Unsurprisingly, NVIDIA's next-generation GPUs will consume slightly more power than the current generation, but their energy efficiency should nonetheless be better.
Too busy with all things artificial intelligence, NVIDIA is still only hinting at its next generation of graphics cards, which should arrive before the end of the year if we are to believe some insistent rumours. The GeForce RTX 5080 is scheduled for November 2024, while the most powerful of the range - the GeForce RTX 5090 - is due to arrive a few weeks later, in December.
So we're still a long way from the launch of these cards and, logically, most of the "technical" information is linked to more or less solid rumors. The latest, however, doesn't come from just anyone, since it's the famous power supply manufacturer Seasonic who is publishing this information... albeit in a roundabout way. On its official website, the manufacturer has set upa calculator so that anyone can assess the electrical requirements of their future PC, the idea being of course that the user can then choose the most suitable - preferably Seasonic - power supply.
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In its latest update, Seasonic has integrated a series of graphics cards that are, to say the least, surprising: in addition to the GeForce RTX 4000 series and the Radeon RX 7000, you can select a whole range of GeForce RTX 5000 series, even though NVIDIA has not yet made anything official. What's more, Seasonic gives a TDP and connector type for each of these cards. In each case, it's the famous 16-pin port that, not surprisingly, NVIDIA has chosen. But here's the list presented by Seasonic :
- GeForce RTX 5090: 500 watts TDP (+50 W vs RTX 4090), 1x 16 pins
- GeForce RTX 5080: 350 watts TDP (+30 W vs RTX 4080), 1x 16 pins
- GeForce RTX 5070: 220 watts TDP (+20 W vs RTX 4070), 1x 16 pins
- GeForce RTX 5060: 170 watts TDP (+55 W vs RTX 4060), 1x 16 pins
- GeForce RTX 5050: 100 watts TDP
As you can see, the new generation of NVIDIA cards is even more power-hungry than its predecessor, with a very noticeable increase on the GeForce RTX 5060 compared with the GeForce RTX 4060. The problem is that it's very difficult to know whether Seasonic has obtained real information or whether the company is basing its list on rumours. For our part, we have our doubts, knowing that the RTX 5050, RTX 5060 and RTX 5070 - if they see the light of day - won't be available for at least another 7-8 months. So, assuming NVIDIA has already made its choices, there's plenty of time for the company to change its plans.
