At CES 2025, NVIDIA solidified its position at the forefront of AI and computing innovation with a series of groundbreaking announcements. CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote was a historic moment, unveiling advancements that span gaming, AI, autonomous vehicles, and supercomputing.
Here’s a closer look at NVIDIA’s key highlights:
GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs
NVIDIA introduced the GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, powered by the new Blackwell architecture. The flagship RTX 5090 features 92 billion transistors and delivers over 3,352 trillion AI operations per second, significantly enhancing gaming performance and AI capabilities.
Blackwell Max-Q for Laptops
NVIDIA introduced Blackwell Max-Q technology for mobile gaming, offering up to 40% improved battery life. Laptops equipped with these GPUs, such as the RTX 5090 Mobile and RTX 5070 Mobile, are expected from manufacturers like Acer and Alienware, debuting in March 2025.
Cosmos World Foundation Models (WFMs)
NVIDIA launched Cosmos WFMs, an open-license platform available on GitHub, designed to revolutionize robotics training. By transforming real-world driving data into extensive virtual simulations, Cosmos WFMs aim to exponentially improve the quality of robotics training, marking a significant step toward advanced AI-powered automation.
AI Foundation Models and Llama Nemotron
NVIDIA announced AI foundation models for RTX AI PCs, offered as NVIDIA NIM microservices, to democratize AI development. These models leverage the GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs for unparalleled AI performance. Additionally, NVIDIA introduced Llama Nemotron, a family of large language models optimized for instruction following, coding, and chat functions, built on Meta’s Llama framework.
Project DIGITS
One of the standout announcements was Project DIGITS, a compact AI supercomputer designed for developers and AI enthusiasts. Priced at $3,000, Project DIGITS enables users to execute AI models with up to 200 billion parameters without relying on cloud infrastructure, making high-performance AI computing more accessible.
DRIVE Hyperion 9
In the automotive sector, NVIDIA unveiled DRIVE Hyperion 9, the latest iteration of its autonomous vehicle platform. This platform integrates advanced sensors, AI computing, and software to support the development of autonomous vehicles, underscoring NVIDIA’s commitment to advancing AI in transportation.
Agentic AI Blueprints
NVIDIA introduced agentic AI blueprints, providing developers with tools to create specialized AI agents capable of automating various tasks. These blueprints include features for transforming PDFs into podcasts and summarizing videos, facilitating the development of AI-driven applications that enhance productivity and user engagement.
Collaboration with Toyota and Aurora
NVIDIA partnered with Toyota and Aurora to develop autonomous vehicle fleets utilizing its AI platforms. These collaborations aim to accelerate the deployment of autonomous driving technologies, leveraging NVIDIA’s AI and machine learning expertise to enhance vehicle safety and efficiency.
GeForce NOW Enhancements
NVIDIA revealed significant upgrades to GeForce NOW, its cloud gaming service. Powered by the new RTX 50 Series GPUs, GeForce NOW offers enhanced performance, enabling gamers to experience high-quality gameplay across various devices without needing high-end hardware.
Omniverse Platform Expansion
NVIDIA expanded its Omniverse platform, introducing new tools and integrations to facilitate collaborative simulation and AI-driven optimization across industries. These enhancements enable manufacturing, retail, and logistics professionals to create digital twins and optimize operations, reflecting NVIDIA’s commitment to advancing industrial AI applications.