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Nvidia announces RTX 50-series GPUs

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Nvidia announces RTX 50-series GPUs
Nvidia announces RTX 50-series GPUs

Nvidia has unveiled its latest generation of GeForce RTX graphics cards at CES, based on the Blackwell architecture. The RTX 50 series includes four models: the RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070. The flagship RTX 5090, priced at $1,999, boasts 92 billion transistors and 21760 CUDA cores.

It is claimed to be twice as fast as the previous generation RTX 4090 in AI-enhanced gaming performance. The RTX 5090 has a total graphics power of 575W and requires a 1000W PSU. The RTX 5080, priced at $999, aims to double the frame rates of the RTX 4080.

It features 16GB of GDDR7 memory, 10752 CUDA cores, and a rated power of 360W. An 850W PSU is recommended for this card. The RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070, priced at $749 and $549 respectively, will be available in February.

The 5070 Ti uses a cut-back version of the GB203 GPU with 8960 CUDA cores, while the 5070 uses the GB205 with 6144 cores.

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Nvidia unveils RTX 50 specs

The new lineup incorporates several architectural improvements, including enhanced SMs, tighter Tensor core integration, and improved hardware flip metering.

The cards also feature new RT cores with double the ray triangle intersection rate and better compression, along with support for PCIe 5.0 and DisplayPort 2.1b UHBR20 ports. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized the significance of the Blackwell architecture, stating, “Blackwell, the engine of AI, has arrived for PC gamers, developers and creatives. Fusing AI-driven neural rendering and ray tracing, Blackwell is the most significant computer graphics innovation since we introduced programmable shading 25 years ago.”

The RTX 50 series utilizes DLSS 4, a new model of upscaling and super resolution that uses Multi Frame Generation to generate up to three additional frames per traditionally rendered frame.

This technology is exclusive to the Blackwell family of graphic cards and is claimed to be 40% faster while using 30% less VRAM. At launch, 75 games have been confirmed to support DLSS 4, with more on the way. Nvidia also announced Reflex 2, an improved version of its latency-reducing technology that uses Frame Warp technology to reduce latency by up to 75%.

RTX 50 GPU owners will be able to force games to use the latest DLSS model with Multi Frame Generation, even if the game is not officially supported. This feature will be available following the release of a new GeForce Game Ready Driver, which will arrive alongside the RTX 5090’s launch. The RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will be available on January 30th, while the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 are scheduled for release in February.

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Nvidia also announced RTX 50-series laptop GPUs that will be available from March, with smaller memory allocations compared to their desktop counterparts.

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