The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5000 series was officially announced at CES 2025, with the initial unveil taking place on January 7, 2025[1]. The first cards in the new lineup, namely the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090, debuted with a release date of January 30, 2025[2][3][5]. Additional models such as the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 are confirmed to follow in February 2025[2]. Expectations for this series were high due to anticipated significant leaps in performance, updated architecture (Blackwell), and new memory standards.