- By Prateek Levi
- Tue, 07 Jan 2025 02:55 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series: NVIDIA has unveiled its latest lineup of GeForce RTX GPUs. The new GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs will be available for both desktop and laptop platforms. The new GPUs are built on the latest NVIDIA Blackwell architecture and are incorporated with the fifth-generation Tensor Cores and fourth-generation RT Cores, Promising notable progress in AI-powered rendering, featuring neural shaders, digital human technologies, and improved geometry and lighting.
The GeForce RTX 5090 is the series flagship and the most powerful GPU from the lineup. The GPU comes with 92 billion transistors and is capable of delivering over 3,352 trillion AI operations per second (TOPS). NVIDIA claims that the advancements in the Blackwell architecture and the launch of DLSS 4 allow the RTX 5090 to outperform the previous RTX 4090 by as much as twice the performance.
The Blackwell architecture support will be extended to laptops as well with RTX 50 series laptop GPUs and it will also offer the same features as their desktop equivalents. NVIDIA’s newest Max-Q technology promises up to a 40% boost in battery life, allowing for slim laptop designs without sacrificing power or performance.
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DLSS 4 for enhanced visual fidelity and performance
NVIDIA’s DLSS 4 is revolutionizing performance with its Multi Frame Generation, leveraging AI to add up to three extra frames per rendered frame. Combined with other DLSS technologies, this offers up to eight times the performance compared to traditional rendering while keeping responsiveness intact thanks to NVIDIA Reflex technology.
DLSS 4 also features a powerful transformer model architecture for Ray Reconstruction and Super Resolution, using double the parameters and four times the computing power of previous models. The result? Better stability, less ghosting, more detail, and smoother anti-aliasing. With over 75 games and apps expected to support DLSS 4 at launch, the future of gaming looks incredible.
NVIDIA Reflex 2: Cutting-Edge Latency Reduction
NVIDIA Reflex 2 takes latency to the next level with Frame Warp, which updates rendered frames instantly based on the latest mouse input. This can slash latency by up to 75%, offering a massive edge in competitive gaming and improved responsiveness in single-player titles.
Blackwell's Breakthrough for Shaders and Digital Humans
The RTX Neural Shaders are a major leap in the RTX 50 Series, integrating small AI networks into shaders, and unlocking more realistic materials, lighting, and effects in real-time games.
Rendering digital humans in stunning detail is another big focus. RTX Neural Faces uses generative AI to deliver high-quality, stable digital faces in real-time, while new ray-traced hair, skin, and RTX Mega Geometry technologies add up to 100 times more ray-traced triangles per scene.
Autonomous Game Characters Powered by NVIDIA ACE
RTX 50 Series GPUs deliver the AI TOPS to power autonomous game characters. With NVIDIA ACE, these characters can perceive, plan, and act like human players. Games like PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, MIR5, and InZOI are already integrating these intelligent characters, elevating the gameplay experience.
AI Tools for RTX AI PCs and Creators
NVIDIA is rolling out NIM microservices and AI Blueprints from developers like Meta and Stability AI, powering a range of AI applications from LLMs to image generation and speech.
For creators, the RTX 50 Series is a game-changer, being the first GPUs to support FP4 precision, doubling AI image generation performance for models like FLUX. This means AI models can run locally, reducing memory usage.
The NVIDIA Broadcast app is introducing two AI-powered features: Studio Voice to enhance microphone audio and Virtual Key Light to adjust lighting on streamers' faces. Plus, Streamlabs is launching an Intelligent Streaming Assistant, powered by NVIDIA ACE and Inworld AI, taking streaming to the next level.
With these groundbreaking advancements, NVIDIA is setting the stage for the future of gaming, content creation, and AI technology.
Pricing
The GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will be released on January 30th, priced at USD 1,999 (approx. Rs. 1,71,285) / Rs. 2,14,000 in India, and USD 999 (approx. Rs. 85,600) / Rs. 1,07,000 in India, respectively.
The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 will launch in February, priced at USD 749 (approx. Rs. 64,180) / Rs. 80,000 in India, and USD 549 (approx. Rs. 47,040) / Rs. 59,000 in India, respectively.
NVIDIA Founders Editions will be available directly from nvidia.com and select retailers. Custom models will be available through various add-in card providers and system builders.
Laptops featuring the RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 Ti GPUs will be available starting in March, priced at USD 2899 (approx. Rs. 2,48,435), USD 2199 (approx. Rs. 1,88,445), and USD 1599 (approx. Rs. 1,37,010), respectively. The RTX 5070 Laptop GPUs will launch in April, starting at USD 1299 (approx. Rs. 1,11,305).
These laptops will be available from manufacturers such as Acer, ASUS, Dell, GIGABYTE, HP, Lenovo, MECHREVO, MSI, and Razer.
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