GeForce RTX 5090 & GeForce RTX 5080 Released: Setting New Standards with AI and Neural Rendering

January 31, 2025
The much-anticipated GeForce RTX 5090 and GeForce RTX 5080 are now available! Both stock-clocked and factory-overclocked editions can be acquired from leading add-in card manufacturers, including ASUS, Colorful, Gainward, GALAX, GIGABYTE, INNO3D, KFA2, MSI, Palit, PNY, and ZOTAC. Limited quantities of NVIDIA Founders Edition models can be found online at Best Buy. For those exploring pre-built systems, companies such as Falcon Northwest, Maingear, and Origin PC are offering models featuring these revolutionary graphics cards.
For anyone looking to enhance their player experience with these state-of-the-art graphics cards or integrate them into a pre-assembled machine.

Unleashing Performance with Blackwell RTX Architecture

Built on the cutting-edge NVIDIA Blackwell RTX architecture, the GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs promise to revolutionize gaming by doubling frame rates, slashing application workflow times, and enhancing AI generation performance by an impressive 2X. Additionally, video export speeds can improve by up to 60%.

DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation

The trailblazing DLSS 4 featuring Multi Frame Generation is now operational in over 75 popular games, such as Alan Wake 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and Hogwarts Legacy. Many additional games and applications are also equipped with updated DLSS features, including Frame Generation and advanced AI models for Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, and DLAA. For titles lacking native DLSS 4 support, the latest NVIDIA app update provides new DLSS overrides, empowering users to upgrade their gaming library manually.
DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation arms GeForce RTX 50 Series users with the capability to enjoy graphically demanding ray-traced games at 4K resolution, achieving unparalleled frame rates. Experience Cyberpunk 2077 at a staggering 290 FPS, Alan Wake 2 at 230 FPS, and Star Wars™ Outlaws at up to 220 FPS!

Enhanced Creative Tools for Content Creators

Creative professionals will notice substantial upgrades in Generative AI, video editing, livestreaming, and 3D rendering via the improvements integrated into the GeForce RTX 50 Series hardware.

Advanced Tensor Cores

The new fifth-generation Tensor Cores now support FP4, which doubles the performance compared to the previous FP8 generation while minimizing VRAM requirements for effective deployment of Generative AI models. The performance leap is even more pronounced compared to FP16.

Ray Tracing Performance

The Ray Tracing cores of the GeForce RTX 50 Series offer up to a 1.4X boost in performance within 3D rendering applications. Meanwhile, DLSS Multi Frame Generation is effectively enhancing viewport frame rates in creative software, providing double the performance seen in the previous generation for 3D scene editing applications like D5 Render.
The GPUs come equipped with video encoders and decoders supporting professional-grade 4:2:2 color formats, capable of decoding up to 9x 4K30 4:2:2 streams per decoder, and achieving encoding speeds that surpass traditional software encoders by an impressive factor of 11. The GeForce RTX 5090 is equipped with three 9th Gen NVIDIA encoders and the RTX 5080 has two, in addition to both featuring dual 6th Gen NVIDIA decoders, ensuring rapid video export. Notably, HEVC and AV1 encoders have seen a 5% improvement in output quality, and there’s a new AV1 Ultra High Quality mode that enhances quality by an additional 5%.

Livestreaming Excellence

Livestreamers will also gain significant advantages from the ninth-gen NVIDIA encoders, allowing better quality for broadcasts, particularly with the help of the NVIDIA Broadcast app. This new application features two beta enhancements designed to elevate the livestreaming experience: Studio Voice refines microphone input to mimic high-quality audio equipment, while Virtual Key Light illuminates the subject for optimal lighting akin to a physical key light setup.

Drive Your PC's Performance with New Enhancements

In conjunction with the GPU launch, gamers and creators can download fresh updates designed to bolster their PC experience.

Game Ready and NVIDIA Studio Drivers

The latest Game Ready and NVIDIA Studio drivers now include support for DLSS 4, numerous new RTX gaming technologies, expansive game compatibility, and enhancements related to AI and NVIDIA apps' functionalities.
Additionally, game updates for titles like Alan Wake 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and Hogwarts Legacy have integrated native support for DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and introduced technologies that raise image quality even further.

Reception and Reviews of GeForce RTX 5090 & RTX 5080

Reactions from the press and prominent YouTube reviewers have been resoundingly positive regarding the GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080, especially in light of the transformative DLSS 4 technology.

GeForce RTX 5090 Reviews

HotHardware declared that "NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 is the fastest, most powerful, and feature-rich consumer GPU in the world as of today, period."

OC3D noted, "Simply put, the Nvidia RTX 5090 has coalesced all the current thinking on AI, performance, sharpness, and generative content into a single card that blows the doors off anything on the market. It’s the future, today."

TweakTown referred to the 5090 as "the most powerful and advanced gaming GPU ever built; it's a gaming beast."

GeForce RTX 5080 Reviews

OC3D remarked, "We know that the big ticket item is multi-frame generation, but even in pure rasterized benchmarks, the Nvidia RTX 5080 Founders Edition proves a big upgrade on the previous model."

According to mmorpg, "The RTX 5080 Founders Edition is well worth the $999 price tag. If you've held back upgrading for a few generations, this is the perfect card for making the leap."

TweakTown called the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 a "4K gaming powerhouse GPU, and with DLSS 4, games now look better and run faster than ever before."

DLSS 4 Insights

PCWorld stated, "DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation makes games so snappy and smooth, they feel like new — it’s truly game-changing."

After extensive testing, TweakTown noted, "DLSS 4 is not only a selling point but a suite of AI models and features that enhance PC gaming overall."

mmorpg highlighted the impressive results of DLSS, calling it "Black Magic," emphasizing its ability to produce clearer and more detailed imagery than native raster rendering in many instances.

The GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 are now available, setting new benchmarks for gaming and content creation alike. For more information, visit NVIDIA’s official web pages for product specifics and purchasing details.