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Nvidia has made some ambitious assertions regarding its RTX 50-series GPUs, introduced earlier this month, by contending that this fresh line-up surpasses their last-gen versions with double the power. Even though Nvidia’s innovative series could rank among the finest graphics cards upon their roll-out, a considerable part of the enhanced performance chiefly attributes to the new DLSS Multi-Frame Generation functionality, exclusive to RTX 50-series GPUs.
At CES 2025, during Nvidia’s Editor’s Day focused on Blackwell GPUs, GeForce desktop product manager Justin Walker shared that the RTX 5080 is approximately 15% swifter than the RTX 4080 sans DLSS 4, and the RTX 5070 is expected to be about 20% quicker than the RTX 4070 without engaging the feature. Nvidia didn’t divulge precise performance figures for its upcoming GPUs, so take heed to the “about” commencing that assertion. Walker conveyed an overall perception of the intergenerational boost one might anticipate, yet it’s crucial to await reviews before forming any final judgments on these new cards.
Within the charts above, you can observe Walker’s points. The game Resident Evil 4 doesn’t incorporate DLSS, whereas Horizon Forbidden West only accommodates DLSS 3. Other titles Nvidia mentioned accommodate 4X Multi-Frame Generation via DLSS 4.
It’s logical the generational boost isn’t quite as remarkable as Nvidia’s CEO suggested on stage during the RTX 50-series GPU announcement. The RTX 50-series GPUs offer up to 4X Multi-Frame Generation in supported games, whereas RTX 40-series GPUs have access to merely 2X Frame Generation. Since double the frames are generated, the new series is ostensibly twice as speedy across all games supporting DLSS 4.
While Nvidia has yet to share robust figures, it did offer some approximate frame rates for the flagship RTX 5090, which are newly disclosed. In the limited game collection showcased above, the RTX 5090 delivers less than 50 frames per second (fps) in each 4K title at maximum settings, including path tracing, a feature all four games support. With DLSS 4, Nvidia claims you’ll attain over 250 fps and much-reduced latency.
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Regarding laptops, Nvidia shared some more distinct figures. The corporation states its fresh line of RTX 50-series mobile GPUs boasts a 40% enhancement in battery life for gaming laptops, which could be an allusion to the new Razer Blade 16 and will be present in laptops as slender as 14.9mm. A significant segment of battery conservation results from a function called BatteryBoost by Nvidia, which promotes energy saving during gaming, representing the 40% enhancement in battery life.
Nvidia elucidates that BatteryBoost conserves power adaptively during games, specifically in scenes with minimal or no motion, minor pixel shifts, or limited player interaction, such as dialogue segments. Nvidia asserts that the recent Blackwell architecture offers a 1,000 times faster frequency reaction, enabling swift GPU frequency scaling and improved sleep states. The firm mentions it has reduced the duration to enter a deep sleep power state by tenfold, and these two developments contribute significantly to battery power savings.
Laptops featuring Nvidia’s new GPUs are anticipated to be available in March, with Nvidia indicating it will encompass designs from “every major OEM,” such as Lenovo, HP, MSI, Razer, Dell, Acer, Asus, and Gigabyte, beginning at $1,299 for an RTX 5070 and ascending to $2,899 for an RTX 5090.
