Graphics cards are apparently just getting bigger and bigger, and the Nvidia RTX 5090 might just be the most power-hungry mainstream graphics card of the last decade, at a reported 575 W TDP. Over on X,

A new rumor suggests both the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will ship with higher power ratings than the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080.

Nvidia, you may remember, announced DLSS 3 during the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 launch back in September 2022. It's reasonable to expect that the fourth

NVIDIA's next-gen ultra-enthusiast GeForce RTX 5090 reportedly has 575W TDP, while the second-fastest Blackwell GPU -- RTX 5080 -- has 360W TDP.

Rumours place GeForce RTX 5090 power consumption far higher than its predecessor, with RTX 5080 also clawing for more watts.

Nvidia really knows how to tease its products. The graphics card maker appears to have left an RTX 50 Easter egg in its video promoting its upcoming GeForce LAN 50 party – which, incidentally, is also promoting RTX 50.

Nvidia is kicking off CES with a big keynote next week, and everyone is pretty sure they know at least one thing that's going to be announced. When the PC hardware company takes the stage on Jan. 6, it's widely expected that Nvidia will lift the veil on the GeForce RTX 5000 series of graphics cards.

We might finally know when Nvidia is releasing the first of its RTX 5000-series cards and which model it might be.

The final TDP specs for NVIDIA's unreleased flagship RTX 50 series graphics cards could end up being a tad lower than previously expected. NVIDIA is expected to officially announce its "Blackwell" based GeForce RTX 50 series next week at CES 2025 and one of the many details many are wondering about is how much power they will need.