Rumor mill: We’d nonetheless be greater than a 12 months away from Nvidia’s next-gen RTX 5000-series graphics playing cards hitting the market, however that does not imply rumors aren’t already arriving. The most recent of those claims the playing cards shall be constructed on TSMC’s 3nm course of node and include options comparable to DisplayPort 2.1, which AMD already gives, and PCI Specific 5.0.
Prolific and normally dependable leaker Kopite7kimi made the RTX 5000 claims on X. They won’t be essentially the most earth-shattering rumors, however meaning they’re doubtless correct.
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Transferring from TSMC’s 5nm course of node used for the Lovelace technology to 3nm for its successor is an apparent step from Nvidia. Apple’s latest M3 SoCs make the most of the 3m node, which TSMC says brings a 15% efficiency enchancment in comparison with 5nm, together with higher effectivity (~30%) whereas shrinking the die measurement by round 42%. No phrase if the RTX 5000 shall be a customized node or one among TSMC’s introduced N3 household: N3E, N3P, and N3A.
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The RTX 5000 Blackwell graphics card are additionally predicted to supply DisplayPort 2.1. Some are have been upset with the RTX 4000 collection sticking with DisplayPort 1.4a connections whereas AMD’s RX 7000 line makes use of DP 2.1. AMD’s commonplace with UHBR 13.5 helps a hyperlink bandwidth of as much as 54 Gbps – not the complete 80 Gbps (UHBR20) that DisplayPort 2 can present however an enormous bandwidth improve over DP 1.4. This permits for future show sorts comparable to 8K at 165Hz and 4K at a blistering 480Hz. It isn’t clear which DisplayPort 2.1 commonplace Nvidia will select.
PCIe 5.0 compatibility is one other rumored characteristic within the RTX 5000 collection. The playing cards are additionally anticipated to maintain the 16-pin energy connector, albeit utilizing the revised 12V-2×6 connector. The specter of the melting RTX 4090s stays an issue for patrons and Crew Inexperienced, however there have been no reported points because the firm up to date its flagship to 12V-2×6 adapters earlier this 12 months. Exams have proven that the revised energy cables are protected even when not absolutely related.
There are many different rumors about Blackwell, together with its use of GDDR7 reminiscence, but it surely’s greatest to attend till extra compelling proof of those options arrives.
The large query everybody needs to know is when will the RTX 5000 collection land. Many consider it will not be right here till 2025, however the next-gen playing cards may launch late subsequent 12 months after the Blackwell HPC GPUs begin transport.
One thing that means the RTX 5000 playing cards will not launch till 2025 is what seems to be the RTX 4000 Tremendous variants’ imminent arrival. There have been a slew of rumors that the RTX 4080 Tremendous, 4070 Tremendous, and 4070 Ti Tremendous shall be unveiled at CES in January. In the event that they show correct, Nvidia won’t need to launch a brand new card technology in the identical 12 months. Let’s hope the corporate costs the RTX 5000 line a bit extra sensibly, too.