Video Cards & GPUs - Page 5

Leadtek is back with some new GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs that might not make it to the US market, but the new WinFast HURRICANE series cards are here, check them out:

Leadtek has introduced the new WinFast HURRICANE series with GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards. The flagship Leadtek GeForce RTX 5090 WinFast HURRICANE features a mega-thick over 4-slot cooling design that's also incredibly high (78mm).

Under that, the RTX 5080 WinFast HURRICANE features the same cooling design but it's slightly smaller (72.6mm) that should fall into a 3.5-slot design. The RTX 5090 WinFast HURRICANE features ARGB lighting on the side, while the RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti WinFast HURRICANE features plain non-RGB designs.

NVIDIA is on the verge of revealing its next Blackwell models, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060, or that's the word from the rumor mill.

VideoCardz has tapped its sources to discover that NVIDIA has informed its graphics card making partners that it's planning to announce its RTX 5060 models next week.

As per the above post on X from another leaker, MEGAsizeGPU, the RTX 5060 range is going to be revealed in 10 days, which would seemingly suggest the beginning of the following week - but at any rate, a mid-March announcement is seemingly on the horizon.

The recent rumors of Radeon RX 9070 prices expected to increase above MSRPs after the launch batch has been exhausted aren't true, or at least according to Frank Azor, the Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions and Gaming Marketing at AMD.

Concerns regarding the prices for AMD's recently launched RX 9070 models sharply increasing following the first batch of cards being exhausted began to circle yesterday when a retailer revealed AMD applied a restriction on retailers increasing the price of cards. According to the Swedish retailer, this restriction was only for the launch cards, and the following shipments would not be priced at MSRP.

However, that rumor has now been put to bed by AMD, as Azor stated in a recent X post that AMD is working with supply chains to make sure the MSRP price tag continues following the launch batch of cards. Azor writes that MSRP pricing is being encouraged for the new graphics cards, which is great for gamers that were looking to get their hands on either the RX 9070 or RX 9070 XT at the advertised price.

It appears the stack of the Blackwell GPUs is growing larger as NVIDIA is reportedly preparing to launch an RTX 5050 graphics card that will be aimed at the entry-level of PC gaming.

The new RTX 5050 is rumored to sport 8GB of VRAM and rated at a TBP of 135W, according to a new report from WCCFTech, which broke the story. The publication writes the new card will be priced anywhere between $199 and $249, which puts it up against the Intel Arc B570/B580. Notably, the purported RTX 5050 will feature the same 8GB of VRAM as the RTX 5060, which is rumored to be announced within 10 days and launched sometime next month. The publication writes there isn't any news on the specific GPU NVIDIA is deciding to go with or the PCB.

As for release, WCCFTech writes that NVIDIA is planning on launching the RTX 5050 alongside the RTX 5060, with the possibility of it also coming in a non-Ti and Ti branding. Currently, there are three new rumored Blackwell GPUs in the works: the RTX 5060Ti, the RTX 5060, and now the RTX 5050. If the RTX 5060 is targeting the $299 mark and the RTX 5050 is real, we could see that card priced between $199 and $249, which means it will be aimed at the entry-level, leaving the mainstream to the RTX 5060 and RTX 5060Ti.

AMD has addressed the rumors that the only RX 9070 graphics cards we'll see at the MSRP (with entry-level boards, of course) were fleetingly offered at launch yesterday, and won't be witnessed again in the near future.

As you can see in the above post on X from AMD's Frank Azor, work is ongoing to restock RX 9070 models at retailers - going by the grapevine, we can expect a good deal more supply than NVIDIA is managing with RTX 5000 GPUs (admittedly, that's not difficult) - and at least some (entry-level) boards will come back in at MSRP.

Azor notes that: "MSRP pricing (excluding region specific tariffs and/or taxes) will continue to be encouraged beyond today."

By all accounts, AMD's RDNA 4 launch has been a success, from our review of the AORUS Radeon RX 9070 XT ELITE to reviews from other outlets, the reaction from the PC gaming community, and day one sales. AMD's new RDNA 4 architecture delivers a massive boost to ray-tracing performance. The new AI-powered FSR 4 (exclusive to the latest GPUs) finally offers a worthy DLSS competitor.

Like others, we found the Radeon RX 9070 XT's performance slightly below the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. The real kicker is that AMD's MSRP of $599 for the Radeon RX 9070 XT is significantly lower than NVIDIA's MSRP of $749 for the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. This aggressive pricing makes the Radeon RX 9070 XT the best 'bang for your buck' mid-range or enthusiast-level GPU release in a long time. That is, if you can find one for this price.

As we've seen with the GeForce RTX 50 Series, premium and overclocked Radeon RX 9070 XT cards are sold for significantly more than $599. The AORUS Radeon RX 9070 XT ELITE we reviewed carries a price tag of $759.99, a 27% increase over the MSRP. AMD supplied this model for review, and this pricing was not communicated to us before the launch. It gets worse, the XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070XT OC carries a price tag of $849.99 - a whopping 42% increase over the MSRP.

The launch of NVIDIA's Blackwell GPUs have been one of the most tumultuous GPU launches in recent memory, between the missing hardware, black screen reports, questionable pricing versus performance, and now what was briefly an official product recall.

However, that statement has now been retracted. Here's what happened. UK publication Kitguru received a message from a reader who told the publication that a retailer they purchased an MSI RTX 5090 Suprim from wasn't able to furfil the order due to NVIDIA issuing an official recall on several RTX 5090 GPUs. The retailer stated to Ben, the reader, NVIDIA was recalling the cards it has in stock due to "various safety issues," and more specifically, "due to an increased fire hazard".

Kitguru launched an investigation into this matter and contacted the retailer Your Game Specialist's CEO, Jeroen Vukkink, based in the Netherlands. The retailer confirmed that Ben purchased an MSI RTX 5090 Suprim on January 30, 2025, for 3,399 Euros. Ben provided Kitguru with images of the money being taken from the bank account and the dates to go with it. As for the email chain with Your Game Specialist, while the screenshots could be faked Kitguru writes it received the original email from the retailer customer service representative Robbe that informed Ben of the recall.

AMD is reportedly cooking up a tweaked RDNA 4 card that AIB partners have teased is being called "Ultimate Navi 48" behind the scenes, and now we're hearing leaks about it just as Radeon RX 9070 series graphics cards are hitting shelves.

In a new video from leaker Moore's Law is Dead, a US retailer source of his said that he was told AIBs have been briefed on a potential "Ultimate Navi 48" SKU that could launch in Q2 2025 (in the next few months) that would be aimed solidly between NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5080 graphics cards.

We don't know what RDNA 4 GPU clock speeds to expect, whether we'll see more VRAM (24GB, 32GB), or whether it'll be a highly-tuned, pushed-to-its-limits Radeon RX 9000 series GPU. We could expect higher GPU clocks of somewhere between 3.2GHz and 3.4GHz, higher GDDR6 memory clocks, and a more unleashed TDP of higher than 340W for the "Ultimate Navi 48" SKU.

AMD's new Radeon RX 9070 series "RDNA 4" GPUs are here, with one major US retailer having 27 x the RTX 5070 launch supply of Radeon RX 9070 series GPUs ready to go.

In a new post from leaker Moore's Law is Dead who has spoken to numerous US retailer sources, the new Radeon RX 9070 XT has a rather healthy supply compared to NVIDIA's just-launched GeForce RTX 5070. One particular retailer said that compared to the RX 9070 XT, they have 8 x 5080, 10 x 5070 Ti, 14 x 5090, and 27 x 5070 launch supply.

This means if you add up the entire fleet of RTX 50 series GPU launch supply, AMD has beaten that with a combined factor of 3x for RDNA 4 cards. Not only that, but this source also said they were told that they should expect shipments of new RDNA 4 cards every week for months that's "equal to 5080 launch supply".

The graphics card war between stock and prices has now involved AMD with its newly released RX 9070 models quickly selling out of retailers and prices already jumping above MSRP.

If you were planning on getting a RX 9070 XT at the MSRP of $599.99 across the US, it will most likely be extremely difficult, and that also goes for the RX 9070, as Newegg has immediately sold out of stock, along with Best Boy, Micro Center, and Amazon. In what should have been a home run hit against NVIDIA, AMD is going to be experiencing the same blowback by consumers caused stock problems for its latest generation of graphics cards, and now reports indicate prices for AMD's 9070 models are expected to increase following the stock being exhausted for its first shipment of the new GPUs.

Swedish retail chain Inet.se explained the MSRP will only be applied to a limited number of cards, and these prices only apply to the first shipment of each model. Additionally, it will depend on the brand as well, with Inet writing, "For Sapphire and ASUS it will be just as usual, we have only received one shipment and you can buy it until it runs out, but with PowerColor it will be different. Our second shipment from PowerColor is already waiting, and we cannot offer it at MSRP prices."