Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 power draw will be 28% higher than a 4090, leak suggests

We’re now solely days away from an anticipated announcement about Nvidia’s next-gen graphics playing cards, so naturally, the leaks concerning the launch are coming thick and quick. In line with this newest rumor, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 will formally launch with a thermal design energy (TDP) score that’s considerably greater than Nvidia’s last-gen flagship card, whereas the RTX 5080’s energy draw improve will likely be extra modest compared.

With present 40-series playing cards just like the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 providing one of the best efficiency you may get proper now, it’s no marvel that Nvidia has dominated our greatest graphics card shortlist over current years. The GPU maker is anticipated to launch these new RTX 5000 GPUs on the CES 2025 commerce present subsequent week, and we’re anticipating the brand new playing cards to as soon as once more put Nvidia high of the efficiency pile.

In a publish thread on X (previously Twitter), {hardware} leakers hongxing2020 and kopite7kimi mentioned the TDP figures of each the RTX 5090 and the RTX 5080, with hongxing2020 suggesting that the RTX 5090 has a TDP of 575W, whereas kopite7kimi steered that the 5080 will ship with a 360W TDP.

For the RTX 5090, that’s a rise of 125W over the RTX 4090, which has a 450W TDP. The 575W determine would additionally match with different current RTX 5090 energy rumors from kopite7kimi, who steered that the RTX 5090’s energy score can be “a slight lower” on the long-speculated 600W determine. Whereas greater energy figures don’t assure higher efficiency, it’s honest to say that this new rumor means that Nvidia isn’t going to be leaving its newest GPUs with out sufficient juice.

As for the RTX 5080, a 360W TDP can be a modest improve over the RTX 4080, which shipped with a 320W TDP. Nonetheless, that’s nonetheless 40W lower than the 400W score that the 5080 was purported to have, which will definitely make it simpler for players to improve with out having to put money into a brand new, greater wattage energy provide.

Fortunately, we don’t have lengthy to attend till we discover out for positive. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is anticipated to announce each playing cards in Nvidia’s keynote speech at CES 2025 in Las Vegas subsequent week, with 5090 launch rumors suggesting it’ll hit retailers a couple of weeks after the RTX 5080 begins transport out in mid January.

Try our RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 guides to stand up to this point on all the most recent rumors earlier than we hear from Nvidia. Don’t overlook to keep watch over our CES information hub subsequent week both, the place you’ll have the ability to meet up with our personal stories from this massively influential commerce present.