The preliminary TDPs of NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” gaming GPUs, including the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, have been listed by Seasonic.
Seasonic Suggests Higher TDPs for NVIDIA’s Upcoming GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” Gaming GPU: RTX 5090 at 500W
In addition to AMD Radeon RX 7000 “RDNA 3” refresh models, the Seasonic Wattage calculator has also listed NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” gaming GPUs. The manufacturer lists five models which include the GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070, RTX 5060 and RTX 5050. Like the previous post, we should mention that these graphics cards and their associated TDPs are preliminary and should not be are considered final. the specifics.
Starting with the top GPUs, we have the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 which will replace the RTX 4090 as the next generation flagship. Currently, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has a TDP of 450W and the next generation model is tipped to go even higher with a TDP of 500W, an increase of 50W (+11%). NVIDIA is working on brand new cooling solutions and PCB designs for its Blackwell flagships like the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, so if the company is really going for higher power, then the necessary changes to the designs will have to be made the new Founders Edition.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is listed with a TDP of 350W which is once again an increase over the 320W TDPs for the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER and RTX 4080. This marks a 30W increase in TDP (+9.3%). The RTX 4080 SUPER was unaffected by the number of cores and memory specs over the Non-SUPER variant, but the new Blackwell core may need more power to deliver higher performance.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090 – 500W TDP (+50W compared to RTX 4090 /+11%)
- NVIDIA RTX 5080 – 350 W TDP (+50 W Compared to RTX 4080 / + 9.3%)
- NVIDIA RTX 5070 – 220 W TDP (+50 W compared to RTX 4070 / +10%)
- NVIDIA RTX 5060 – 170 W TDP (+50 W Compared to RTX 4060 Ti / +6.2%)
- NVIDIA RTX 5050 – 100 W TDP (+50 W compared to RTX 4060 / -13%)
NVIDIA RTX 50 “Blackwell” TDP Gaming GPU “Preview” (Season):
| GPU name | TDP | predecessor | TDP | The difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 500 W | RTX 4090 | 450 W | +11% |
| RTX 5080 | 350 W | RTX 4080 | 320 W | +9.3% |
| RTX 5070 | 220 W | RTX 4070 | 200 W | +10% |
| RTX 5060 | 170 W | RTX 4060 Ti | 160 W | +6.2% |
| RTX 5050 | 100 W | RTX 4060 | 115 W | -13% |
Next, we have the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 which is listed at 220W and this is the same TDP as the RTX 4070 SUPER, but an increase of 20W (+10%) compared to the Non-SUPER variant. The GeForce RTX 5060 is rated at 170W which is 55W higher than the RTX 4060 and 10W higher than the 4060 Ti. This marks the single largest power bump over its predecessor, +48% over the 4060 and +6.25% over the 4060 Ti. Lastly, there is the RTX 5050 which is listed at 100W and since there was no RTX 4050 in the previous line, we can speculate that this would be the RTX 4060 replacement while the RTX 5060 will be the RTX 4060 Ti replacement.
Other than that, there’s nothing more interesting to go on, other than the fact that Seasonic mentions that all NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” gaming GPUs use a 16-pin connector. This should be the new 12V-2×6 model and not the older 12VHPWR model that caused a lot of problems with the RTX 4090.
Once again, Seasonic is a great PSU manufacturer and they have resources and connections to a lot of people, including GPU vendors, who can tell them early on what they’re working on. But it is also entirely possible that all these data are based on assumptions made by the manufacturer. So to say that this is true would be unwise at this point. What we know from past releases, especially the Ada GPUs, is that the TDPs are far from the actual power consumption. The RTX 4090 hardly goes above 400W while gaming, despite its 450W TDP, so it’s worth considering.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” gaming GPUs are expected to be introduced later this year, so expect more information around the fourth quarter of 2024, as CPU releases will cover most of the action of Q3.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” GPU Configurations:
| GPU name | GPCs | TPCs | SMS | Cores (assuming 128 for SM) | Memory configuration | GPU SKU (above) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB202 | 12 | 96 (8 per GPC) | 192 (2 for TPC) | 24576 | 512-bit GDDR7 | GeForce RTX 5090 |
| GB203 | 7 | 42 (6 per GPC) | 84 (2 for TPC) | 10752 | 256-bit GDDR7 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| GB205 | 5 | 25 (5 per GPC) | 50 (2 per TPC) | 6400 | 192-bit GDDR7 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| GB206 | 3 | 18 (6 for GPC) | 36 (2 for TPC) | 4608 | 128-bit GDDR7 | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| GB207 | 2 | 10 (5 for GPC) | 20 (2 per TPC) | 2560 | 128-bit GDDR6 | GeForce RTX 5060 |
| AD102 | 12 | 72 (6 per GPC) | 144 (2 for TPC) | 18432 | 384-bit GDDR6X | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 103 AD | 7 | 40 (6 per GPC) | 80 (2 per TPC) | 10240 | 256-bit GDDR6X | GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER |
| AD104 | 5 | 30 (6 per GPC) | 60 (2 per TPC) | 7680 | 192-bit GDDR6X | GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER |
| 106 AD | 3 | 18 (6 for GPC) | 36 (2 for TPC) | 4608 | 128-bit GDDR6 | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti |
| 107 AD | 3 | 12 (4 for GPC) | 24 (2 for TPC) | 3072 | 128-bit GDDR6 | GeForce RTX 4060 |
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