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GeForce RTX 5090 laptops perform almost identically to a desktop RTX 4070 Ti Super

The mobile RTX 5090 has a lot in common with the desktop RTX 4070 Ti series, pictured when it comes to performance (Image source: Notebookcheck)
The mobile RTX 5090 has a lot in common with the desktop RTX 4070 Ti series, pictured when it comes to performance (Image source: Notebookcheck)
Gaming performance with the flagship mobile RTX 5090 is closer to an upper midrange last generation GPU for desktop PCs. While somewhat disappointing, the power savings with the newer mobile chip arguably make up for it.

Major manufacturers like Razer and HP have begun shipping their latest respective gaming laptops equipped with GeForce RTX 5090 graphics. While performance is a decent step above the mobile RTX 4090, the gap between it and the desktop RTX 5090 is significant and arguably wider than the gap between the mobile RTX 4090 and desktop RTX 4090. The mobile RTX 5090 is therefore more comparable to the desktop RTX 4070 Ti Super based on our benchmark tests across multiple samples as shown by the graphs below. 3DMark results would be within single-digit percentage points between the two GPUs.

The results are somewhat disappointing considering that the mobile RTX 5090 integrates more unified shaders, more TMUs, more ROPs, more RT cores, and more tensor cores than even the desktop RTX 4070 Ti Super. The real killer in this scenario is the significantly lower TGP of the mobile chip meaning GPU clock rates are around half of the aforementioned desktop chips. Theoretical performance level is therefore only in the low 30 TFLOPS range compared to ~40 TFLOPS on the desktop RTX 4070 Ti.

There is nonetheless a bright spot for the mobile RTX 5090 when running actual games instead of synthetic 3DMark benchmarks. Demanding games like Final Fantasy 15Cyberpunk 2077Black Myth: Wukong, and Alan Wake 2 on 4K maximum settings would perform similarly to a desktop RTX 4070 Ti Super despite their massive TGP differences according to our analyses. This doesn't even account for any DLSS4 or MFG features which would increase the performance gap in favor of the mobile RTX 5090. Thus, laptop owners can at least bank on the superior performance-per-watt with the mobile RTX 5090 even though its raw performance is more akin to a last generation desktop part.

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (51254 - 53736, n=6)
52959 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, Intel Core i9-13900K
52738 Points
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (42516 - 62849, n=13)
52466 Points
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, Intel Core i9-13900K
23695 Points
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (19216 - 25129, n=13)
23684 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (22304 - 23136, n=6)
22801 Points
2560x1440 Port Royal Graphics
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (12749 - 17063, n=10)
15756 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, Intel Core i9-13900K
15255 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (13911 - 14349, n=6)
14189 Points
Blender
v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (9 - 18, n=12)
12.3 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (11 - 12, n=5)
11.4 Seconds *
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, Intel Core i9-13900K
10 Seconds *
v3.3 Classroom CUDA
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (15 - 37, n=10)
18.7 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (18 - 19, n=3)
18.3 Seconds *
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, Intel Core i9-13900K
17 Seconds *

* ... smaller is better

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
1920x1080 Tiny Tinas Wonderlands Ultra FHD
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (187.1 - 189.5, n=2)
188.3 fps
3840x2160 Tiny Tinas Wonderlands Ultra UHD
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (68.9 - 69.4, n=2)
69.2 fps
Dota 2 Reborn
1920x1080 Dota 2 Reborn ultra
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (225 - 246, n=4)
237 fps
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (137.1 - 248, n=12)
175.9 fps
3840x2160 Dota 2 Reborn 4k ultra
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (217 - 232, n=4)
225 fps
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (133 - 179.9, n=6)
164.7 fps
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1920x1080 Final Fantasy XV high
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (204 - 212, n=4)
208 fps
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (147.4 - 212, n=12)
193.4 fps
3840x2160 Final Fantasy XV 4k
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (96.8 - 106.4, n=7)
102.1 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (87.1 - 90.9, n=4)
89 fps
X-Plane 11.11
1920x1080 X-Plane 11 high 1080p
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (138.1 - 166.8, n=3)
151.5 fps
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (85.2 - 133.6, n=12)
114 fps
3840x2160 X-Plane 11 high UHD
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (117.9 - 141.7, n=3)
126.2 fps
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (71.3 - 104.3, n=6)
93.8 fps
Far Cry 5
1920x1080 Far Cry 5 ultra AA:T
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (188 - 189, n=2)
188.5 fps
3840x2160 Far Cry 5 4K AA:T
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (111 - 111, n=2)
111 fps
F1 22
1920x1080 F1 22 FHD Ultra AA:T AF:16x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (142.5 - 144.5, n=4)
143.3 fps
3840x2160 F1 22 UHD Ultra AA:T AF:16x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (46.6 - 47.3, n=4)
47 fps
Baldur's Gate 3
1920x1080 Baldurs Gate 3 FHD Ultra AA:T
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (143.1 - 225, n=12)
195.8 fps
3840x2160 Baldurs Gate 3 UHD Ultra AA:T
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (62.2 - 85.3, n=8)
80.5 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty
1920x1080 Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty FHD High
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (117.8 - 180, n=11)
159.3 fps
3840x2160 Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty UHD Ultra
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (39.6 - 53.5, n=10)
51.3 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (n=1)
44.2 fps
Black Myth: Wukong
1920x1080 Black Myth: Wukong 1080p cinematic
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (57 - 74, n=3)
64.7 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (n=1)
58 fps
3840x2160 Black Myth: Wukong 4k cinematic
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (27 - 33, n=3)
29.3 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (n=1)
25 fps
Monster Hunter Wilds
1920x1080 Monster Hunter Wilds - 1080 ultra, RT: high, no upscaling
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (66.4 - 94.6, n=9)
83.5 fps
3840x2160 Monster Hunter Wilds - 4k ultra, RT: high, no upscaling
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (33.4 - 48.5, n=9)
45.2 fps
Alan Wake 2
1920x1080 Alan Wake 2 FHD Ray
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (n=1)
70.9 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (n=1)
63.3 fps
3840x2160 Alan Wake 2 UHD RT:ultra
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (19.7 - 20, n=2)
19.9 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (n=1)
16.1 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows
1920x1080 AC Shadows - ultra high
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (44 - 76, n=10)
65.7 fps
3840x2160 AC Shadows - 4k ultra high
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (35 - 42, n=8)
39.3 fps
3840x2160 AC Shadows - 4k ultra high DLSS
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (47 - 59, n=6)
53.3 fps
GTA V - 3840x2160 GTA V 4k ultra AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (84.4 - 116.7, n=5)
107.3 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (71.9 - 73.3, n=4)
72.7 fps
Strange Brigade
1920x1080 Strange Brigade Ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (406 - 414, n=2)
410 fps
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (308 - 464, n=11)
400 fps
3840x2160 Strange Brigade 4k AA:ultra AF:16
Average Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
  (164.2 - 187.2, n=7)
176.2 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  (139.2 - 139.8, n=2)
139.5 fps
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Allen Ngo, 2025-04- 4 (Update: 2025-04- 5)