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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 is a high-end desktop graphics card utilizing the GB202 chip based on the Blackwell architecture. The model offers 170 SMs out of 192 (21,760 CUDA cores), and 32 GB GDDR7 graphics memory with a 512-bit memory bus (1,792 GB/s). The base clock of the GPU (reference model) is specified at 2.01 GHz, while the boost clock can reach 2.41 GHz. RTX 5090 offers 170 RT cores (+42 cores compared to the previous RTX 4090) and 680 5th Gen. Tensor cores.  

Architecture

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 features a new Tensor (5th Gen) and RT-cores (4th Gen), with 3352 AI TOPS and 318 TFLOPS respectively. Blackwell architecture is the first to feature the new DLSS 4 Multi Frame generation, which, thanks to enhanced AI capabilities can generate more frames per second while using less memory and delivering better picture quality. Nvidia also improved the performance and output quality of DLSS, Frame Generation, and Ray Reconstruction features (also available for the previous RTX 4000 series). Additionally, the new models now support Reflex 2 low latency mode with Frame Warp.

Performance

Thanks to the new Tensor and RT-cores, as well as a massive bump in CUDA cores, the card is promised (by Nvidia) to offer as much as 2x better performance compared to the previous RTX 4090 (thanks to the new DLSS 4 MFG feature). The RTX 5090 is expected to be the fastest graphics card of 2025 and, presumably will deliver good performance even at 8K.

According to our own benchmarks, the RTX 5090 is 27% faster than the previous RTX 4090 in applications and games (without accounting for RT and DLSS). With the Ray Tracing (Cyberpunk 2077 2.1, DLSS Transformer), gaming performance can be 25% higher compared to the previous flagship model, and DLSS Frame Generation (2x) can deliver even 28% higher FPS. Thanks to the MFG 4x mode the frame counter can be even 2x-4x higher.  

Power consumption

According to Nvidia, the GB202 chip is manufactured using the modern 4N FinFET process at TSMC and is specified with a TGP (Total Graphics Power) of 575 Watt (175W higher than RTX 4090). Nvidia now also specifies maximum GPU temperature, which is stated at 90 ℃ for RTX 5090. The model also requires at least 1000 W PSU.

GeForce RTX 5000 Desktop GPU Series

GeForce RTX 5090 21760 @ 2.01 - 2.41 GHz512 Bit @ 28000 MHz
GeForce RTX 5080 compare 10752 @ 2.3 - 2.62 GHz256 Bit
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti compare 8960 @ 2.3 - 2.45 GHz256 Bit
GeForce RTX 5070 compare 6144 @ 2.16 - 2.51 GHz192 Bit
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti compare128 Bit
GeForce RTX 5060 compare128 Bit
ArchitectureBlackwell
Pipelines21760 - unified
TMUs680
Raytracing Cores170
Tensor / AI Cores680
Core Speed2010 - 2410 (Boost) MHz
Theoretical Performance104.88 TFLOPS FP32
Memory Speed28000 MHz
Memory Bus Width512 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR7
Max. Amount of Memory32 GB
Shared Memoryno
Memory Bandwidth1792 GB/s
APIDirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4
Transistor Count920000 Billion
technology4 nm
PCIe5.0
Displays4 Displays (max.), HDMI 2.1b, DisplayPort 2.1b
Features4K at 480Hz or 8K at 120Hz with DSC DLSS 4: Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation NVIDIA Reflex 2: Low Latency Mode, Frame Warp
Date of Announcement07.01.2025
PredecessorNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
33.3 pt (100%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 37087     avg: 37329     median: 37307 (99%)     max: 37592 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 42108     avg: 45401     median: 45432 (93%)     max: 48663 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
886238 Points (89%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
733875 Points (86%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 50052     avg: 57998     median: 57997.5 (88%)     max: 65943 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 70445     avg: 89073     median: 89073 (83%)     max: 107701 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
861430 Points (95%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
130697 Points (100%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
min: 256.4     avg: 275.9     median: 275.9 (84%)     max: 295.3 fps
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CUDA *
8 Seconds (1%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom OPTIX *
5 Seconds (2%)
SPECviewperf 2020 specvp2020 snx-04 1080p +
specvp2020 medical-03 1080p +
specvp2020 maya-06 1080p +
specvp2020 energy-03 1080p +
specvp2020 creo-03 1080p +
specvp2020 catia-06 1080p +
specvp2020 3dsmax-07 1080p +
specvp2020 solidworks-05 4k +
specvp2020 snx-04 4k +
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 snx-04 4k
min: 47.5     avg: 48.7     median: 48.7 (5%)     max: 49.8 fps
specvp2020 medical-03 4k +
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 medical-03 4k
min: 47.1     avg: 49.2     median: 49.2 (46%)     max: 51.2 fps
specvp2020 maya-06 4k +
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 maya-06 4k
min: 680     avg: 689     median: 688.5 (99%)     max: 697 fps
specvp2020 energy-03 4k +
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 energy-03 4k
min: 91.9     avg: 144     median: 144 (20%)     max: 196 fps
specvp2020 creo-03 4k +
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 creo-03 4k
min: 136     avg: 140.5     median: 140.5 (63%)     max: 145 fps
specvp2020 catia-06 4k +
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 catia-06 4k
min: 109     avg: 110.5     median: 110.5 (72%)     max: 112 fps
specvp2020 3dsmax-07 4k +
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 3dsmax-07 4k
min: 274     avg: 285.5     median: 285.5 (96%)     max: 297 fps
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
3908 fps (96%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official High Offscreen 2160
546 fps (100%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 14232     avg: 14477     median: 14477 (52%)     max: 14722 Samples/s
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 32044     avg: 32753     median: 32752.5 (57%)     max: 33461 Samples/s
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
min: 115468     avg: 117943     median: 117942 (98%)     max: 120417 points
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
725 Watt (100%)
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
631 Watt (88%)
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Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
636 Watt (81%)
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

ultra 1920x1080
199.4 211 ~ 205 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440
176.5 178.6 ~ 178 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
123.9 128 ~ 126 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Very Ultra Preset + Full Path Tracing + Quality DLSS + Frame Generation 2560x1440
142.2
143.5
Very Ultra Preset + Full Path Tracing + Quality DLSS + Frame Generation 3840x2160
96.6
95.8
Stalker 2

Stalker 2

2024
ultra 1920x1080
111.3 127.9 ~ 120 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440
103.5 112.7 ~ 108 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
76 79.5 ~ 78 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K DLSS 3840x2160
157.2 158.8 ~ 158 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD DLSS 2560x1440
198.8 214 ~ 206 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
ultra 1920x1080
218  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
196  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
145  fps    + Compare
4K DLSS 3840x2160
148  fps    + Compare
QHD DLSS 2560x1440
204  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
ultra 1920x1080 cinem.
111.6 113.6 ~ 113 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440 cinem.
80.8 107.9 ~ 94 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160 cinem.
44.5 78.2 ~ 61 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K DLSS 3840x2160 cinem.
75.4 103.6 ~ 90 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD DLSS 2560x1440 cinem.
108.3 120.2 ~ 114 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
ultra, RT ultra, DLSS, FG RR 2560x1440 cinem.
143
160.5
ultra, RT ultra, DLSS, FG RR 3840x2160 cinem.
94.6
111.4
ultra, RT ultra, DLSS, FG 4x, RR 3840x2160 cinem.
164.2
203
ultra 1920x1080
102 104 ~ 103 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
85 87 ~ 86 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
57 58 ~ 58 fps    + Compare
4K DLSS 3840x2160
85 89 ~ 87 fps    + Compare
QHD DLSS 2560x1440
107 110 ~ 109 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
cinematic RT: Very High DLSS 68 FG 3840x2160
95
99
cinematic RT: Very High DLSS 68 FG 2560x1440
145
152
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F1 24

2024
ultra 1920x1080
214 286 ~ 250 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
211 215 ~ 213 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
120.9 123.2 ~ 122 fps    + Compare
4K DLSS 3840x2160
187.2 190.3 ~ 189 fps    + Compare
4K FSR 3840x2160
191.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra High Preset + Quality DLSS 16xAF 2560x1440
258
214
Ultra High Preset + Quality FSR 16xAF 2560x1440
216
ultra 1920x1080
190.2  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph