html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"NVIDIA has unveiled the GeForce RTX 5090, GeForce RTX 5080, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and GeForce RTX 5070: the top-of-the-range cards in its GeForce RTX 50 Series of consumer GPUs.The GPUs, which will all be available by February, and which are priced between $1,999 and $549, are the first desktop cards to use NVIDIAs next-gen Blackwell GPU architecture.Although primarily gaming cards, NVIDIA also markets the RTX 50 Series at artists, so below, weve rounded up their key specs for DCC work, and performance comparisons for CG software.NVIDIAs GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs and previous-gen counterpartsRTX 5090RTX 4090RTX 5080RTX 4080RTX 5070 TiRTX 4070 TiRTX 5070RTX 4070ArchitectureBlackwellAda LovelaceBlackwellAda LovelaceBlackwellAda LovelaceBlackwellAda LovelaceCUDA cores21,76016,38410,7529,7288,9607,6806,1445,888Tensor cores*680512336304280240192184RT cores*170128847670604846Base clock (GHz)2.412.232.622.212.452.312.511.92Boost clock (GHz)2.012.522.302.512.302.612.162.48Compute performanceFP32 (Tflops)*104.882.656.348.744.440.131.029.2GPU memory32 GB GDDR724GBGDDR6X16 GB GDDR716GBGDDR6X16 GB GDDR712GBGDDR6X12 GB GDDR712GBGDDR6XTGP575W450W360W320W300W285W250W200WRelease date20252022202520222025202320252023MSRP at launch$1,999$1,599$999$1,199$749$799$549$599*Data taken from third-party websites.Key specifications for DCC workIn terms of core specs, the new GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs are a sizeable improvement over their counterparts from the current-generation GeForce RTX 40 Series.All have all higher counts of the three key hardware core types: CUDA for general GPU compute, Tensor for AI operations, and RT for hardware-accelerated ray tracing.The RT cores are also now fourth-generation, and the Tensor cores fifth-generation, although NVIDIA hasnt provided much detail on how that will affect GPU rendering performance.What will definitely affect GPU rendering is the increased GPU memory capacity of the top-of-the-range GeForce RTX 5090: up to 32GB, from 24GB in the current-gen RTX 4090.The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti also has more GPU memory than its predecessor, although there is no change with either the GeForce RTX 5080 or GeForce RTX 5070.In addition, the entire GeForce 50 Series uses the latest GDDR7 memory, rather than the older GDDR6X memory used in the GeForce RTX 40 Series.There is less change in display connectivity: the GeForce 50 Series cards have one HDMI and three DisplayPort connectors, the same as the GeForce RTX 40 Series.However, they support DisplayPort 2.1, the latest version of the standard and will support the upcoming DisplayPort 2.1b whereas the GeForce RTX 40 Series supports DisplayPort 1.4a.Those increases in processing power come with a corresponding increase in power consumption all four GeForce RTX 50 Series cards have a higher Total Graphics Power than their precursors.However, they are also more compact unlike the high end of the GeForce RTX 40 Series, all are dual-slot cards and most of them are cheaper than their predecessors, at least at launch.The exception is the GeForce RTX 5090, which has a launch price of $1,999, up $400 from the GeForce RTX 4090, although NVIDIA claims that it offers double the overall performance.Benchmarks and performance in DCC applicationsGiven that GeForce RTX 50 Series are gaming cards, most of the performance comparisons that NVIDIA has released are for games rather than CG software.One exception is architectural GPU renderer D5 Render.The comparison chart above shows over a 2x increase in performance on the GeForce RTX 5090 compared to the current-gen RTX 4090, presumably using the standard D5 Render Benchmark.Although NVIDIA has a blog post on how the new cards will affect creative workflows, it focuses very much on generative AI rather than DCC software. However, it does feature a section on video editing and video production, which claims that the GeForce RTX 5090 can export video 60% faster than the current-gen GeForce RTX 4090.The comparison chart above is taken from a video on DaVinci Resolve, although the blog post also mentions Premiere Pro.Pricing and release datesThe GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 will be available on 30 January, priced at $1,999 and $999. The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and 4070 will be available in February, priced at $749 and $549.Read NVIDIAs announcement of the GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUsFind specifications for the GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs on NVIDIAs websiteHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.