But a lot will depend on AMD
After the announcement of Nvidia’s monstrous Blackwell-generation GPU for AI, data began to appear on gaming solutions from the same line. Today we already talked about the GB202 GPU for the RTX 5090, now it’s time for more affordable solutions.
According to XpeaGPU insider, who revealed some Blackwell specifications before yesterday's Nvidia announcement, the GB203 GPU, which will be at the heart of the GeForce RTX 5080, will be close in raster performance to the AD102, that is, to the RTX 4090. Performance the new GPU will be even higher in ray tracing.
True, this is data about the GPU, and how exactly it will be implemented in the form of a video card is still unclear. The insider writes that everything will depend on AMD, but let us remind you that all the latest data suggests that AMD in the RX 8000 line will limit itself to only mid-budget solutions and will not release a real flagship adapter.
As for the GB203 GPU, it is now credited with half as many CUDA cores as the GB202, and a 256-bit bus. Whether this will be enough to compete with the RTX 4090 is anyone's guess.