NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5090 is rumored to cost notably more than its predecessor, the RTX 4090. Considering that the Blackwell flagship isn’t facing any competition whatsoever, it makes sense. A recently leaked listing indicates that the RTX 5090 will retail at $2,200, while its younger sibling, the RTX 5080 will cost $1,200 at launch.
The above listing by a Chinese retailer prices the RTX 5090 at 18,999 Yuan and the RTX 5080 at 9,999 Yuan. These translates to $2,600 and $1,350, respectively. Deducting the 13% regional VAT, we get an MSRP of $2,200 for the RTX 5090 and $1,200 for the RTX 5080.
Of course, as with all pre-release listings, this could merely be a placeholder, so don’t put too much stock into it. At the same time, this price matches the official launch MSRP of the RTX 5080, exceeding the RTX 5090 by 37.5%. It’s worth remembering that while the RTX 4080 sold poorly due to its high markup, the RTX 4090 was a smashing success.
It’s possible that NVIDIA plans to launch the RTX 5080 at the same price as its predecessor (ahead of the RTX 5090), followed by a pricier RTX 5090. The chipmaker may re-evaluate the pricing of the 5080 in the future as per sales.
Further reading: NVIDIA RTX 5080 Launch Ahead of the RTX 5090 in Jan 2025: 16 GB GDDR7 32 Gbps Memory
he GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB is expected to leverage the fully enabled GB203 die, including 84 SMs and 10,752 shader cores. That’s 11% higher than the RTX 4080 Super (10,240 cores), indicating a mild to moderate generational uplift. The next-gen GDDR7 memory will be the primary upgrade, increasing the bandwidth to 1024 GB/s (vs. 736 GB/s on the 4080S).
NVIDIA RTX 5090 NVIDIA RTX 5080 NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA RTX 5070 GPU GB202-300 GB203-400 GB203-300 GB205 SMs 170 84 70 50 CUDA Cores 21,760 10,752 8,960 6,400 Memory (GDDR7) 32 GB @ 28 Gbps 16 GB @ 32 Gbps 16 GB @ 28 Gbps 12 GB @ 28 Gbps Memory Bus 512-bit 256-bit 256-bit 192-bit Bandwidth 1792 GB/s 1024 GB/s 896 GB/s 672 GB/s TBP 600W 400W 350W 250W Launch Q1 2025 Q1 2025 Q1 2025 Q1 2025 The GeForce RTX 5090 32 GB will land by the end of Jan (or early Feb). It is rumored to feature GB202 die, including 21,760 shaders across 170 SMs. That’s 33% more than the RTX 4090 (16,384). Additionally, these shaders will run at markedly higher clocks (~3 GHz), granting a substantial performance boost in all workloads.
