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What just happened? It really says something about how disappointing Nvidia's RTX 5000 series is proving to be when Edward Snowden publicly criticizes it. The infamous whistleblower has slammed the cards' poor value and low amounts of VRAM, calling Blackwell a "monopolistic crime against the consumer."
Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked classified documents in 2013 revealing the agency's global surveillance programs, isn't a fan of the RTX 5000 series.
In a post to his official X account, Snowden blamed endless next-quarter thinking for reducing Nvidia's brand to "F-tier value for S-tier prices."
Snowden went on to blast the other element of Blackwell consumer graphics cards that has upset gamers: the disappointing amount of VRAM found in the products. He writes that the RTX 5070 should have a minimum of 16GB instead of the 12GB of GDDR7 it offers.
Snowden adds that the RTX 5080, which, like the RTX 5070 Ti, has just 16GB of VRAM, should be available in two SKUs offering 24GB and 32GB of memory. He also believes that the 32GB RTX 5090 should also have alternative versions with 48GB and more VRAM.
Endless next-quarter thinking has reduced the Nvidia brand to "F-tier value for S-tier prices". 5070 should have had 16GB VRAM minimum, 5080 w 24/32 SKUs, 5090 32/48/+. Releasing a $1,000+ GPU in 2025 with a crippling 16GB is a monopolistic crime against the consumer.
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