Yesterday, we reported that several unreleased AMD RDNA3 GPUs were revealed in the Wattage Calculator from major PSU maker Seasonic, but there’s more. Team Green’s upcoming RTX 50 series lineup has also been included into the database, including the flagship RTX 5090. How does the TDP figures look like? Spoiler alert: it’s higher.
Seasonic Reveals RTX 5090 To Draw 500 Watts?
Before we discuss on the apparent power draw of NVIDIA’s upcoming flagship, here’s some context. Seasonic has an online Wattage Calculator that allows users to quickly determine what PSU fits best for their setup, based on the combination of parts like processor, graphics card, and more. Hence, it keeps a database of each model’s power draw, and that includes unreleased models or upcoming models.
In this case, a total of five RTX 50 series GPUs were listed (and has since been removed at the time of this writing), and they are RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070, RTX 5060, and RTX 5050. Based on the website’s code, the TDP of all five models are as follows (with RTX 40 series’ equivalents as reference):
| SKU/Segment | RTX 40 “Ada Lovelace” | RTX 50 “Blackwell” |
|---|---|---|
| xx90 | 450W | 500W |
| xx80 | 320W | 350W |
| xx70 | 200W (220W for RTX 4070 SUPER) | 220W |
| xx60 | 115W (165W for RTX 4060 Ti) | 170W |
| xx50 | N/A | 100W |
One of the biggest changes based on the comparison above is the RTX 5060, with the new card expected to draw significantly more power. However, this isn’t out of the ordinary: this figure is identical to that of the RTX 3060, and is similar to RTX 2060 (160W). That said, some may argue that RTX 4060 was, in reality, a “RTX 4050” in all but name since it uses the smallest AD107 silicon, the number ‘7’ of which is usually reserved for xx50 SKUs. In that sense, the RTX 4060 Ti should be the nearest equivalent to the RTX 5060 as far as power envelope is concerned.
On the other hand, the Blackwell flagship is projected to draw even more power, at 500 watts. The RTX 5080 also sees a TDP bump over its direct predecessor, which is now identical to RTX 3090 instead. Notably, Seasonic also made references to the power connectors, to which it lists “16-pin” – safe to say this is pointing to the 12V-2×6 connector currently in use by recent NVIDIA GPUs, replacing the failure-prone 12VHPWR design.
Note that these power figures may not be final, as we are still several months away from the official launch of the Blackwell GPUs. For now, you can take these information with some amount of salt, but we should get more details on them in the coming months.
Source: Wccftech | @Olrak29_ (via X/Twitter)
Pokdepinion: If RTX 5090 is as big as it is, it probably isn’t too surprising to demand even more power to keep these cores fed.
