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AMD and NVIDIA were supposed to useCES 2025to show off their next generation of graphics cards.

It didn’t quite turn out that way.

Amd Lisa Su

AMD CEO Lisa Su on stage at an AMD presentation.

When AMD’s CES presentation wrapped up, itunderstandably left many of us scratching our heads.

Where was the GPU information we’d received before the show?

AMD didn’t have a lot to share in the CES press pack either.

AMD RDNA 4

A slide from AMD’s CES 2025 press deck detailing the new RDNA 4 architecture.

There were six slides in total, with only a few offering worthwhile information.

The CES no-show was ultimately blamed on the 45-minute limit.

He also noted that “hardware and software are looking great.”

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card showing fans

A look at the NVIDIA RTX 5090 Founders Edition that’s expected to launch on January 30, 2025.

That leads me to some conclusions.

Where to buy RTX 5090 and RTX 5080

What are the possible outcomes?

Viewed from one angle, AMD has completely bungled its RDNA 4 announcement.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) headquarters in Santa Clara, California, US

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition (top) stacked on top of RTX 5090 Founders Edition (bottom)

Acer Predator BiFrost Radeon RX 7600 OC graphics card unboxed

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card showing back side

NVIDIA CES 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly seen on a laptop computer in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 22. 2020.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition power adapter in box

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Renderings of the 50th Anniversary Exclusive Microsoft Surface Laptop.

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Promotional screenshot of characters from Zenless Zone Zero

MSI Claw 8 AI+ propped up next to an ROG Ally X on a table.