The Leaked Nvidia RTX 5090 Has So Many Cores It Really Scares Me

The GeForce RTX 4090 is already so huge that any PC builder value their salt is aware of that you simply’ll want specialised brackets simply to maintain it from falling and dismantling your laptop. The anticipated RTX 5090, Nvidia’s supposed subsequent massive and in-charge GPU, is ready to be an absolute monstrosity of a graphics card. Leaked specs present it has greater than 5,000 extra CUDA cores than the Ada Lovelace GPUs and a default TGP that truthfully makes me barely afraid of plugging it in.

Leaked specs first proven by way of VideoCardz suggest the long-rumored Blackwell GPUs from Nvidia are set to steal hearts and wallets and demand rather a lot out of your native electrical grid. After all, I’m exaggerating, however the rumored 600W energy draw would certainly require a large PSU in any PC hoping to run it. Evaluate that to the RTX 4090, which demanded a 450W base.

The 50-series GPUs embrace an RTX 5080 with 10,752 CUDA cores and 16 GB of GDDR7 VRAM. The RTX 5090 incorporates a ridiculous 21,760 FP32 CUDA cores and 32 GB of VRAM on a 512-bit bus. In any other case, the step down from that—the 5080—is a comparatively subdued improve from the 4080. It incorporates 1,024 extra CUDA cores than the final technology, although it has the identical quantity of V-RAM with a 176 GB/s leap in reminiscence bandwidth. The leak suggests the 5080 is pulling 400W somewhat than the earlier 320W.

GeForce RTX 5090 to characteristic 21760 CUDA cores, 32GB GDDR7 reminiscence and 600W, RTX 5080 will get 16GB VRAM/400W (leak specs) https://t.co/BMAJSGOS5N pic.twitter.com/SNgSsVxnfx

— Wario64 (@Wario64) September 26, 2024

The specs had been taken from routine and normally dependable Nvidia leaker Kopite7kimi on Twitter. We’ve beforehand cited them with past RTX 4090 leaks again in 2022. Nonetheless, you shouldn’t run out the door for a brand new energy provide simply but. VideoCardz famous the unique leaker didn’t specify whether or not that default energy draw was TBP or TGP, which is basically the distinction between a graphics card’s complete energy requirement and one from most peripherals. 

There’s nonetheless a lot we don’t know in regards to the card, corresponding to its different core values, clock speeds, or cooling equipment. With these speeds, it might actually run scorching. Kopite7kimi beforehand claimed the RTX 5090 Founders Version has a 2-slot cooler somewhat than being a 4-slot GPU. This makes some sense, particularly if Nvidia hopes prospects to set the graphics card in something apart from an enormous tower. It additionally means the cardboard may use some non-standard type of cooling, however at this level, it’s too early to take a position.

Each 5080 and 5090 would require a PCIe 5.0 slot, which debuted earlier this yr. That’s anticipated, nevertheless it additionally reminds customers that they might want to procure a brand new motherboard in the event that they hope to improve from any PCIe 4.0-based graphics card. 

Each GPUs appear to be stable upgrades for efficiency in high-resolution gaming. That being stated, the 5090 is virtually double the supposed efficiency of the 5080, making me marvel simply how expensive the cardboard can be at launch. You’ll additionally have to take care of CPU compute energy limiting the precise efficiency positive factors of any new card. In immediately’s present video games surroundings, the 5090 appears extra constructed for enterprise heavy lifting somewhat than recreation efficiency. There’s no modern-day demanding recreation like Crysis forcing all people to improve. Most gaming people can be simply fantastic sticking with the present gen for now.