Making a fast start to 2025, NVIDIA announced the details and performance data of its brand new RTX 50 series GPUs at the CES 2025 event. While the company opens the door to a new generation of gaming and graphics experience with the RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 models, the performance increases achieved even without DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) technology are noteworthy. With this hardware innovation offered to gamers, NVIDIA continues to improve not only the hardware power but also the smart technologies it offers to the gaming world.
With DLSS technology, RTX 50 series GPUs offer up to 2x performance increase over previous generation cards. However, it was announced that the RTX 50 series provides a performance improvement of between 15% and 30% even in local ray tracing (RT) performance, that is, in tests performed without using DLSS. In particular, this upgrade signals that high frame rates can be achieved in games where DLSS technology is not active.
Native increase in ray tracing performance
At the Editor’s Day event organized within the scope of CES 2025, NVIDIA announced that a 30% performance increase was achieved in tests performed without using DLSS for the RTX 5090, while this increase was around 15% for the RTX 5080. For the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 models in the middle segment, this rate was determined as 20%. These performance values offered by NVIDIA aim to provide players with a smooth gaming experience in a wider range of games.
The new RTX 5090 is equipped with 32GB of GDDR7 memory, coupled with a 512-bit memory bus, and promises to deliver optimized performance especially for users gaming at high resolutions (4K and above). On the other hand, NVIDIA states that this card is fully compatible with technologies such as new generation QD-OLED displays and DisplayPort 2.1.
While the RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti models have 16 GB GDDR7 memory, the RTX 5070 model appeals to a wider range of gamers with 12 GB GDDR7 memory. NVIDIA stated that the RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti models will offer a high-level gaming experience in terms of native RT performance, especially at 1440p resolution.
Models in the new GPU family announced by NVIDIA at CES 2025 will be released in January and February. RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 models will be available on January 30, 2025 with a starting price tag of 92,849 TL and 46,679 TL, respectively. The price of the RTX 5070 Ti, which is in the middle segment, is determined as 34,959 TL, while the RTX 5070 will be on the shelves in February 2025 for 25,649 TL.
Featured RTX 50 Series performance figures
Below is a summary of the performance ratings announced by NVIDIA:
- RTX 5090 vs. RTX 4090 (Native RT/No DLSS): 30% performance increase
- RTX 5080 vs. RTX 4080 (Native RT/No DLSS): 15% performance increase
- RTX 5070Ti vs. RTX 4070 Ti (Native RT/No DLSS): 20% performance increase
- RTX 5070 vs. RTX 4070 (Native RT/No DLSS): 20% performance increase
According to the list, all models of the RTX 50 series offer a noticeable improvement over the RTX 40 series with Ada Lovelace architecture. These cards, created with NVIDIA’s new Blackwell architecture, also stand out in terms of energy efficiency.
DLSS 4 and new technologies
Another innovation offered by the RTX 50 series for gamers was DLSS 4 technology. This new system, called multiple frame rendering (MFG), takes artificial intelligence to the next level to increase frame rates in games. Thanks to this technology, up to 2 times performance increase is achieved in games. In addition, techniques such as Neural Rendering and Neural Shading will take the graphic quality of the games that will be supported in the future to a whole new level.
Innovations such as RTX Fur, RTX Hair and RTX Skin, which increase in-game graphic details, allow for more realistic appearances of characters and objects. NVIDIA announced that these specially developed techniques will soon be used in various AAA games.
NVIDIA aims to intensify competition in the market again with the RTX 50 series by combining technology and performance for gamers. Performance increases, especially in non-DLSS games, directly concern traditional gamers and professional users. The RTX 50 series seems to be a candidate to be the most talked about GPU family of 2025.