Best Motherboards for the NVIDIA RTX 50 Series

We don’t have long to wait for the NVIDIA RTX 50 Series and if you’re looking to upgrade your PC in time for launch, then you’re in luck.

Over the next few weeks before their official launch on January 30th, we’ll be rounding up our top hardware recommendations from motherboards, processors, power supplies, and PC cases.

This blog post is all about the best motherboards for the NVIDIA RTX 50 Series.

The NVIDIA RTX 50 Series

The long-awaited NVIDIA RTX 50 Series was unveiled at CES 2025 and promises to revolutionise our gaming like never before. Built upon Blackwell architecture, the RTX 50 Series harnesses 5^th-gen Tensor and 4^th-gen RT cores to render your favourite gaming worlds in glorious detail. With advancements in AI technology, including DLSS 4 and Reflex 2, the NVIDIA 50 Series will deliver a serious uplift in performance, meaning you can enjoy lifelike visuals and silky-smooth gameplay.

What’s more, the four GPUs confirmed in the series are all making the jump to GDDR7 to facilitate near-zero latency and rapid data transfer speeds.

Want to learn more about the NVIDIA RTX 50 Series? We’ve rounded up all the key details about these new graphics cards in our dedicated blog post.

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What Motherboard Do You Need for the NVIDIA RTX 50 Series?

Now for the reason you’re actually reading this blog post – what motherboard should you pair with your new shiny NVIDIA RTX 50 GPU?

We recommend you pair these graphics cards with a motherboard that boasts support for the latest generation of processors such as the AMD Ryzen 9000 or Intel 14^th Gen and Core Ultra. This will future proof you for any upgrades and also ensures you can take advantage of rapid processing to enhance your gaming even further. What’s more, a motherboard with DDR5 RAM means you can enjoy quick in-game load times and minimal latency, no matter how intensive your gameplay gets.

In addition to this, as the NVIDIA RTX 50 Series supports PCIe 5.0, so should your motherboard. PCIe 5.0 boasts notable improvements over previous standards, designed to deliver double the bandwidth and frequency of PCIe 4.0. As a result, you can enjoy serious responsiveness and silky-smooth gameplay, especially when paired with the RTX 50 Series.

Integrated WiFi 6 or even WiFi 7 should be high on your list also as this will mean you can utilise blisteringly fast internet access and no unwanted lag while you explore your favourite online worlds. Plus, for all your storage needs, your motherboard should include plenty of M.2 slots as this guarantees you near-instant access to all your files, along with ensuring you have plenty of space for your expanding gaming library, creative projects, and more.

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