It looks like we have more details on NVIDIA’s upcoming GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card. According to Benchlife, we should see some design changes compared to its predecessors. First the power design has been changed. On the RTX 4090 we saw a 20+3 phase configuration, but the RTX 5090 will feature a new 16+6+7 design. It seems the speculation of a TGP of 600 watts will be true here.
On top of the new power design the card is going to feature a 14-layer PCB. This is likely due to the increased complexity of GDDR7 memory modules and power delivery. For reference most of the time we see high-end graphics cards have a 12-layer PCB.
We also know that this card is going to make full use of modern connectivity with a PCI-Express 5.0 x16 interface and a 12V-2×6 power connector design. While we should see this new power connector on the high-end models, it is unclear if it will be on the entire RTX 50 lineup.
The RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 are all expected to be announced at CES 2025 in January.
Via Benchlife
