Nvidia’s RTX 5090 Might Feature 32GB of Memory, Only 16GB for RTX 5080

Acer may have accidentally spilled some key details about Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 5000 graphics cards, which are expected to be unveiled at CES next month. 

VideoCardz spotted an Acer website referencing the RTX 5090 and the RTX 5080 for its Predator Orion 7000 desktop systems. The product pages say the RTX 5090 will have 32GB of GDDR7 memory — a sizable increase from the 24GB of GDDR6X on the older RTX 4090.

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However, the RTX 5080 will only feature 16GB of memory, which is no change from the RTX 4080 and 4080 Super. On the plus side, the RTX 5080 will run the faster GDDR7 memory, with rumors suggesting the card will be able to reach a bandwidth of 960GB/s, an increase from 736GB/s from the RTX 4080 Super. 

A day earlier, VideoCardz also noticed GPU vendor Zotac mentioning the RTX 5090, RTX 5090D, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 on its website—seemingly confirming Nvidia’s entire graphics lineup. The same listing also suggested the RTX 5090 will contain 32GB of memory. Meanwhile, the RTX 5090D is likely a slightly downgraded model meant for the Chinese market to follow US export rules that ban cutting-edge AI chip sales to the country.

Nvidia’s CES event is scheduled for Jan. 6, where it will likely reveal the amount of cores in each card, power requirements, and performance benchmarks. A key question is cost; many consumers are bracing for a price increase. The RTX 4090 launched in late 2022 for $1,599, but its price has surprisingly increased due to dwindling supplies. Stay tuned for our CES coverage.