RTX 5090
GDDR7 Memory Upgrades and Rare RTX 5090 Auction Highlight Industry Developments
Manufacturers reportedly plan 4GB and 6GB GDDR7 chips for 2027-2028, potentially boosting VRAM capacities for GPUs. Meanwhile, a rare ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 signed by Jensen Huang is set for auction, and a Walmart deal offers an MSI RTX 5090 at a discounted price.
3 outletsHardwareUndervolting an RTX 4090 Cuts Power Draw With DLSS 5 Without Losing Performance, Redditor Finds
Amid concerns over 12V-2x6 power connectors and power spikes tied to NVIDIA's DLSS 5, a Reddit user's undervolting test on an RTX 4090 shows power draw can be reduced by up to 75 watts while keeping frame rates identical.
2 outletsHardwareModders Replace RTX 5090's 16-Pin Power Connector With Three 8-Pin Cables
Brazilian YouTube channel TecLab stripped a Galax RTX 5090D down to its bare PCB and rewired it to run on three standard 8-pin PCIe connectors instead of Nvidia's 16-pin design, which has been linked to repeated melting reports since launch.
2 outletsHardwareNvidia Sells RTX 50-Series Founders Edition GPUs at MSRP During PAX West
At PAX West in Seattle, Nvidia is offering RTX 5070, RTX 5080, and RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics cards at original MSRP pricing, a rare opportunity as third-party card prices have soared far above list price.
2 outletsHardwareEarly DLSS 5 Testing Suggests RTX 5090's Single Power Connector May Be a Bottleneck
Community testing of a leaked DLSS 5 build indicates that on the RTX 5090 Founders Edition, power delivery—not compute power—may be limiting the new neural rendering feature, while a dual-connector RTX 5090 variant handles the load with much higher power draw.
2 outletsHardwareNew mVolt+ Tool Unlocks Hidden Power Controls, Pushing RTX 5090 to 700W Without Shunt Mods
An update to the mVolt+ overclocking tool has exposed low-level power and voltage controls on NVIDIA's RTX 50-series GPUs, letting enthusiasts push an RTX 5090 to 700W and an RTX 5080 to 680W without shunt modding or vBIOS flashing, raising fresh concerns about the 12V-2x6 power connector.
2 outletsBusinessTaiwanese Retailer Sells RTX 5090 Only in Bundles Packed With Extra Motherboards, CPUs and GPUs
PChome24h in Taiwan is reportedly selling the Nvidia RTX 5090 exclusively in bundles that include as many as eight motherboards, extra GPUs, CPUs and power supplies, a practice tied to the ongoing AI-driven memory and GPU price surge.
2 outletsHardwareNvidia RTX 50 Series Prices Jump Up to 30% in South Korea Amid Memory and Wafer Cost Hikes
South Korean importers and distributors report price increases of up to 30% on Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards, driven by rising GDDR7 memory costs and TSMC wafer price hikes, with the flagship RTX 5090 seeing the steepest jump.
2 outletsBusinessNvidia Cancels RTX 5090 Order After Price Hike, Points Finger at Asus
A Redditor's order for an Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 BTF, placed on Nvidia's marketplace, was cancelled and refunded after the price jumped roughly $500. Nvidia says Asus failed to honor the original price, while the buyer now faces a GPU listed far above MSRP.
2 outletsHardwarePC Gamer Builds Free Tool to Shut Down System Before RTX 5090 Power Connector Melts
An RTX 5090 owner has created a free, open-source tool that automatically shuts down a PC if it detects a graphics card pulling too much current through its power connector, aiming to head off the melting issues that have plagued high-end Nvidia GPUs.
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