With just a few days to go until their rumoured reveal, whispers surrounding GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 are growing in number and detail. The latest word on the grapevine concerns the power consumption of each card and it seems Nvidia is moving the needle upwards, particularly on its flagship.
In a post on X, leaker hongxing2020 claims that GeForce RTX 5090 will arrive with an enormous TGP of 575W. Regular Nvidia rumourmonger kopite7kimi seemingly corroborates this while also sharing that GeForce RTX 5080 will hit the scene with a TGP of 360W.
| GPU | TGP |
|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 4090 | 450W (100%) |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 575W (128%) |
If true, GeForce RTX 5090 would mark a generational increase of 125W (+28%) compared to GeForce RTX 4090. At 575W, the flagship would also be the most power-hungry GeForce graphics card Nvidia has ever produced. For those of you who didn’t pay greater heed to prior rumours concerning higher TGPs, there’s still a decent amount of time to get a beefier PSU ahead of launch.
| GPU | TGP (relative percentage) |
|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 320W (100%) |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | 360W (113%) |
While GeForce RTX 5080 isn’t nearly as ravenous at 360W, it nonetheless would earn itself the title of most power-hungry 80-class graphics card ever. On the bright side, this is just 40W (+13%) higher than GeForce RTX 4080 Super.
The 185W gap between GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 is startling, but I suppose Nvidia is intent on using almost all of the 600W the 12V2x6 connector can provide. Much as I’d prefer a more-efficient design, here’s hoping all those watts make for such a spectacular level of performance that I can easily forget any concerns about power consumption.
That said, I’m less hopeful that we should expect GeForce RTX 5090 to arrive with a dual-slot cooler now but I’m more than happy for Nvidia to prove otherwise. Similarly, I can’t shake the feeling that this will be very expensive graphics card and I’d rather not see a repeat of Titan RTX’s $2,499 price point.
| GPU | TGP (+/- GeForce RTX 40 Series) |
|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 575W (+125W) |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | 360W (+40W) |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | 300W (+15W) |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 250W (+30W) |
I’ve created the table above using the aforementioned leaks combined with recent rumours surrounding GeForce RTX 5070 Series TGPs to give a broader look at the upcoming generation of graphics cards. Whichever way you cut it, Nvidia’s newest designs will likely demand more power from our PCs. Perhaps neural rendering will make those extra watts worthwhile now that DLSS 4 is almost certainly on the way.
Nvidia will reveal most if not all we need to know about GeForce RTX 50 Series at CES 2025, during the company’s keynote on January 7 at 2:30AM (GMT). Club386 will be in attendance and standing by to fill you in on all the announcements, so make sure you’re following the site on Google News to avoid missing out on any developments.
