The technology community is already in a frenzy about Nvidia’s next-generation RTX 50 lineup with no tease whatsoever. A new video popped up that alleges to summarize Nvidia’s upcoming targets for graphics chip performance, and if a shred of this is actually true, then a serious upgrade is coming for gamers.
This leaked video summarizes what Nvidia may be targeting with the RTX 50 series of GPUs-the insinuation being that even the 5090 is set to outperform the current 4090 by upwards of 70%-that is just insane, melt-your-monitor level power. For the mid-tier RTX 5070, so the rumors say, its performance would easily trample over that of the 4080.
However, let’s not count our golden horses just yet; there is no hard evidence for anything mentioned. It is a true adage in which trust doesn’t come easy due to the black magic being pulled about the RTX 50 series. Anyway, with every generation being a cricket-ball home run for Nvidia, it is still not impossible.
There are rumors of some next-level wizardry that are likely at play; with DLSS 3 and frame generation stealing the thunder for RTX 40, we can only wonder what other tricks Jenson Huang could have hidden up his sleeve for 50 series.
With all said and done, if these numbers are anywhere close to being accurate, AMD is going to have to pull some hell of a rabbit out of the hat with their RDNA 4s to ever remain competitive. Team Red has been aggressive with their pricing, but not head-to-head with raw performance; give it to Nvidia, who have just run laps against them in the high-end market.
What’s the catch? Well, apart from the obvious “wait for real benchmarks” sticker, there is an impending price hike. The RTX 4090 is already more expensive than rent for some people, so it would be stupid to deny that the 5090 will also be priced even higher.
For now, let’s wait, speculate, and maybe start saving. Alternatively, just continue to use your GPU and act like you never saw it. Ignorance is bliss, right?
It’s rather strange that the original tweet has yet to respond, usually in such leaks what follows is frenzy-packed excitement, skepticism, and at least one dude shouting “but can it run Crysis?”. Perhaps they are still busy crunching the numbers, or maybe they have been too hurt, having just seen their RTX 3080s rot?
In either case, keep your eyes peeled for more leaks-and start budgeting for that inevitable $2,000 GPU. Your wallet may hate it, but your frames per second will love it.
