CES 2025 has been crammed with large bulletins celebrating the newest and biggest you’ll be able to count on from shopper tech within the coming years. At the annual Las Vegas present the trade comes collectively to present the remainder of the world a sneak peek at merchandise that supply a tantalizing glimpse into the way forward for tech. But, with a whole bunch of firms demoing their devices on the present flooring, it may be powerful to weed out the largest bulletins it is advisable find out about.
From Nvidia’s model new graphics playing cards to the brand-new OLED gaming displays set to hit the market this yr, we’ve rounded up all tech information it is advisable know — right here’s the whole lot introduced at CES 2025.
Nvidia RTX 5000 collection GPUs: DLSS 4, GDDR 7, and large efficiency claims
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang took to the stage initially of the week to point out off a model new era of graphics playing cards, the RTX 5000 Blackwell collection.
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GPU |
Price |
Availability |
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 |
$1999 |
January 30, 2025 |
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 |
$999 |
January 30, 2025 |
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
$749 |
February 2025 |
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 |
$549 |
February 2025 |
During the keynote we noticed glimpses on the RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070. The former two high-end GPUs can be accessible earlier than the tip of January, however the barely extra wallet-friendly variants don’t have any launch date hooked up to them fairly but, with a launch window of 2025. The chips include brand-new {hardware}, like fast GDDR7 reminiscence, and a swanky new dual-slot Founder’s Edition cooler design.
Nvidia claims the $549 RTX 5070 will carry out on par with an RTX 4090 in sure titles. In a press briefing held after Huang’s CES keynote, an Nvidia consultant mentioned: “This doesn’t imply a 5070 can beat a 4090 in each single method,” noting that expertise like DLSS 4, which is unique to the RTX 5000 collection, will bolster these numbers additional because of its new superior AI body era strategies. As ever, it’s greatest to attend for impartial benchmarks to see if these statements maintain up.
Nvidia confirmed off another swanky new tech, like Reflex 2, which reduces lag even additional in aggressive gaming titles, in addition to a set of instruments that builders can use, like RTX Neural Shaders, RTX Neural Faces, and RTX Mega Geometry.
AMD RX 9070 collection GPUs: Team Red’s midrange competitors
AMD, not one to again down from a combat, has introduced its newest midrange GPU lineup, named the RX 9070 collection. It arrives in two variants: the RX 9070 XT and RX 9070. A brand new numbering system denotes that the chips are set to go up in opposition to Nvidia’s RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 respectively. Curiously, although AMD has formally introduced the brand new GPUs (we even benchmarked considered one of them), no pricing or launch date particulars have been revealed. It additionally stays unclear if AMD is to supply a higher-end mannequin to compete with the RTX 5080 and 5090. The new chips can even ship with the newest AI-enhanced upscaler, named FSR 4. In considerably complicated messaging from AMD, FSR 4 is listed as being “unique to the RX 9070 collection,” lending credence to the concept the characteristic can be locked behind particular chips in its lineup.
Lenovo Legion Go S: the primary official third-party SteamOS handheld
Lenovo has been exhibiting off a pair of its brand-new gaming handhelds, which come sporting AMD’s model new Ryzen Z2 chips. First to land is the Legion Go S, which ships with the Z2 Go chip inside, and could be configured with as much as 32GB of RAM, ships with an 8-inch 1200p show, and crucially, is the primary handheld to formally ship with SteamOS, the identical working system the Steam Deck makes use of. An AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme model of the hand held with Windows 11 is about to reach later this month at $729, whereas the Z2 Go variant delivery with Windows 11 will price $599, and the SteamOS-based variant will run simply $499 and start delivery in May 2025.
Acer Nitro Blaze 11: how huge is just too huge for a gaming handheld?
With heaps of gaming handheld information popping out at CES 2025, one other gadget that caught our consideration was the Acer Nitro Blaze 11, a gaming handheld that sports activities an AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS laptop computer chip, alongside as much as 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 2TB of storage. The twist right here is within the show, because the Nitro Blaze 11 will ship with a staggering 11-inch 2560×1600 120Hz IPS show, which actually pushes the definition of the time period ‘handheld.’ With a 55Wh battery in tow and a staggering weight of 1050g, the Nitro Blaze 11 is hilariously giant, one thing that the promotional imagery can not escape. The Acer Nitro Blaze 11 will ship in Q2 2025, beginning at $1199.
Razer Project Arielle: a gaming chair that warms or cools
Razer isn’t any stranger to a advertising stunt each CES, and this yr its cooked up a gaming chair that may dynamically warmth of cool you by integrating bladeless followers into its design. The chair itself relies on Razer’s Fujin Pro, and claims to ship as much as 30 levels Celsius of heat air in the course of the chilly winter months. The firm states that the bladeless followers may also cool the ambient temperature of the room by two to 5 levels.
Heating or cooling is configured by way of a contact panel on the right-hand facet of the seat. Naturally, it’s also possible to count on an enormous RGB lightstrip positioned on the entrance so that you could be warmed with an ominous glow. Project Arielle stays an idea for now, with Razer not having the best observe file of really placing any of its idea designs out to market.
ASUS ROG Swift PG27UCDM: a next-gen OLED gaming monitor
ASUS makes a number of the greatest gaming displays on the planet, and at CES 2025 it introduced the ROG Swift OLED PG27UCDM. The PG27UCDM boats a 27-inch, 4th era QD-OLED show, with a 4K decision and 240Hz refresh fee, and claims to be the “world’s first” 4K QD-OLED 27-inch monitor. Being an OLED panel, it additionally gives a fast 0.03ms G2G response time. Its sharp 160ppi density will make the show look incredible, with new-gen anti-flicker expertise.
With full HDR10 help, the show additionally gives spectacular connectivity, like DisplayPort 2.1a help, HDMI 2.1, a USB hub, and a 90W USB-C energy supply connector. And with a three-year guarantee for OLED Burn-in, this new gaming monitor gives simply in regards to the peak of the expertise out proper now, and in a desk-perfect 27-inch type issue.
LG G5 and M5 OLED TVs: wi-fi tech and brighter shows
LG’s latest lineup of shopper TVs consists of the high-end G5 and M5 OLED, which include “4 stack” OLED panel tech, which might enable the shows to get brighter than ever earlier than, claiming a rise in panel brightness of 40% when in comparison with the last-generation G4. It’ll additionally start delivery in a 48-inch mannequin, which, confusingly, gained’t include the brand-new panel tech upgrades. Secondly, the OLED M5 lineup lands with a brand new era of its wi-fi expertise, with a Zero Connect Box that can loslessly stream any of your HDMI inputs straight to the TV.
LG says the M5 gives a cable-free expertise, with “true wi-fi” that streams a “visible lossless” picture from the set-top field, which not must be within the line of sight of the show itself. With full help for 144Hz, 4K, and VRR (with G-Sync and Freesync help), the M5 OLED might make for an awesome possibility for cable-conscious setups.
Sony’s Future Immersive Entertainment Concept: The Last of Us involves life
At CES, Sony debuted its Future Immersive Entertainment Concept, which is basically a room crammed with Sony Crystal LED panels that guests can discover and work together with, totally fitted with haptics, audio, and even smells that may immerse its customers into experiences. In the demo, a showcase the place customers can “enter” the world of The Last of Us was showcased. While you may not be capable to convey this one residence with you, it’s a recent tackle the “immersive” expertise that doesn’t depend on VR headsets. We simply hope that its smell-o-vision system is a little more spectacular than final yr’s GameScent.
PlayStation online game films degree up
At CES, Sony introduced films primarily based on its hit PlayStation video games Helldivers 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn, in addition to an anime collection primarily based on Ghost of Tsushima that debuts completely on Crunchyroll in 2027.
And lastly… the Nintendo Switch 2 in plain sight?
A mockup of the Nintendo Switch 2 appeared at CES this week — and the corporate behind it insists it’s primarily based on the actual factor.
Gaming equipment maker Genki is exhibiting off its Switch 2 mockup to press on the Consumer Electronics Show, and primarily based on a report from French publication Numerama, it has lots to say about Nintendo’s unannounced next-gen console.
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