NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 & RTX 5080 graphics cards are set for a CES 2025 introduction with brand-new features for gamers.
Yesterday, we got our taste of the first specifications of the upcoming high-end options with the RTX 50 "Blackwell" GPU lineup, the GeForce RTX 5090, and the GeForce RTX 5080. These two cards will be the top of the line for gamers around the world when they debut and it looks like Benchlife has some more information giving us an idea of what to expect from the next-generation offerings.
Starting with the launch, it looks like Benchlife states that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 & RTX 5080 are going to debut at CES 2025. This is a follow-up to our previous report and also aligns with what Kopite7kimi had stated earlier. But we also know that NVIDIA plans to launch a China-specific GPU variation of the RTX 5090 known as the RTX 5090D.
Since the Chinese New Year takes place on the 29th of January, that would be the most ideal timeframe to introduce/launch the graphics card. NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 "Laptop" GPUs are also said to make a showcase at CES 2025 with the OEM market anxiously anticipating the availability of new GPUs to power their latest AMD & Intel-powered PCs for gamers and enthusiasts.
Considering that NVIDIA has reportedly finalized the design, it will take a few months before the products are ready to be shipped for retail and it makes sense to introduce the card at January's CES 2025. The current generation RTX 40 series was announced in September and launched in October with the RTX 4090 hitting retail shelves first followed by the RTX 4080 in November. The green team is also reportedly preparing the discontinuation process
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