The anticipation builds around NVIDIA's next-generation gaming GPUs, which are expected to incorporate the Blackwell architecture, initially introduced for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications. The forthcoming RTX 50 series is poised to leverage this architecture, marking a significant advancement in gaming graphics.

Board manufacturers anticipate the launch of NVIDIA’s latest RTX 50 series graphics cards in the fourth quarter, initially focusing on high-end products like the 5090 and 5080. Analysts are optimistic that NVIDIA’s biennial major GPU upgrades will boost shipment volumes for board manufacturers this year and drive up the average selling price (ASP) of graphics card products.
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Speculation suggests that the high-end RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards will be launched sequentially, with the potential to drive up the average selling prices (ASPs) of GPUs as gamers seek to upgrade to more advanced models. Among NVIDIA's board partners, MSI is reportedly expecting significant growth in shipments and performance with the RTX 50 series and associated AI PC platforms. There are also rumors about the technical specifications of the upcoming GPUs, with the GB202 GPU potentially featuring up to 192 Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs) and the GB203 GPU possibly equipped with 96 SMs. If NVIDIA maintains its current configuration for FP32 (CUDA) cores, this could result in 24,576 and 12,288 cores for the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, respectively, although full configurations may not be utilized to ensure optimal yield rates.