentally leak" firmware, drivers that enable the full performance of gimped cards, just like they did with "LHR" ones, and noone could ever find the culprit!
People using these for AI will have the know how to bypass any such lock, defeating the purpose of export controls. Hardware must be physically unable to do it
I only have a gas powered hot water radiator as a heater, which is normal in germany. We usually don't have AC.
That heater in my room (12m²/30m³) has a ~550W output. Now I ask you, would you use a heater in the summer? A stock 4090 with CPU and monitors are actually outputting MORE heat then my heater.
Of course I want the maximum amount of FPS with highest graphic, but using a (PC) heater in the summer grants you >32°C in the room.
Every 100W from the PC is about +1°C in my room with an half opened window while it is colder outside.
Tl;dr Undervolting my PC reduces the roomtemp by 1.5-2.5°C.
And we can all laugh and point to Nvidia for breaking the limitations themselves, but officially and legally I'm sure they weren't guilty. So if they deliver the cards that show on official tests performance below regulated, they have to allow the product to be sold?
You can take this as a rough guide:
$1200 + 50% = $1800, and that doesn't even cover the inflation!
The main reason why 3000 -> 4000 is so much more efficient is they went from Samsung 8nm to TSMC 5nm. The jump from layout/feature optimization will not be as big this time if they only go to TSMC 4nm and GDDR7. So yea efficiency will improve but to see the typical +30-40% gain TDP will have to go up too.
Mostly these rumors are BS just like they were last time and should be flagged as nonsense but sites gotta post their clickbate.
I feel like something is missing though, I find it hard to believe these are truly a year out.
Grabbing the 5090 will get me set for 2+ years :cool:
(I'm sure you also had a 2080ti).