Seasonic has already included the GeForce RTX 50 in its power consumption calculator and thanks to that we have TGP values of all the models that NVIDIA will launch in this new generation of graphics cards, although it is important to keep in mind that there may be slight variations in the final models.
All in all, the important thing is that this new information confirms what we told you earlier that the GeForce RTX 50 they will have very similar consumption for GeForce RTX 40, although it could be a bit higher for some models. We will see the values that Seasonic has given for each specific model and the TGP of its equivalent in the range within the current generation.
- GeForce RTX 5090: 500 watts TGP, 50 watts more than the GeForce RTX 4090.
- GeForce RTX 5080: 350 watts TGP, 30 watts more than the GeForce RTX 4080.
- GeForce RTX 5070: 220 watts TGP, 20 watts more than the GeForce RTX 4070.
- GeForce RTX 5060: 170 watts TGP, 55 watts more than the GeForce RTX 4060.
- GeForce RTX 5050: 100W TGP. It doesn’t have an equivalent because NVIDIA hasn’t released a desktop GeForce RTX 4050.
These values fall within what is expected, so they have high credibility. The biggest difference in consumption would be the GeForce RTX 5060, which would consume 55 watts more than the GeForce RTX 4060. There is an explanation for this, which is that the GeForce RTX 4060 was the model with the consumption surprisingly low for its range, although performance did not reach the expected level.


This increase in consumption for the GeForce RTX 5060 could be an indicator that we will see a significant performance improvement compared to the GeForce RTX 4060. I have talked to you about the mentioned graphics card before and we have seen both its possible specifications and performance estimate. If everything I told you then is true, then the new graphics card it would be only slightly more powerful than the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER.
GeForce RTX 50: more efficient than GeForce RTX 40?
Yes, if the data provided by Seasonic is confirmed. Note that when we talk about efficiency, we are not limited to considering only raw consumption, but also performance-related consumption, or what is the same, power per watt consumed.
For example, the GeForce RTX 5060 would consume 47.83% more than the GeForce RTX 4060, but achieve almost 50% more performance in rasterization, a number that would be much higher in ray tracing. In the case of the GeForce RTX 5090, the difference in consumption is smaller, 11.11%, but the performance improvement compared to the GeForce RTX 4090 could be between 40% and 60% in rasterization.
The same goes for the rest of the models. of this new generation, which, despite slightly higher consumption, will offer a significant improvement in performance in rasterization and a significant jump in performance in ray tracing.
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