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, you may remember, announced DLSS 3 during the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 launch back in September 2022. It's reasonable to expect that the fourth

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

Rumours place GeForce RTX 5090 power consumption far higher than its predecessor, with RTX 5080 also clawing for more watts.

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.

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.