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The sensible high-end Blackwell card for 4K gaming with full DLSS 4 support.
Pros
- Excellent 4K and high-refresh 1440p gaming performance
- Full DLSS 4 feature set including Multi Frame Generation
- Much more efficient and affordable than the 5090
Cons
- 16GB VRAM is merely adequate for a flagship-tier card in 2026
- Street prices have climbed roughly 25% above MSRP (often ~$1,250)
- Only a modest uplift over the previous-gen 4080 Super in raster
✓ Where it shines / best for
- 4K high-refresh enthusiast gaming
- Professional content creation and 3D rendering
- AI/ML creators wanting strong compute below flagship price
✕ Not the best fit for
- Budget or mid-range builds
- Workloads needing more than 16GB VRAM (consider 5090)
- Compact low-power systems
Features
- ✓ Blackwell architecture with 10,752 CUDA cores
- ✓ 16GB GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus
- ✓ DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation
- ✓ 5th-gen Tensor cores and 4th-gen RT cores
- ✓ 360W TGP, 16-pin (12V-2x6) power, PCIe 5.0
- ✓ 9th-gen NVENC dual encoders with AV1
- ✓ High-end 4K gaming and demanding creator workloads
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSRP (Founders Edition) | $999 | one-time | 16GB model; launch MSRP Jan 30, 2025. |
Pricing verified from the official source. Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before buying.
Specifications
| power | 360W TDP |
| memory | 16GB GDDR7, 256-bit, ~960 GB/s |
| connector | 16-pin 12V-2x6 |
| interface | PCIe 5.0 |
| cuda_cores | 10,752 |
| architecture | Blackwell (TSMC 4NP) |
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