Nvidia reportedly intends to bring forward the launch of the GeForce RTX 5090, the first model under the new Ada Lovelace Next architecture. In question ? A serious competitor is arriving. This new card would be added to an already busy 2024 line-up.
What is Nvidia preparing for us this year? According to recent rumors, the American founder should start the year with a bang. A whole range of GPUs will strengthen the RTX 40 family in a few weeks. Nvidia also plans to launch the new GeForce RTX 40 SUPER graphics cards at CES 2024. This will start with the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER on January 17, followed by the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER on January 24, and ending with RTX 4080 SUPER on January 31.
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The RTX 4070 SUPER is expected to integrate an AD104 GPU with 7168 CUDA cores and 12 GB of memory, while the RTX 4080 SUPER, considered the flagship model of the series, could use a Full AD103 GPU with 10240 cores CUDA and 16 GB of memory. This is something to thrill the soul of all PC gamers! However, a big surprise could happen. And earlier than initially planned.
Competition pushes Nvidia to launch the RTX 5090 earlier than expected
This surprise is the GeForce RTX 5090. Initially expected for 2025, this card could arrive as early as 2024. Indeed, according to an anonymous source cited by the Youtuber Moore’s Law Is Dead in a video that you can find at the end of the article, Nvidia would consider launching the new Blackwell architecture, the first representative of which would be the RTX 5090, at fourth quarter 2024. Why launch this card so early? Because of AMD.
Indeed, AMD plans to launch its first cards based on the RDNA 4 architecture next year. It too is backed by impressive specifications such as support up to 24 GB of VRAM in GDDR7 format, as well as major gains in ray tracing to improve the fluidity of games using this technology. And obviously, Nvidia does not want to let the competition express itself in the high-end segment of graphics cards.
The RTX 5090 will have twice as many Cuda cores as the RTX 490
The arrival of the GeForce RTX 5090 is an important milestone. It introduces a new GPU architecture, temporarily named “Ada Lovelace Next“, which promises significant improvements. There RTX 5090 stands out for its expected performance, with estimates suggesting almost double the capabilities of the RTX 4090. The RTX 5090 which could integrate up to 27,000 cores CUDA, to compare with the 18,000 CUDA cores of the current 4090.
Additionally, it could also support VRAM in GDDR 7 format, like the competition. The leaks also speak of a speed 52% increased memory and an L2 cache increased by 78%. Thanks to this, the RTX 5090 will be a giant in terms of graphics power.