The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 will be part of the RTX 50 “Blackwell” line of graphics cards of the next generation, which will be officially launched at CES 2025. Configurations and general specifications have now been published. The RTX 5090 in particular looks very tempting compared to the RTX 4090 with 32GB of VRAM and over 21,000 CUDA cores, but these specs have also led to speculation and rumors of a possible price increase there and some exaggerated numbers.
Rumors that surfaced earlier this week said that NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5090 would cost up to $2,500, while the RTX 5080 would cost over $1,000. For now, this is all guess work. AIB or a partner has reportedly not been informed of the “official” or even expected price for the next generation line.
NVIDIA is currently telling its partners about configurations and specifications, but nothing more. In the current period, AIB and partners will see the blueprint provided by NVIDIA and design their own PCB and cooling solutions, after which prices will be finalized, usually nearing launch after NVIDIA revealed their MSRPs. NVIDIA usually focuses on MSRP models because that’s what the Founders Edition designs are priced at, and initial reviews should be based on non-MSRP models. Additional modules are designs where AIB and partners can make full use of custom PCBs and innovative GPU cooling solutions.
One NVIDIA cooler source said that the green team has at least 8 different coolers designed for their Founders Edition reference models. It is not yet known whether these are final models or prototypes, but this gives an idea of when the final specs will be revealed.
In addition, Kopite7kimi, one of the most respected authorities, suggests that the latest prices are excessive. He says he doesn’t think the price of the RTX 5090 will rise significantly over the RTX 4090, which had a suggested retail price of $1,599, although it currently sells for around $ 1,800 or more and that it will soon be discontinued to make room for the future. models.
Most manufacturers are currently trying to sell as many RTX 40 cards as possible, so you can expect discounts during the upcoming holiday season, especially on the RTX 4080 SUPER and RTX 4070 SUPER cards.
The last big price increase for the flagship “xx90” series card was the RTX 3090, which cost $1,500, followed by the “Ti” version at $1,999. The RTX 4090 turned out to be 60-80% faster than the RTX 3090 Ti, but still the price went up $100 compared to the previous “xx90” class card. There may be a similar jump, or simply offer the RTX 5090 at the same price of $1599. For now, gamers or those looking forward to the RTX 5090 graphics card are wise not to to put too much stock in the current price rumors and just wait for the official confirmation.
