Video Cards & GPUs - Page 15

NVIDIA's new super-enthusiast GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card is one of the most power-hungry graphics cards on the planet, but the company had some wild PCBs with 4 x 16-pin power connectors and up to 2400W of power delivery.

In some new photos posted to the Chiphell forums, we're learning that NVIDIA was working on prototypes including an AD102 "Ada Lovelace" prototype that was probably used for the GeForce RTX 4090. This prototype PCB featured not one, not two, but 4 x 16-pin power connectors and a 45-phase power delivery which is bonkers.

Each of the 16-pin power connectors can use up to 600W of power, so with 4 of them on-board you'd be looking at an insane 2400W of power delivery. We saw nothing like this on the market, outside of a few custom RTX 4090 graphics cards that featured dual 16-pin power connectors (with up to 1200W of power consumption).

AMD's next-gen Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card has been spotted with its retail packaging, where the new flagship RDNA 4 card has a 900W power supply requirement.

In a new post on X by @Gawroski we have our first picture of the retail packaging for AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card, with the box saying that the minimum PSU requirement is 900W, which is 100W more than the flagship RDNA 3-powered Radeon RX 7900 XTX.

The retail packaging also provides some more details on what to expect from the Radeon RX 9070 XT: the new RDNA 4 GPU architecture, with 64 Compute Units (3rd Gen RT + 2nd Gen AI Accelerators), AMD HYPR-RX, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, and new DisplayPort 2.1a connectivity.

NVIDIA has confirmed the launch dates for the GeForce RTX 5070 Series of RTX Blackwell gaming GPUs. The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti will debut on February 20th, starting from $749 USD, and the GeForce RTX 5070 will launch on March 5th, starting from $549 USD. These are the next two mid-range and enthusiast models, following the GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 launches at the end of January.

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is the first to arrive on the scene, the successor to the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER - with a cutdown version of the GB203 chip of the GeForce RTX 5080. The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti won't be getting a Founders Edition model, so NVIDIA's partners like ASUS, MSI, and GIGABYTE will offer MSRP models in addition to OC variants.

The GeForce RTX 5070 will launch with a Founders Edition model at a lower price than the previous generation's GeForce RTX 4070 and RTX 4070 SUPER models. The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti will ship with 16GB of fast GDDR7 memory, and the GeForce RTX 5070 will ship with 12GB of GDDR7 memory.

SAPPHIRE is working on its new Radeon RX 9000 series "Nitro+" graphics cards, custom versions of RDNA 4 that AMD just announced it will be unveiling on February 28, wtih a retail launch in early March.

In a new post on X by leaker @Olrak29_ we're learning that the SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 9070 Nitro+ graphics cards (I'm sure in both RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 form) with the next-gen Nitro+ cooler being, well, huge. It will take up considerable space inside of your system, with a massive triple-fan cooling design that draws in and pushes a ton of air across the heatsink and multiple aluminum fins, joined by copper heat pipes.

SAPPHIRE is using a tweaked design on the Radeon RX 9070 Nitro+ graphics cards, with an interesting champagne gold color aesthetic, with multiple cut-outs on the sides that have the "Radeon" logo and Sapphire "Nitro+" badges. Inside of the shroud, there are multiple RGB LEDs that emit RGB lighting underneath... but then SAPPHIRE has hidden power connectors.

AMD has officially announced it will unveil its next-generation Radeon RX 9000 series "RDNA 4" graphics cards on February 28, with the new cards hitting shelves in early March.

In a new post on X by VP and GM of Ryzen CPUs and Radeon graphics at AMD, David McAfee, said: "The wait is almost over. Join us on February 28 at 8 AM EST for the reveal of the next-gen @AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series. Get ready to make it yours when it hits shelves in early March. RSVP by subscribing to the AMD YouTube channel".

We can expect the new AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 graphics cards powered by the next-gen RDNA 4 GPU architecture, with the flagship RX 9070 XT rocking 16GB of GDDR6 memory, and a rumored price of $599. If AMD can nail that elusive $599 price for its flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT, it'll come in $150 cheaper than NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card that starts at $749.

NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics card was inside of a Redditor's PC, with another melted 16-pin power connector joining the issues of the RTX 5090 FE and its melted power connectors from a couple of days ago.

This seems to be the first reported GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card having a melted power connector, with Redditor r/Ambitious_Ladder1320 posting on the ASUS subreddit that he had a similar melted power connector issue with his new RTX 5080 Founders Edition powered by the ASUS ROG Loki PSU.

He said that the GPU had a flashing red light, which is an indicator of incorrect seating of a pin on his connector, noting that he did connect the connectors properly, trying again after turning off his PC. The same error didn't reappear, but his monitor resolution and refresh rate were massively downgraded, with his RTX 5080 FE running in PCIe 3.0 x3 mode, which is totally wrong.

Earlier today, we reported on the GeForce RTX 5070's launch being delayed to early March, which would see the mid-range GeForce RTX 4070 successor arrive alongside AMD's Radeon RX 9070 and Radeon RX 9070 XT combo. Although NVIDIA hasn't confirmed this timeline, additional information from insider and leaker on @mingchikuo notes that the delay is due to "chip supply constraints" for the GeForce RTX 50 Series, which is currently causing shortages for the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090.

With that, the mainstream GeForce RTX 5060 and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti cards are now on track for an April 2025 debut. NVIDIA hasn't yet confirmed the existence of the GeForce RTX 5060 Series, with the RTX Blackwell announcement at CES 2025 only covering the RTX 5070, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, and flagship RTX 5090. However, inside information has previously stated that the RTX 5060 Series was on track for a March launch.

According to the source, mass production for GeForce RTX 5070 and RTX 5060 GPUs was on track for February and March of this year, but this has now been delayed to March and April, respectively. There's no mention of the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, which we've previously reported is expected to launch next week on February 20.

With the arrival of the GeForce RTX 50 Series, ASUS has introduced a brand-new flagship design with the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 and ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080. "ROG's first quad-fan graphics card" sports a premium build with a custom vapor chamber, increased heatsink fin density, and a phase-change GPU thermal pad.

In our review of the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition, we were impressed by the out-of-the-box overclock, which delivered 10% more performance than the Founder Edition model - with room to push even higher.

However, we did note that once unleashed, the four-fan design led to a louder GPU than expected. This week, ASUS released a firmware update for the 'Quiet Mode' for both ROG Astral cards, promising a "more silent fan curve." A new BIOS Update Tool (spotted by Videocardz), weighing in at 25.13 MB, is now available for both ROG Astral models via the download section on the official product pages.

AMD's new custom Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 non-XT graphics cards have been listed by a Canadian retailer starting at $698 and $586, respectively.

In a new listing posted by popular Canadian retailer Canada Computers, which has listed multiple custom Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 graphics cards on its website from AIB partners including PowerColor and XFX, which revealed early pricing. The post has since been removed, but the internet remembers everything.

In the listings, the custom PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 graphics cards started at CAD $839, which converts to around $586, and is the cheapest RX 9070 that Canada Computers has on offer. If you want the most expensive Radeon RX 9070, then that'll be PowerColor's new Radeon RX 9070 Red Devil graphics card which costs CAD $919, or around $642.

AMD's RX 9070 graphics cards are set to be released in March, but there will be some kind of a launch announcement beforehand, and it might be pencilled in for very soon - next week, in fact.

A new rumor from the Chiphell forums, as highlighted by Tomasz Gawroński on X, claims that AMD has an RX 9070 XT launch planned for February 20.

This would be the full reveal of the graphics card (and presumably the vanilla RX 9070 as well), and previous rumors have indicated that later in February we'll get some kind of RDNA 4 press announcement from AMD. So, this very much backs up that idea (and furthermore, there's also a hint Frank Azor recently dropped that the full details on RDNA 4 graphics cards are "coming soon").

NVIDIA might be about to delay its RTX 5070 graphics card, or that's the latest from the grapevine regarding the remaining Blackwell models that Team Green has on the boil.

As you're doubtless aware, the RTX 5070 Ti has been strongly rumored for a February 20 launch, but notably, the vanilla version, the RTX 5070, has been absent from all the chatter on the rumor mill.

While NVIDIA said both the RTX 5070 and 5070 Ti will be out in February, back at the Blackwell reveal during CES 2025, it now appears that the vanilla RTX 5070 might be pushed back to March, as rumored by MegaSizeGPU on X.

Update to original story: The leaker has provided further info, asserting that this will purportedly be an RX 9070 XT variant with doubled-up VRAM to 32GB. So, technically it'll be a gaming graphics card, not a professional (Radeon Pro) product - however, the source on Chiphell claims that the GPU is still set to primarily target the AI market, and will be priced as such. (So the value proposition will not make much sense for gamers).

AMD might be developing an RDNA 4 graphics card loaded up with a potentially huge helping of 32GB of VRAM, but don't get overly enthusiastic about this prospect yet.

Before you go thinking that this could be the mighty RX 9000 gaming GPU to take on NVIDIA at the high-end - as tempting as that may be as a conclusion to leap for - we must bear in mind a couple of things. Firstly, this is only a rumor, and secondly, if true, this is most likely to be a data center board rather than a gaming graphics card.

A Reddit user took to the r/NVIDIA subreddit to share an image of a melted 12VHPWR power cable that was plugged into a GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition.

The Reddit user "ivan6953" posted photos of the melted 12VHPWR cable and explained that he recently upgraded from an RTX 4090 Founders Edition to an RTX 5090 Founders Edition. The Reddit user added that he is a PC enthusiast who's aware of the potential problems of not correctly seating the power cable.

As a result, he says he made sure the connector was secured tightly into the graphics card and the power supply. However, this didn't prevent the problems as the GPU's power socket had a single pin showing damage and evidence of melting, along with the corresponding pin on the PSU side showing evidence of melting.

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.2.1 is now available for Radeon GPU owners to download and install. This is a beta or optional update; however, it's a big one for new game support - Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Avowed, Monster Hunter Wilds, and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii are all listed in the Release Notes.

The last official Adrenalin Edition 24.12.1 driver release for Radeon GPUs was on December 5, over two months ago. GPU driver updates usually arrive at least once a month or alongside significant PC game releases, which happens more often than not these days. Perhaps AMD's next major Radeon GPU driver update and Adrenalin Edition release will arrive with the first RDNA 4 GPUs in early March 2025 - the Radeon RX 9070 and Radeon RX 9070 XT.

With AMD pushing back the launch from January and advising that it did so to ensure that its software - including drivers and FSR 4 - was ready, this beta release makes sense. The other notable update in AMD Software, Adrenalin Edition 25.2.1, fixes a black screen issue in Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card is under fire, with a Redditor reporting that his new RTX 5090 FE has had its 12V-2x6 power connector melted, with a third-party cable to blame. Check it out:

The Redditor said that he was playing Battlefield V with his GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition using 500-520W of power, but then he smelled something burning and turned the system off. He admitted to using a non-official power cable instead of using the power adapter that NVIDIA sends in the box, but it was too late, the 12V-2x6 power connector on his expensive new RTX 5090 FE was melted.

The Redditor explained: "I guess it was a matter of time. I lucked out on 5090FE - and my luck has just run out. I have just upgraded from 4090FE to 5090FE. My PSU is ASUS Loki SFX-L. The cable used was this one (link here). I am not distant from the PC-building world and know what I'm doing. The cable was securely fastened and clicked on both sides (GPU and PSU).

GIGABYTE's new GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 AORUS Master graphics cards are in the wild, but did you know they have an optional fourth fan in the box, which attaches to the back of the card.

In some new reviews posted by HardwareZone and Glitched Online, we're learning more about the RTX 5090 + RTX 5080 AORUS Master graphics cards, and that it includes an additional fan in the box. The additional 120mm RGB fan doesn't include a dedicated fan header for the GPU, rather you need to go old school and have a cable hanging off of your expensive new RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 AORUS Master.

The fourth fan doesn't offer a huge improvement in thermals of the RTX 5080 or RTX 5090, where most users won't even tell the difference unless they were watching their GPU temps in real-time.

It's been a gradual shift, but with the arrival of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 Series, we're seeing a clear shift to AI-enhanced rendering becoming a major component of gaming's future. We're already seeing the benefits of this today with technologies like the AI-powered NVIDIA DLSS and Frame Generation, which is spilling over into the console space thanks to the PlayStation 5 Pro.

AMD, too, is set to switch its FSR upscaling model to an AI-based one to match DLSS and Intel's XeSS. Microsoft's next Xbox console is rumored to heavily use ML or machine learning hardware and software. One catalyst for the change has been the arrival of cutting-edge real-time ray-tracing, as seen in 'Full Ray Tracing' titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Alan Wake 2.

With the arrival of the GeForce RTX 50 Series, NVIDIA is not only enhancing the AI capabilities of its next-gen RTX Blackwell architecture for new AI-enhanced rendering but is bringing its innovations to the software space. The company's RTX Kit for game developers has just been given a significant update and is packed with new neural rendering technologies.

When NVIDIA announced the GeForce RTX 50 Series at CES 2025 in January, it noted that the GeForce RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti would launch sometime in February 2025. According to retail listings and leaks, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti will hit retail first on February 20, starting at $749.

This MSRP will see the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti launch at a price $50 lower than the original GeForce RTX 4070 Ti from 2023, and the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER refresh from 2024. Like the SUPER model, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti will ship with 16GB of VRAM, the new and fast GDDR7, and a 256-bit interface.

NVIDIA has not confirmed the February 20 launch date for the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. However, MSI's French store prematurely posted a new countdown page for the launch that, you guessed it, was counting down to February 20. The page has been taken down, but not before @aschilling, the editor of Hardware Luxx, captured a screenshot.

MSI's GeForce RTX 50 Series lineup is impressive, with the company giving all of its existing designs a makeover and adding a few new designs/looks into the mix. At CES 2025, we got to check out the company's full suite of GeForce RTX 5070, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, and RTX 5090 GPUs - from the revamped VENTUS and SUPRIM cards to the new VANGUARD and INSPIRE models.

MSI also teased a special edition GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING GPU currently in development. The card is rumored to be built with the same compact PCB featured in NVIDIA's Founders Edition design. The point is MSI already has several GeForce RTX 50 Series options, and the list is growing thanks to new store listings for the stealth-inspired SHADOW series.

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SHADOW and GeForce RTX 5080 SHADOW, available in OC and non-OC variants, sport an all-black look free from RGB lighting are on the way.

We've seen some innovations on the DIY front with PCs, but few as daring as hooking up a household air conditioner box to cool a computer and a heavyweight GPU.

Tom's Hardware noticed this effort from a Chinese PC enthusiast on Bilibili whose name translates to 'Electrolytic sodium carbonate.'

The setup works using a 12,000 BTU air conditioning unit to power the liquid cooling for the PC, which as it stands, packs an RTX 4090 graphics card with a Core i9-13900K processor.