The latest rumors about the new budget gaming GPU put the launch a month after the 5070, with an RTX 5060 Ti launching at the same time.

The latest driver offers support for two of Nvidia's latest GPUs, and broader DLSS4 support is available for some titles.

That extra processing power naturally translates to better performance, making the RTX 5090 the new king of 4K gaming. It’s a $1,999 GPU for anyone who wants the best 4K gaming experience, developers interested in AI performance, and creators who want to accelerate video editing.

Considering all that, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is the graphics card we recommend if you're looking to play high-resolution, high-refresh-rate games, and plan to spend anything in the region of $1,000. For that, it merits our Editors' Choice award.

It’s disappointing to see Nvidia has stuck with 16GB of VRAM on the RTX 5080. AMD’s RX 7900 XTX offers 24GB, and while the RTX 5080 delivers better performance for now, it may well hit video memory limits in 4K gaming in the future.

To no one's surprise, it's really hard to get your hands on Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 graphics cards. The tech company's next generation of highly-anticipated GPUs officially launched Thursday,

All Nvidia RTX 5080 and 5090 GPUs are sold out at major retailers. Scalpers are taking advantage of the rush, selling cards for inflated prices. Consider alternative GPUs and avoid supporting scalpers selling RTX 50 series cards for up to $6000.