NVIDIA Testing Cooling Modules For Next-Gen GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” Gaming GPUs, 250W To 600W Designs Being Cooked

09.05.2024 - 15:27 / wccftech.com / Ada Lovelace / Hassan Mujtaba

NVIDIA has started testing and verification of its next-gen cooling modules for its GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" Gaming GPUs.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" Gaming GPUs Being Cooked: Cooling Modules Being Tested With Up To 600W Capacities

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" Gaming GPUs are expected to launch in the second half of this year, most likely targeting a late Q3 unveil with a launch in Q4. Recent rumors have said that we will first get the GeForce RTX 5080 followed by the GeForce RTX 5090 which means that NVIDIA is going to largely focus on the ultra-enthusiast segment first before it moves into the mainstream segment.

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A recent statement from Benchlife seems to indicate that NVIDIA has already started the prep work on the cooling solutions for its next-gen GPUs. Based on information from GPU cooling equipment manufacturers, NVIDIA is already conducting early testing and verification of cooling solutions and modules that will be used on the GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" Gaming GPUs.

A 4-phase plan is also highlighted which could indicate a focus on the ultra-enthusiast segment first that will be followed by high-end, mainstream, and budget graphics cards within the GeForce RTX 50 line of gaming graphics cards. The more important information is that the highest wattage being tested is a 600W SKU while the lowest wattage is a 250W SKU. We have seen similar rumors since the GeForce RTX 30 series where it was expected that GPUs would sip TDPs north of 600W and even up to 900W in prototype stages but those are just that. The actual final designs end up much more power efficient and sip much lower power.

For example, the GeForce RTX 4090 is rated at 450W but its actual power consumption in gaming mostly averages around 400W, and the same is the case with the rest of the lineup. In fact, the entire Ada Lovelace "GeForce RTX 40" GPUs ended up being more power efficient than the prior Ampere generation. Still, NVIDIA is known to have some insane coolers designed during the prototype stage to check the full limits of its gaming architectures.

Furthermore, Benchlife reports that while there is a chance to see NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" gaming GPUs this year, it is unlikely that AMD will release any Radeon RX 8000 chips in 2024 so it looks like Team Green will take all the action on the gaming side.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" GPU Lineup (Preliminary) Specs: