Graphics cards are apparently just getting bigger and bigger, and the Nvidia RTX 5090 might just be the most power-hungry mainstream graphics card of the last decade, at a reported 575 W TDP. Over on X,

A new rumor suggests both the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will ship with higher power ratings than the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080.

NVIDIA's next-gen ultra-enthusiast GeForce RTX 5090 reportedly has 575W TDP, while the second-fastest Blackwell GPU -- RTX 5080 -- has 360W TDP.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 appears to have leaked online, thanks to a couple of photos of the retail packaging for what appears to be an overclocked (OC) version of the card from one of Nvidia's third-party partners.

We might finally know when Nvidia is releasing the first of its RTX 5000-series cards and which model it might be.

Nvidia is kicking off CES with a big keynote next week, and everyone is pretty sure they know at least one thing that's going to be announced. When the PC hardware company takes the stage on Jan. 6, it's widely expected that Nvidia will lift the veil on the GeForce RTX 5000 series of graphics cards.

The final TDP specs for NVIDIA's unreleased flagship RTX 50 series graphics cards could end up being a tad lower than previously expected. NVIDIA is expected to officially announce its "Blackwell" based GeForce RTX 50 series next week at CES 2025 and one of the many details many are wondering about is how much power they will need.