The lowest spec new RTX Blackwell GPU is capable of frame rates akin to the $1,599 RTX 4090 of the previous generation, though likely only through new DLSS 4 AI smarts.

NVIDIA has just announced the GeForce RTX 50-series GPU family, including the RTX 5070, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, and RTX 5090. NVIDIA’s new 50-series GPUs are based on the company’s new Blackwell architecture,

Now let's dive into the most important aspects of Blackwell. There's both good and bad here. The GeForce RTX 5090 is outrageously expensive, as expected, priced at $2,000. Meanwhile, the RTX 5080, with half the GPU hardware, is priced at $1,000 – less extreme than many rumors suggested, though still quite expensive.