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Rumor has it that Nvidia’s RTX 5080 will hit shelves on January 21, according to Hong Kong media. HKEPC (free VideoCardz). The source has a history of accurate information, but as always, we suggest you take the leak with appropriate skepticism. Additionally, the tipster only revealed the ban on the RTX 5080, so other GPUs in the Blackwell lineup may launch on different dates.
Leaks It indicates that Nvidia’s Blackwell family will debut with the RTX 5090, RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 series. Nvidia has been launching social media campaigns to generate interest and has decided to revive it GeForce LAN After 13 years. This is scheduled to take place 48 hours before Jensen’s long-awaited reveal January 6.
HKEPC notes, in a brief and vague tweet, that the RTX 5080 will be on retail sale starting January 21st. There’s a roughly two-week gap between this date and January 6, when Nvidia is expected to launch the RTX 5080, which is a typical lag time for Nvidia to launch a GPU. If these rumors persist, we should see the RTX 5080 available to resellers on January 21st. However, the leaker does not confirm that other GPUs, such as the RTX 5090 and RTX 5070 series, may be delayed. In the past, Nvidia has used a combination of bans for different GPUs in a given family, just as we saw with the RTX 40 Super update.
RTX 5080 Allegedly It features Nvidia’s GB203-400-A1 at its core that uses 84 SMs or 10,752 CUDA cores. Similar to its predecessor, the RTX 5080 is equipped with 16GB of memory although it has been upgraded to the much faster GDDR7 technology. Speaking of memory, it is rumored that apart from the RTX 5080 is in the works 30 Gbps modulesthe remaining RTX 50 series will continue with 28 Gbps memory. With a 10% baseline increase in CUDA over the RTX 4080, expect most of the performance improvements to stem from architectural changes and improved process nodes. The Blackwell for servers (and most likely desktops) is built using a custom 4NP (5nm class) node from TSMC, providing 30% higher density than the 4N used with the Ada Lovelace.
Since AMD isn’t competing in the high-end space this generation, it looks like the RTX 5080 will face minimal competition and remain largely unchallenged. This allows Nvidia to dictate prices without the constraints of competition. However, we suggest you wait for the official keynote as prices may be subject to last-minute adjustments.
