GIGABYTE has released a cryptic teaser, which appears to be the first look at their upcoming AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 Xtreme WaterForce GPU. This comes just a week before NVIDIA is expected to officially announce the GeForce RTX 50 series.
The teaser, posted on YouTube, doesn't provide many details. However, the image appears to show a GeForce RTX GPU with an all-in-one (AIO) water cooler, highlighting the fans on the radiator. The text "TUFO," which stands for "Team Up, Fight On," is also present in the image.
Initially, there was speculation that this could be a CPU cooler, but AORUS CPU coolers typically feature RGB lighting, whereas AORUS GPUs don't always have RGB on the radiators. The RTX 4090 model didn't have RGB, while the 4080 and 4070 models did. This could mean that GIGABYTE is changing its design approach.
Is It the RTX 5090?
While it is possible that it isn’t the RTX 5090, the timing of this release makes it very likely that the product being teased is indeed a next-gen NVIDIA graphics card. If this isn't the WaterForce model, it could be a previously unannounced product.
AORUS Waterforce RTX 4090/5080 Source: Gigabyte.
This reveal suggests that board partners are being authorized to tease their next generation RTX 5000 series designs.
