GeForce RTX 5080 Set To Launch On January 21, 2025

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GeForce RTX 5090 & 5070 Ti expected to arrive later on.

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  • The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, based on the Blackwell GPU architecture, will officially launch on January 21.
  • The card will feature 10,752 CUDA cores and 16 GB of memory, similar to the RTX 4080.
  • GeForce RTX 5080 is expected to face competition from its rival AMD on launch. 

According to Hong Kong media outlet HKEPC, the GeForce RTX 5080 will go on sale on January 21. This makes it the first official release date for NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPU. That said, the GeForce RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti are now anticipated to arrive later, probably in February.

Why it matters: With the introduction of GDDR7 memory and notable performance improvements, the GeForce RTX 5080 is expected to replace the GeForce RTX 4090 with a sub $1000 price point.

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The GeForce RTX 5080 is based on the GB203-400 GPU and will come with 10,752 CUDA cores. Sadly, its memory capacity, which is 16 GB, is identical to that of its predecessor, the RTX 4080/4080 SUPER.

NVIDIA is, however, improving the memory specs to GDDR7 technology, which is marketed as the fastest in the RTX 50 series. Other variants in the series are anticipated to have a slower 28 Gbps of RAM, compared to 32 Gbps on the GeForce RTX 5080.

The card is expected to be released on Tuesday, January 21, less than a week after the Intel Arc B570’s release on January 16. Furthermore, AMD is also rumored to release its Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 cards later this month.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is shaping up to be a good card for 2025. That said the latest 80 series offering from Nvidia might get some criticism for just 16GB of memory. However, for the right price, Nvidia might be able to get away with it.  

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