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In brief: Nvidia's upcoming next-generation laptop graphics cards didn't appear at the company's CES presentation, but retailers have begun disclosing official specs. Early Best Buy listings confirm that gaming notebook manufacturers have paired them with the latest high-end Intel and AMD CPUs.
Shoppers can now sign up to be notified regarding nine gaming laptops featuring Nvidia's new RTX 50 series GPUs when they become available at Best Buy. The notebooks range between $1,900 and $4,200.
Shipping details aren't yet available, as all of the laptops – eight Asus ROG models and one HP Omen – are listed as "Coming Soon." However, detailed tech specs reveal their CPU and memory configurations.
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At $1,900, the cheapest model is a 16-inch Asus ROG Strix featuring a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, 16 GB of RAM, and a 1200p 165Hz monitor. Notably, out of the AMD-powered systems listed, it's the only notebook that doesn't feature a Strix Point CPU. Instead, its Ryzen 9 8940HX offers an early glimpse at Team Red's Dragon Range refresh lineup.
The only package that includes the RTX 5070 is slightly more expensive at $2,000 despite featuring the weakest 50 series GPU announced so far. With a 240Hz 1600p OLED panel and an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, the ROG Zephyrus 16 confirms the laptop 5070 is saddled with just 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM.
Two laptops featuring the flagship RTX 5090 sit at the other end of the stack. Both feature 1600p 240Hz screens, 32GB of RAM, and 24GB of VRAM. At $4,000, the cheaper device – another ROG Zephyrus 16 – features an OLED panel and a Core Ultra 9 285H. Meanwhile, the $4,100 ROG Strix SCAR bumps the screen size to 18 inches and upgrades the CPU to a Core Ultra 9 275HX but makes do with a Mini-LED.
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For customers seeking compact systems, the RTX 5080 and 5070 Ti are available in 14-inch ROG Zephyrus laptops. Both include 1800p 120Hz OLED panels, 32GB of RAM, and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processors. The 5070 Ti system with just 12GB of VRAM and 1TB of storage will retail at $2,200. For $3,000, the device powered by the 5080 packs 16GB of VRAM and doubles the storage space.
Additionally, Nvidia has confirmed the wattages and CUDA core counts for the four mobile GPUs. The RTX 5090 features 10,496 cores while drawing between 95 and 150W, the 5080 drops to 7,680 cores at 80 to 150W, the 5070 Ti includes 5,888 cores at 60 to 115W, and the 5070 packs 4,608 cores at between 50 and 100W.
Meanwhile, Korean retailer Coupang has offered an early look at the unannounced RTX 5050. The LG device confirms that the entry-level GPU includes just 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM, making it likely the only 50 series graphics card that doesn't include GDDR7 memory.
Although release dates for next-gen Nvidia-powered laptops remain elusive, expect to see reviews of the desktop RTX 5090 published on January 24 and the 5080 on January 30. The 5070 and 5070 Ti are expected to emerge in February, but Nvidia hasn't yet mentioned desktop or laptop variants of the RTX 5060.
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