Nvidia RTX 5080 and 5090 again rumored for CES 2025 launch – possibly alongside next-gen laptop GPUs

A feast of new Blackwell graphics cards at the start of 2025?

News By Darren Allan published 27 September 2024

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will be introduced at CES 2025, we’ve again been told – alongside Blackwell notebook GPUs, possibly.

The latest rumor on the next-gen GPUs from Team Green comes from the Chinese tech site Benchlife (add seasoning), and follows the detailed spec spillage about the incoming desktop graphics cards from Kopite7kimi we saw yesterday.

Indeed, Benchlife doubles down on that previous leak, noting that they have received the same info aired by Kopite7kimi on X regarding the spec of the RTX 5090 and 5080 (including the latter getting just 16GB of video RAM).

We’re told that these GPUs will be officially revealed at CES 2025, and that at the same time, we could see Blackwell mobile GPUs to power up gaming laptops – but the site sounds more unsure about the latter.

We also get a clarification on another couple of points, namely that the RTX 5090 will use a 14-layer PCB (printed circuit board) and will leverage PCIe 5.0. Furthermore, Benchlife pours cold water on a previous rumor that the RTX 5090 will use two 12V-2×6 connectors – one is going to be standard on both the RTX 5090 and 5080, the site asserts.

Analysis: Connector conundrums – and that RAM rumor

It’s good to hear that the 'double power connector as standard' rumor for the RTX 5090 is a false one – at least in theory. However, as Wccftech, which spotted the Benchlife article, elaborates, there may actually be premium Blackwell flagship graphics cards designed for overclocking enthusiasts that have two 12V-2×6 connectors. The point is that the vast majority of RTX 5090 models won’t, though.

As for the purported launch timeframe, the leaks are increasingly pointing to a CES 2025 debut, rather than a late 2024 reveal for the new Blackwell GPUs. All in all, we’re inclined to believe this is the case – as there’s hardly a rush for Nvidia to get the RTX 5090 and 5080 out. Team Green already owns the top-end of the graphics card market, and AMD isn’t even going to challenge in this space with RDNA 4, which will top out at mid-range (if the many rumors about this are right).

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