The first of NVIDIA's RTX 5000 GPUs is expected at the end of January, and the company has released details surrounding non-DLSS performance. Here's what you need to know.

Honestly, I'm not sure, at least regarding the wallet-busting RTX 5080 or 5090 for now. While we’re still awaiting actual performance results, there's a strong chance that DLSS 4 will prove to be a massive benefit to the older GPUs.

We do a lot of benchmarking, and Nvidia is bringing some new features to its RTX 50-series GPUs that require changes in how to collect performance data. Here's what you need to know about Nvidia's "best practices" as well as our plans for future testing of GPUs.

I’ve seen the RTX 5090 double the framerate of 4090, though a big part of that is due to DLSS 4 and multi-frame gen. Best of CES 2025 Awards ➜ We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our sites.

Now that Nvidia’s RTX 50 series GPUs are official, the graphics giant is applying some of its new tech to its older-generation GPUs. Much of the RTX 50’s capabilities come from its hardware, of course,

Nvidia provided in-depth details at its recent Editors Day on the Blackwell architecture, specifically the consumer variants that will be used in the RTX 50-series GPUs. Here's the technical overview of what's going on under the hood with the upcoming graphics cards.