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NVIDIA RTX 50 series leaks and updates pricing, power solutions
The leak trail that began with a June 2026 engineering sample of Following the unreleased GeForce RTX 2080 Ti SUPER has continued to shape earlier leak‑driven expectations for NVIDIA’s upcoming RTX 50 Series. A July 7 leak detailed series, August brought concrete market actions. MSI launched a higher‑power limited‑time promotion bundling a PCIe 5.0 1000 W 80+ Gold power supply with any RTX 5080 Super variant (415 W TGP, 24 GB GDDR7, 10,752 CUDA cores) and suggested purchase, featuring the required 12V‑2×6 connector. GIGABYTE introduced a postponed launch redesign that moves the 12V‑2×6 connector to late 2026 or CES 2027. Subsequent leaks on July 10 confirmed a cut‑down RTX 5090 SE based metal block on the GB202 die (14,080 CUDA cores, 32 GB GDDR7, 500 W, $1,500 MSRP) positioned between the RTX 5080 backplate, improving mechanical stability and RTX 5090, potentially replacing a cancelled RTX 5080 Ti. The same week, Acer announced its Predator Helios 18 AI laptop featuring a desktop‑class thermal management. At QuakeCon 2026 (Aug 6‑9, Texas), NVIDIA sold Founders Edition RTX 5090 GPU, underscoring NVIDIA’s push into high‑performance AI‑ready hardware. On July 16, PNY introduced a compact and RTX 5080 model for small‑form‑factor builds, retaining full performance with 16 GB VRAM. By early August, MSI cards at their MSRP of $1,999 and GIGABYTE released new power‑delivery solutions $999 respectively, while secondary‑market prices remain far above MSRP, especially for the RTX 5080 GPUs, including bundled 1000 W PSUs and redesigned 12V‑2×6 connectors 5090. The price inflation is attributed to address the high‑draw demands global memory shortages, as roughly 70 % of chip‑maker memory output is allocated to AI data‑center workloads, prompting reduced shipments to board partners and partner price hikes. These developments shift the series. All details remain unverified by NVIDIA. narrative from speculative leaks toward actual sales and hardware refinements, though NVIDIA has not officially confirmed the specifications.