NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 GPU won't cost significantly more than the RTX 4090 as suggested by Kopite7kimi in a response to the recent rumors.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPU Will Be Expensive But The Recent Price Rumors Are Exaggerating A Bit Too Much
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 will be among the launch lineup of the next-gen RTX 50 "Blackwell" GPUs which will make a formal debut at CES 2025. So far, the configurations and high-level specs have been revealed. The RTX 5090 in particular looks very enticing compared to the RTX 4090 with 32 GB of VRAM and over 21K cores but these specs have also raised speculation and rumors about a potential price hike and some exaggerated claims.
Rumors from earlier this week claimed that NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 would cost up to $2500 US while the RTX 5080 would cost over $1000 US. These are all guesses and bad ones for good reason. What I can say is that no AIB or partner has been briefed on an "official" or even an expected price of the next-gen lineup.
NVIDIA is in the process of briefing its partners on SKUs, configs, and specs but nothing besides that. In the current timeframe, AIBs and partners will see the blueprint provided by NVIDIA and devise their own PCB and cooling solutions, after which, the pricing will be finalized & that's typically close to launch after NVIDIA has come up with its MSRPs. Why the MSRP is important? Well, NVIDIA typically focuses on MSRP models since that is what its Founders Edition designs are going to be priced at and the initial reviews have to be based on MSRP models. The Non-MSRP models are designs where AIBs and partners can go all out with custom PCBs and innovative GPU cooling solutions.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 GPU Specs (Preliminary):
| Graphics Card Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU Name | Blackwell GB202-300 | Blackwell GB203-400 | Blackwell GB205 | Blackwell GB206? |
| GPU SMs | 170 (192 Full) | 84 (84 Full) | TBD | TBD |
| GPU Cores | 21760 (+33%) | 10752 (+11%) | TBD | TBD |
| Clock Speeds | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| L2 Cache | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Memory Capacity | 32 GB GDDR7 (+33%) | 16 GB GDDR7 (0%) | 12 GB GDDR7 | TBD |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit (+33%) | 256-bit (0%) | 192-bit (0%) | 128-bit? (0%) |
| Memory Speed | 28 Gbps | 32 Gbps | 28 Gbps | 28 Gbps? |
| Bandwidth | 1792 GB/s | 1024 GB/s | 672 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| TBP | 600W (+33%) | 400W (+25%) | 250W (+14%) | TBD |
| Power Interface | 1 12V-2x6 (16-Pin) | 1 12V-2x6 (16-Pin) | 1 12VHPWR (16-Pin) | 1 12VHPWR (16-Pin) |
From one of our sources deep within a factory based in Taiwan that produces cooling equipment for NVIDIA, we have been told that the green team has at least 8 different coolers designed for its reference "FE" models. We can't say for sure if these are finalized models or prototypes but it gives us an idea of when the final BOM will be laid out.
I don't believe there will be a significant price increase for RTX 5090.
— kopite7kimi (@kopite7kimi) October 10, 2024
So coming back to the pricing, well even Kopite7kimi, one of the most respected lakes in the tech scene, is suggesting that the recent prices are well "FAKE". He states that he doesn't believe that the RTX 5090 price would see a significant increase over the RTX 4090 which had an MSRP of $1599 US though currently retails for around $1800+ and will soon be discontinued to make room for future models.
No prices for RTX 50 GPUs have been shared with any partner.
— Hassan Mujtaba (@hms1193) October 10, 2024
We have also confirmed that most AIBs are currently trying to push as much RTX 40 inventory as possible so we can expect a discounting spree in the coming holiday season, especially on the RTX 4080 SUPER and RTX 4070 SUPER cards.
I wouldn't divulge into pricing rumors but the last major price increase on an ultra-enthusiast card such as the "90" series was the RTX 3090 which was priced at $1500 US and the follow-up "Ti" variant was priced at $1999 US. The RTX 4090 ended up 60-80% faster than the RTX 3090 Ti but still the pricing over the previous 90-class GPU saw a $100 US bump. We might see a similar bump or we might just get the RTX 5090 at the same $1599 US price point, who knows? But rest assured, it's wise for gamers or those looking forward to the RTX 5090 graphics card to not put too much trust in the current pricing rumors and just wait for official confirmation.
NVIDIA GeForce GPU Segment/Tier Prices
| Graphics Segment | 2025 | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titan Tier | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 4090 | GeForce RTX 4090 | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GeForce RTX 3090 | GeForce RTX 3090 | Titan RTX (Turing) | Titan V (Volta) | Titan Xp (Pascal) |
| Price | $1999 US | $1599 US | $1599 US | $1999 US $1499 US | $1499 US | $2499 US | $2999 US | $1199 US |
| Ultra Enthusiast Tier | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER | GeForce RTX 4080 | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
| Price | $999 US | $999 US | $1199 US | $1199 US | $1199 US | $999 US | $999 US | $699 US |
| Enthusiast Tier | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB | GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | GeForce RTX 2080 | GeForce GTX 1080 |
| Price | $749 US | $799 US | $799 US | $799 US | $699 US | $699 US | $699 US | $549 US |
| High-End Tier | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GeForce RTX 4070 | GeForce RTX 4070 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER | GeForce RTX 2070 | GeForce GTX 1070 |
| Price | $549 US | $599 $549 | $599 US $499 US | $599 $499 | $599 $499 | $499 US | $499 US | $379 US |
| Mainstream Tier | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GeForce RTX 4060 | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GeForce RTX 4060 | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GeForce RTX 2060 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GeForce GTX 1660 | GeForce GTX 1060 | GeForce GTX 1060 |
| Price | $429 US $379 US | $449 $299 | $399 US $299 US | $399 US $329 US | $399 US $329 US | $399 US $349 US $279 US $229 US $219 US | $249 US | $249 US |
| Entry Tier | GeForce RTX 5060 | RTX 3050 8 GB RTX 3050 6 GB | RTX 3050 | RTX 3050 | GTX 1650 SUPER GTX 1650 | GTX 1650 SUPER GTX 1650 | GTX 1050 Ti GTX 1050 | GTX 1050 Ti GTX 1050 |
| Price | $299 | $229 $179 | $249 US | $249 US | $159 US $149 US | $159 US $149 US | $139 US $109 US | $139 US $109 US |
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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