NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Prototype With The Full GB202 GPU Leaked: Dual 16-Pin Connectors, 24K Cores, 32 GB & 32 Gbps Memory – Wccftech
NVIDIA’s prototype of the GeForce RTX 5090 has been spotted and reportedly features the full GB202 GPU with over 24K cores.NVIDIA is known for making several prototypes of its latest GPU generation for gamers. We have seen this in the past and the most recent examples were the RTX 4090 prototypes, which feature a non-conventional PCB and cooler design, plus there are also Titan Ada prototypes out in the wild. The one issue with these prototypes is that they are only designed for internal testing and the chances of seeing them launched are very slim. There was plenty of room for an RTX 4090 Ti and Titan Ada to be released in retail, but that never happened and the prototypes are just a remnant of what could’ve been.Before the GeForce RTX 5090 launch, we are already looking at a prototype PCB which has made its way into the hands of a Chiphell Forum member. The PCB is a standard affair & not the compact variant that will ship with the RTX 5090 Founders Edition. AIBs will use the standard PCB design, so this prototype might as well be an AIB-made variant of a graphics card that hasn’t been released or announced yet.So starting with the specifications, the GPU itself is the GB202-200-A1, which is the full-fat config of the Blackwell flagship. The RTX 5090 uses the cut-down GB202-300-A1 GPU with 21760 cores, but it is mentioned by the Forum member that this chip features a 96x16x16 configuration or a total of 24576 cores. This is a 13% bump in the core count versus the RTX 5090 GPU and the chip itself was produced in the 29th week of 2024.Surrounding the Blackwell GPU are 16 GDDR7 memory dies which offer the same 32 GB memory capacity, but these chips are said to be rated at 32 Gbps. NVIDIA confirmed that the RTX 50 series is allocated GDDR7 memory modules from various DRAM manufacturers with Samsung being the first.The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Prototype GPU also has higher clock speeds rated at 2100 MHz base and 2514 MHz boost compared to the 2017 MHz base and 2407 MHz boost of the official RTX 5090 GPU. This unlocked GPU and memory configuration also leads to higher power demand as the card can be seen utilizing dual 16-pin connectors. The card is said to be rated at an 800W TBP, a 39% bump from the 575W TBP of the RTX 5090.The Forum member wasn’t able to test the card since he doesn’t have access to the latest drivers & is asking for support in that regard, but it’s doubtful that he’ll get a driver for this specific variant or if the card would even work with the RTX 5090 drivers when they are available later this week.It will be nice to see a much faster Blackwell GPU that could end up close to a 50% performance uplift over the RTX 4090 since the RTX 5090 will end up around 30% faster than the RTX 4090 in non-DLSS games. But even if NVIDIA plans to launch a card of this level, we probably won’t see it launch soon due to several reasons, the first being the price and the second being the engineering effort to sustain 800W of power. Maybe a 3-slot RTX 50 Founders Edition cooler might be prepped to keep this card in check?News Source: HXL (@9550pro)Some posts on wccftech.com may contain affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC
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