NVIDIA GeForce RTX50 series graphics cards will be natively equipped with PCIeGen6 16-Pin power supply interface. The report mentioned that in addition to the RTX5080 and RTX5090 series, the RTX5060 will also enable a new power supply interface. It is said that this will simplify the supply chain, but the power consumption it brings is not optimistic.
How high will the power consumption be? Exposed news shows that after using the PCIeGen6 16-Pin power supply interface, the power consumption of RTX5090 can exceed 600W, while the high-end series can exceed 450W, and the mid-range power consumption is between 300-350W.
According to previous statements, the RTX50 series architecture is code-named Blackwell. This architecture is used for both the AI computing card B100 and the game card, but the priority is obviously higher for the former. It is said that the release time has been advanced from the originally planned fourth quarter of 2024 to the second quarter.
The RTX50 series of Blackwell architecture will be manufactured using TSMC's 3nm process. Officials say that the performance can be improved by 15% with the same number of transistors and power consumption.
The RTX50 series will have different core chips such as GB202, GB203, GB205, GB206, and GB207. It will be upgraded to PCIe5.0 for the first time and support DisplayPort2.1. It will also be upgraded to a new version of the 12V-2x616-pin power supply interface, which is more stable and safer.