Recent leaks have revealed most of the key details about Nvidia's desktop RTX 5000 graphics cards, but information on the mobile versions has remained fairly vague. New retail listings for upcoming Asus laptops now confirm the memory, power draw, and matching CPUs for the next generation of mobile GPUs.
As Nvidia and AMD get ready to launch new chips in the coming weeks, retailers and manufacturing partners have repeatedly spoiled hardware surprises by listing products too early. The latest leak fills in important details for Nvidia's entire next-generation laptop GPU lineup.
According to 2 Cent and several other retailers, Asus is preparing a number of new ROG laptops for early 2025, most of them equipped with discrete RTX 5000 graphics. Earlier reports revealed very little about the memory and power consumption of each GPU, but a summary of the retail leaks now offers a fairly complete overview.
Like the mobile RTX 4090, the RTX 5090 also has 16GB of VRAM. The RTX 5080 will carry 16GB as well, up from 12GB on its predecessor. That figure was easy to guess from a ransomware leak targeting Taiwanese laptop maker Clevo in June, but that leak also mentioned unnamed 12GB and 8GB graphics cards, which can now be identified.
The RTX 5070 Ti is the only 12GB GPU in Nvidia's new mobile lineup. Every model below it has 8GB, including the entry-level RTX 5050, which is up from the RTX 4050's 6GB. All RTX 5000 graphics cards, including the mobile 5050 and the desktop 5060, use GDDR7 VRAM.
In addition, the two top laptop GPUs draw up to 175W, while the 5070 Ti uses 140W. Power figures for the mid-range and low-end cards are still unavailable, but the CEO of Chinese OEM Hasee stated in August that the 5060 draws only 115W.
The upcoming Asus laptops will also pair RTX 5000 cards with the latest CPUs from Intel and AMD, contradicting earlier reports that the company would keep using older Intel processors. The variants will include the company's Core Ultra 9 285H, 285HX, and 275HX, along with AMD's Ryzen 9 7945HX and 7940HX. The flagship models will come with a 2K 240Hz display, while most of the others will offer only 1080p resolution at the same refresh rate.
Meanwhile, AMD's upcoming high-end APU, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395, will debut in Asus's ROG Flow Z13 in 2025. Its integrated GPU, with 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units, is paired with 32GB of RAM and a 13-inch 2K 180Hz display.
Nvidia is expected to announce the RTX 5000 graphics cards for desktops and laptops at CES in January.
