- Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 rumored to have higher power consumption
- RTX 5090 may demand 575W, a little less than some previous rumors
- RTX 5080 could reach 360W, which is unfortunately slightly higher than previous speculation
Nvidia’s RTX 5090 and 5080 are expected to be revealed at CES 2025, likely alongside the RTX 5070 models as well, and we’ve just heard more about the potential power consumption of these next-gen GPUs.
VideoCardz noted that two regular X hardware leakers, Hongxing2020 and Kopite7kimi, have weighed in with alleged power figures for these Blackwell GeForce graphics cards.
Assuming his beliefs are correct, the former leaker claimed that the RTX 5090 will demand 575W in terms of power consumption, and then Kopite7kimi responded with the claim that the newly discovered RTX 5080 will consume 360W of power.
No clarification is provided on the size of these GPUs and whether the RTX 5090 will be limited to a two-slot graphics card, which is the follow-up question posed by several X-Dwellers in the previous thread.
Analysis: Evaluating next-generation options
The reason people are asking about the size of the next-gen flagship graphics card (aside from that, it’s an obvious point of curiosity, anyway) is that previous rumors have suggested we could see a miraculously thin RTX 5090 reduced to two. slots in Nvidia size. (Whereas the RTX 4090 takes up at least three slots on a PC, or four in many cases.)
Essentially, with the mentioned figure of 575W, people are coming to the conclusion that this will not be a two-slot board based on the previous rumor. (Unless Nvidia has actually worked some magic with a slim cooling solution to keep a power-hungry graphics card under control.) That’s why the question is asked.
In fact, 575W is a slight drop on an earlier rumored prediction that we’ll see the RTX 5090 use 600W, and in that sense, it’s a bit of positive news. Well, sort of: Kopite7kimi also hinted that the flagship’s power consumption would decrease slightly as of late, but clearly, this will still be a demanding GPU. From what we’ve heard elsewhere, it’s likely aimed more at professional use than PC gaming, and could be extremely expensive, although as a GeForce model, in theory it’s still officially a consumer (gaming) card.
If all this goes well, of course, the RTX 5080 also looks strong on the power side of the equation here. In fact, Kopite7kimi has indicated that it could be around 350W in the past, so his prediction has been revised slightly upwards to 360W here.
This could be bad news for anyone using a PC power calculator to determine if their PSU can support a new RTX 5080, as approaching the 400W mark could mean that even a relatively beefy PSU could approaching the limit of whether it will work or not.
I would certainly put the RTX 5080 out of reach of my 650W power supply, but I still expect the RTX 5070 to be considerably thinner and be a good option for upgrading my gaming PC, or the RTX 5070 Ti, with a bit of luck. Honestly, I don’t expect the RTX 5080 to be in my price range anyway, especially given the rumors about the cost of these next-gen graphics cards – there will be other AMD options on the table in the RDNA 4 releases, for What you also have to consider that.
Whether all of these forecasts are accurate or not, we’ll have to see Nvidia’s big reveal on January 6, but whatever the case, everything floating around in the rumor mill suggests we’ll see higher power consumption for graphics cards. Blackwell. .
In addition to next-generation desktop graphics cards at CES 2025, we may also be treated to the release of mobile versions and perhaps DLSS 4 to boot.
