Nvidia set to unveil the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards today at CES, watch it live here

Highly anticipated: What has felt like the longest-ever wait in tech history is almost over. In around 12 hours, Nvidia will finally unveil the GeForce RTX 5000 series desktop graphics cards during its CES keynote. Leaks for consumer-grade Blackwell GPUs have been coming thick and fast over the last few days, but we'll soon have the official details, including the all-important prices. You can watch the entire event right here, starting at 6:30 pm PT / 9:30 pm EST / 3:30 am CET.

A most recent leak claimed to show a screenshot from a European retailer listing the RTX 5080. It was priced at 1,699 Euros, around $1,749, though that included 20% VAT, so the actual price would be a still very high $1,399. The listing also appeared to confirm the use of GDDR7 memory and the introduction of Nvidia's next-generation of upscaling tech ...