Rumors have suggested that Nvidia will be taking the wraps off of some next-generation RTX 50-series graphics cards at CES in January. And as we get closer to that date, Nvidia's partners and some of the PC makers have begun to inadvertently leak details of the cards.
According to recent leaks from both Zotac and Acer, it looks like Nvidia is planning to announce four new GPUs next month, all at the high end of its lineup: The RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 were all briefly listed on Zotac's website, as spotted by VideoCardz. There's also an RTX 5090D variant for the Chinese market, which will presumably have its specs tweaked to conform with current US export restrictions on high-performance GPUs.
Though the website leak didn't confirm many specs, it did list the RTX 5090 as including 32GB of GDDR7, an upgrade from the 4090's 24GB of GDDR6X. An Acer spec sheet for new Predator Orion desktops also lists 32GB of GDDR7 for the 4090, as well as 16GB of GDDR7 for the RTX 5080. This is the same amount of RAM included with the RTX 4080 and 4080 Super.
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European budget airline giant easyJet reported a record-breaking summer for profits on Wednesday.
Its CEO told Bloomberg it benefited from engine choices and an all-Airbus fleet.
Boeing delays have hampered rival Ryanair, while Wizz has grounded planes for engine inspections.
The boss of easyJet said avoiding problems at Boeing and Pratt & Whitney has helped it achieve record profits, and buck the trend among Europe's low-cost carriers.
CEO Johan Lundgren spoke to Bloomberg TV on Wednesday as easyJet reported blockbuster earnings.
The European budget airline reported a record-breaking summer, with pre-tax profit up by one-third since last year to £610 million ($768.35 million).
"I think that in all fairness, all the manufacturers, whether that is Airbus or Boeing, are struggling with their supply chains as well," Lundgren told Bloomberg TV.
"To the extent that the engine choices that we've made and also then going with Airbus, it's a better alternative than some of our competitors are having," he added.
Ryanair, Europe's largest airline, reported third-quarter profits down 18% compared to last year. It operates a fleet made up entirely of the Boeing 737.
In its earnings report, Ryanair criticized Boeing, saying delays to new planes meant it had to rely on savings from fuel hedging.
The planemaker reduced its output of 737 Max jets amid a seven-week strike and increased regulatory scrutiny following January's Alaska Airlines blowout.
Both easyJet and Wizz Air have all-Airbus fleets but use different engines.
Earlier this month, Wizz reported its half-year net profit was down 21.3% to 315.2 million euros ($331.4 million).
The Hungarian budget airline said it had 41 planes grounded for engine inspections.
Wizz uses engines from Pratt & Whitney which last year announced 1,200 engines would need to be removed for inspections. It said a "rare condition" contaminated the powder metal and could cause cracks to form on critical engine parts.
The engine type is a popular choice for the short-haul Airbus A320 family. While easyJet uses the same planes, it instead fits engines made by CFM.
EasyJet didn't completely escape supply-chain problems, however. This year, restraints on raw materials and skilled labor have hampered the aviation industry.
Lundgren told Bloomberg TV the airline had 16 deliveries this financial year rather than the 19 it expected.
"But we're managing the growth trajectory anyway, and we can allocate those within the network to make sure we have the capacity where the demand really is," he added.
