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

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.

One leak suggests that Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 5090 for mobile could support as much as 24GB of video memory, which would be a significant chunk of VRAM compared with its predecessor. The RTX 4090 for laptops has 16GB of VRAM.

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.

Leak showcases the MSI GeForce RTX 5080 will use a triple fan design. While the leak doesn’t specify everything about this graphics card, it does reveal some details about the c