Nvidia plans to introduce the new GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards towards the end of 2024, with the flagship model, the GeForce RTX 5090, garnering fresh attention with new details emerging.
Nvidia is gearing up to unveil its new GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards later this year. While it was initially speculated that Nvidia would first release the RTX 5080 followed by the RTX 5090, we’ll also see AMD’s RDNA 4-based graphics cards in the mix. However, AMD is not expected to introduce a product that directly competes with Nvidia’s high-end cards in this generation. Recent revelations shed more light on the GeForce RTX 5090.
The GeForce RTX 5090 will not adopt a chiplet design, contrary to expectations. Nvidia had previously embraced a multi-chiplet design with its B100 and B200 chips based on the Blackwell architecture for AI GPUs. However, the latest information suggests that the company will continue with a monolithic design for consumer-focused GPU dies. Thus, the GB202 GPU powering the GeForce RTX 5090 will utilize a monolithic design.
This GPU is expected to feature 192 Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs) with a total of 24,567 CUDA cores, maintaining the 128-core per SM design. The RTX 5080, on the other hand, is anticipated to feature a cut-down version of this Graphics Processing Unit known as the GB203, with half the CUDA cores. Therefore, we might see hardware with around 12,200 cores, indicating a 26% increase from one generation to the next. The CUDA count in the RTX 5090 is projected to increase by 50% from one generation to the next.
Details regarding the RTX 5090 and its GB202 GPU remain limited. The suggestion that the RTX 5080 will be half the power of this card raises the possibility that Nvidia might combine two GB203 dies to form the GB202. This aligns with Nvidia’s previous approach seen with the Blackwell B200 architecture.
Additionally, Nvidia is expected to produce its new cards using the TSMC 4NP process node (5nm), which boosts transistor density by 30%. Furthermore, reports indicate that the RTX 5090 will feature a 512-bit interface.
