The top-end card in the codenamed Blackwell series could take up a ton of space inside your PC.
These cards are big suckers.
The RTX 5090 will supposedly take up three to four slots on your motherboard.
The RTX 4090 was already a big card. The 5090 will likely be even larger.© Jackie Thomas / Gizmodo
The current RTX 4090 takes up three slots on most boards.
That doesnt account for length, however.
Nvidias cards are also a massive power hog.
The card manufacturer recommends having a PSU between 650W and 750W.
Past rumors hinted the card itself could have a 600W TGP.
Either way, the 5080 is somewhat more manageable, supposedly demanding 400W.
The current RTX 4090 has a 450W total graphics power.
Its another matter whether Nvidia announces them at CES 2025 but later releases them.
Nvidia normally drops these versions later as a sidegrade to existing GPUs, as with the 4070 Ti.
Nvidia seems to be focusing on the high-end GPUs, while leaving the lower-end cards for later.
For the budget builders, it doesnt leave much room to hope the lower-end 50-series will be inexpensive.
Theres been much less to go on with the 5060 or supposed 5060 Ti.
There have been even fewer hints about any kind of RTX 5050.
So far, rumors hint the non-Ti 5060 may have 8GB.
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