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Nvidia officially announced the launch of its RTX 5000 Series GPUs during CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote at CES 2025.
There are currently four models in the range starting at $549 up to $1,999 for the RTX 5090. However, two more cheaper, less powerful models are expected shortly.
Having been the subject of much rumor and speculation over the last few months, the new series will deliver substantial improvements in gaming and generative AI, thanks to DLSS 4 and the Blackwell architecture.
Key Takeaways
- CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5000 series at CES 2025.
- The models are said to be twice as fast as the RTX 4000 Series.
- The 5090 gets a significant price hike, but the other models are cheaper than the launch prices of the 4000 Series.
- The lower-end 5060 Ti and 5060 models were not announced during the keynote but are expected during the show.
What Is the RTX 5000 Series?
Nvidia’s RTX 5000 series is the next generation of Nvidia’s GeForce graphics cards.
There are four models in the range (so far), offering different capabilities depending on customers’ needs and price-point.
During CES models 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, and 5070 were announced, but the RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti were not. They are both expected to be unveiled before the end of CES 2025.
When Is the RTX 5000 Series Release Date?
January 30 for the RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs. RTX 5070 and 5070 Ti to Follow in February
CEO Jensen Huang officially announced the RTX 5000 series during his CES keynote speech at CES 2025. Two models, the 5090 and 5080 will be available on January 30, with two further models, the 5070 and 5070 Ti coming later in February.
RTX 5000 Series Specs
2x Faster Than the 4000 Series
Nvidia revealed the new 50 models are 2x faster than the comparable model in the 40 Series
The RTX 5090 includes 32GB of GDDR7 memory, 1792 GB/sec of total memory bandwidth, 21,760 CUDA Cores, 680 5th Generation Tensor, and 170 4th Generation Ray Tracing Cores.
Nvidia demonstrated this via a comparison with the RTX 4090 using Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.
The impact this has on gaming is Nvidia claims you can play at 4K 240Hz/FPS with full ray tracing and all other settings maxed. And for generative AI, the company claims image generation is 2x faster with half the memory using FP4 on the GeForce RTX 5090, compared to FP16 on the GeForce RTX 4090.
As with the RTX 5090, the RTX 5080 is said to be twice as fast as the GeForce RTX 4080, thanks to the Blackwell architecture and DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation.
The specs include 5th gen Tensor Cores, 4th gen RT Cores, and 16GB of GDDR7 memory providing up to 960 GB/sec of total memory bandwidth (said to be a 34% increase compared to the GeForce RTX 4080’s 717 GB/sec).
The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti includes 16GB of GDDR7 memory, and 896 GB/sec of total memory bandwidth, which constitutes a 78% increase in bandwidth compared to the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti’s 504 GB/sec.
The GeForce RTX 5070 has the new cores of the Blackwell architecture 12GB GDDR7 memory, and has 672 GB/sec of total memory bandwidth, compared to the GeForce RTX 4070’s 504 GB/sec.
RTX 5090 Pricing
There have been some notable changes to the prices in this next generation of GPUs with some models coming down in price compared to the 4000 Series, while others have seen increases.
The RTX 5090 is $1,999, a $400 increase from the RTX 4090. The RTX 5080 is priced at $999, which is actually $200 less than the 4080 did when launched. The 5070 Ti and 5070 start at $749 and $549, respectively, which is $50 lower than the previous generation models.
This price list will please many customers who feared a significant markup from the RTX 4000 range (the 5090 aside). It is also likely to put some fear into AMD and Intel who were targeting gains in market share in the mid and lower end.
The Bottom Line
Nvidia has put the months of speculation to bed with the official RTX 4000 Series announcement at CES 2025.
The prices have taken many by surprise, with pleasing reductions seen at the lower end. However, $1,999 for the pricier RTX 5090 model represents a significant increase. Nvidia is banking on the across-the-board upgrades and its lead over its competitors, resulting in its continued dominance.
Four models were announced, leaving two, the 4060 Ti and 4060, still to be revealed. We expect them to be revealed shortly and will provide updates once that happens.
