Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card is exceptionally powerful but forbiddingly expensive. (You could build a complete RTX 5080-based gaming PC for the money.) But this top-tier GPU lives on a whole other planet of performance.

Positioned as a 4K card at an MSRP of $999, the RTX 5080 Founders Edition aims to be a viable 4K upgrade for those who can't necessarily plunk down the $2K it costs for the more expensive 90-class card.

It’s disappointing to see Nvidia has stuck with 16GB of VRAM on the RTX 5080. AMD’s RX 7900 XTX offers 24GB, and while the RTX 5080 delivers better performance for now, it may well hit video memory limits in 4K gaming in the future.

But then, neither is it a blood-boiler like the RTX 4080, nor a largely aspirational show-off piece like the RTX 5090. By maintaining the 4080 Super’s course correction on price while tooling up on compelling DLSS 4 improvements,

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will be going on sale on January 30 at 6AM PT, and for those who are looking to take the plunge and spend the money

The RTX 5080 is the best $999 GPU on the market, offering high-end performance at a fraction of the cost of the 5090.

Introduction On January 23rd, 2025 we reviewed the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition video card, with availability on January 30th, for a retail MSRP of $1,999. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition performed well,

GPU maker NVIDIA has warned consumers that the stock of its forthcoming RTX 5090 and 5080 cards will be limited. Some gamers are even camping out to get one.