If you are looking to upgrade to the RTX 50 series card but don’t know much about them, we’ve got you covered with our guide talking about Nvidia RTX 50 series card specifications, price, where you can pre-order and purchase these cards, and the best pick for you.
For people who don’t know, during the CES 2025, Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, revealed the next generation of the RTX series cards, which were the main focus of the Nvidia Keynote.
Nvidia RTX 50 Series guide
Since then, we have had many other details on the cards that have been floating around the internet.
From benchmarks and rough comparisons to a brief look at the new DLSS 4 technology, frame generation, the new 2.1 Display Port that allows 8K at 120 Hz, and so on, there’s much to know. So keep reading!
Nvidia RTX 50 series card specifications
Here’s a detailed look at the specifications of all the Nvidia RTX 50 series cards, including the
RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070ti, and the RTX 5070:
| RTX 5090 | RTX 5080 | RTX 5070 Ti | RTX 5070 | |
| NVIDIA Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| DLSS | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AI TOPS | 3352 | 1801 | 1406 | 988 |
| Tensor Cores | 5th Gen | 5th Gen | 5th Gen | 5th Gen |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 4th Gen | 4th Gen | 4th Gen | 4th Gen |
| NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC) | 3x 9th Gen | 2x 9th Gen | 2x 9th Gen | 1x 9th Gen |
| NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC) | 2x 6th Gen | 2x 6th Gen | 1x 6th Gen | 1x 6th Gen |
| Memory | 32 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB GDDR7 | 12 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1792 GB/sec | 960 GB/sec | 896 GB/sec | 672 GB/sec |
While there are many significant changes to the newest generation of the RTX series cards compared to the previous ones, one of the biggest ones, as per us, is the GDDR7 memory and the 2.1 DisplayPort with 8K 120 Hz support.
That aside, the flagship model, the RTX 5090, also offers much more memory, 32 GB GDDR7 to be exact, than the previous year, RTX 4090, which only had 24 GB GDDR6.
So what does this mean? More memory, in short, VRAM, means the GPU can store more graphical data, which includes textures and such things, with a high bandwidth, allowing better processing.
How much do RTX 50 series cards cost?
Here are the official prices for the RTX 50 series cards:
- RTX 5090: $1,999
- RTX 5080: $999
- RTX 5070Ti: $749
- RTX 5070: $549
The flagship card, RTX 5090, costs $400 more than the previous flagship model, RTX 4090, which was priced at $1599.
Apart from that, every other new generation card costs less than the previous gen card.
For example, the RTX 4080 was priced at $1199, whereas the RTX 5080 costs only $999. The same can be seen with RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070.
Where can you purchase the RTX 50 series cards?
You can purchase the RTX 50 series cards from Nvidia’s official website, Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and other online and offline retailers.
When writing this, I contacted a local retailer, inquiring when I could get the RTX 5090 or RTX 5080, and he told me that the pre-orders are already underway and I can get it in the last week of January to the first week of February.
So, if you have already decided, it is best to contact a local retailer instead of waiting to order the cards through online stores.
Why? We all know that most of the cards ordered through Amazon and such stores will end up on eBay at double the price.
Which RTX 50 series card is best for you?
When it comes to raw specifications, of course, the RTX 5090 is the best card for everyone.
However, when you put the price to the value parameter, the ideal card for a smooth 4K or even 8K gaming will be the RTX 5080.
But, if you are fine playing games at 2K to 4K resolution, you can save some extra bucks as the RTX 5070 is an excellent option, with the RTX 5070 Ti being a much safer pick, thanks to the additional 4 GB DDR7 memory compared to the base model.
That is everything you need to know about the RTX 50 series cards.
