On the eve of the release of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, the expectations of fans of graphics cards are growing, but it seems that we are waiting not only for a technological breakthrough, but also a shocking price. Judging by the latest leaks, the cost of the new GPU will be much higher than that of its predecessor, RTX 4090.
The official release date of the RTX 5090 has not yet been announced, but many expect Nvidia to present a map at CES in January 2025. With AMD temporarily leaving the Nvidia high-performance graphics card segment, the new flagship GPU is likely to be the best for gaming. However, you will have to seriously fork out, well, very seriously fork to get this fly.
The source of the leak is the Chiphell forum, where the user wjm47196, known for his accurate forecasts, published the topic with the title “5090 msrp”. In the first post, he writes: “1999-2499 gddr7”, which most likely indicates the price of the card in the range of $ 1999-2499 and the use of 32 GB of GDDR7 memory, which explains such a high cost.
The user also complained, “I can’t afford it anymore,” and many enthusiasts are likely to agree with him if that information is confirmed. Recall that any leaks should be taken with caution, as Nvidia has not yet officially announced anything. However, such a price tag is quite believable.
For comparison, the RTX 4090 Founders Edition started with the recommended price of $ 1599, but almost immediately was sold out, and the cards of Nvidia partners began with $1799. For example, the Asus Strix RTX 4090 OC is even now worth $1999. If we take into account these figures, the expected starting price tag RTX 5090 in $ 1999 looks quite logical.
In addition, the lack of competition from AMD in the top GPU segment gives Nvidia the opportunity to dictate its terms. The company can expect that those who are willing to spend $1599 on a video card are likely to be able to pay more, so it will cost customers to the maximum.
It is hoped that the RTX 5080 will be more affordable than the RTX 4080 at the time of launch, and the possible return of AMD to the top segment will help contain prices for the RTX 5070. But in any case, if the leak is faithful, the GeForce RTX 5090 will become a device available only to the wealthiest gamemers.