First Images of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 FE Surface, Including New Power Connector, Reviews Go Live on January 29, It’s Claimed

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By Peter Brosdahl

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An overseas reviewer has posted the first images of an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition and shared that reviews will go live on January 29. An earlier rumor claimed that the review embargo for the RTX 5080 would lift on January 30th but according to a reviewer who has received a GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition for review, it has been moved up a day to coincide with the Chinese New Year. However, AIB reviews will go live the day after as is consistent for many NVIDIA GPU releases. These first images of an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition show a card identical to renders used in recent NVIDIA promotional images for DLSS but also include its new 3x 8-pin power connector.

Images: Bilibili (via VideoCardz)

Additionally, it’s been confirmed that the 12VHPWR power connector has been upgraded to a 12V-2×6 and includes a 3x 8-pin adapter enabling up to 450W of power delivery to the card. However, it’s also said that the included adapter is larger than the one provided with the RTX 4080 FE, which featured a 12VHPWR connector instead, so users will need to plan accordingly for the upcoming card since aside from increased graphics card sizes, owners must also take into account having enough space to accommodate connectors as well. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition will launch the day after its review embargo lifts on January 30 with a $999 MSRP.

According to VideoCardz the flagship NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 will include a 4x 8-pin adaptor that will supply up to 600W to the graphics card, which is the max rating for 12VHPWR/12V-2×6. It’s been claimed that review embargos for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 will lift on January 24. MSRP for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is $1,999 and also said to launch on January 30.

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Peter Brosdahl
As a child of the 70’s I was part of the many who became enthralled by the video arcade invasion of the 1980’s. Saving money from various odd jobs I purchased my first computer from a friend of my dad, a used Atari 400, around 1982. Eventually it would end up being a lifelong passion of upgrading and modifying equipment that, of course, led into a career in IT support.

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