Compare that to the RTX 4090, which demanded a 450W base.
The 50-series GPUs include an RTX 5080 with 10,752 CUDA cores and 16 GB of GDDR7 VRAM.
The RTX 5090 contains a ludicrous 21,760 FP32 CUDA cores and 32 GB of VRAM on a 512-bit bus.
With how big Nvidia’s current 40-series GPUs are, I’m not looking forward to the mammoth size of the rumored 5090.© Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
Otherwise, the step down from thatthe 5080is a relatively subdued upgrade from the 4080.
The leak suggests the 5080 is pulling 400W rather than the previous 320W.
Weve previously cited them withpast RTX 4090 leaksback in 2022.
Still, you shouldnt run out the door for a new power supply just yet.
With those speeds, it would certainly run hot.
Kopite7kimi previouslyclaimedthe RTX 5090 Founders Edition has a 2-slot cooler rather than being a 4-slot GPU.
Both 5080 and 5090 will require a PCIe 5.0 slot, which debuted earlier this year.
Both GPUs seem like solid upgrades for performance in high-resolution gaming.
Youll also need to deal with CPU compute power limiting the actual performance gains of any new card.
In todays current games environment, the 5090 seems more built for enterprise heavy lifting rather than game performance.
Theres no modern day demanding game likeCrysisforcing everybody to upgrade.
Most gaming folk will be just fine sticking with the current gen for now.
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