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GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 5090

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Key Differences

  • RTX 5090 is 34% faster than RTX 4090 (8 measured runs at 4K (native and upscaled)).
  • RTX 5090 has the most memory: 32 GB against 24 GB.
  • RTX 5090 has the most memory bandwidth: 1,790 GB/s against 1,010 GB/s.
  • RTX 4090 draws the least power: 450 W against 575 W.
Spec GeForce RTX 4090 GeForce RTX 5090
Overview
Product name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
4Kgaming performance 74.8% (-25%) 8 matched test runs (7 native, 1 upscaled) 100% (fastest) 8 matched test runs (7 native, 1 upscaled)
1440pgaming performance 77.6% (-22%) 8 test runs 100% (fastest) 8 test runs
1080pgaming performance 84.4% (-16%) 8 test runs 100% (fastest) 8 test runs
Market price $4,395 Last price seen · US · New retail MSI Gaming X Trio · Newegg US · last seen 2 weeks ago, not in stock now $7,940 Cheapest in stock · US · New retail Gigabyte Gaming OC · Amazon US · checked 8 hours ago
Architecture Ada Lovelace Blackwell 2.0
Generation / family GeForce RTX 40 Series GeForce RTX 50 Series
GPU codename AD102 GB202
Launch date 2022-10-12 2025-01-30
Market segment Desktop, Flagship in GeForce RTX 40 Series Desktop, Flagship in GeForce RTX 50 Series
Board type / entry type Reference GPU Reference GPU
GPU
Process node TSMC 5 nm TSMC 5 nm
Die size 609 mm² 750 mm²
Transistor count 76.3 billion 92.2 billion
GPU chip AD102 GB202
SM / multiprocessor count 128 170
CUDA Cores 16384 21760
Tensor Cores 512 680
RT Cores 128 170
ROPs 176 176
TMUs 512 680
Clocks
Base / Core clock 2,235 MHz 2,017 MHz
Boost clock 2,520 MHz 2,407 MHz
Memory clock 1,313 MHz 1,750 MHz
Memory
Memory size 24 GB 32 GB
Memory type GDDR6X GDDR7
Memory bus width 384-bit 512-bit
Memory bandwidth 1,010 GB/s 1,790 GB/s
Bus / Interface
Bus interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16
AGP / PCI / PCIe distinction PCIe PCIe
Power
TDP / TBP / board power 450 W 575 W
Recommended PSU 850 W 1,000 W
Power connectors 1x PCIe Gen 5 16-pin 1x PCIe Gen 5 16-pin
Slot width Triple-slot, 304 mm length, 61 mm width Dual-slot, 304 mm length, 40 mm width
Display / Media
Display outputs 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Features
DirectX support DirectX 12.2 DirectX 12.2
OpenGL support OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.6
Vulkan support Vulkan 1.4 Vulkan 1.4
CUDA support 8.9 12.0
Shader Model 6.8 6.8
Ray tracing support Hardware RT units present Hardware RT units present
Performance / Benchmarks
FP32 throughput 82.58 TFLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS
FP16 throughput 82.58 TFLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS
Muted cells indicate unavailable, not applicable, or not directly comparable specifications.

DLAA counts as native resolution; DLSS, FSR and XeSS upscaling never do. A ray tracing setting without a readable on or off value is read as on.

Gaming benchmarks

Every card ran the same games at the same settings on one test system: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, DDR5-6000 MHz RAM. The index sets the fastest card to 100 using the eligible test runs.

  • GeForce RTX 4090
  • GeForce RTX 5090

4K native and upscaled rendering

  1. GeForce RTX 5090 100 index, fastest
  2. GeForce RTX 4090 74.8 index, 25% behind fastest

Index uses 8 matched test runs (7 native, 1 upscaled); fastest card = 100.

Per-game results 8 test runs across 8 games
Average and 1% low FPS per game at 4K on AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, DDR5-6000 MHz RAM
Game Avg FPS · 1% low RTX 4090 RTX 5090 Difference
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Remake Ultra · DLAA RTX 4090 47 FPS 1% low 41 RTX 5090 60 FPS 1% low 51 +28% RTX 5090
Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra · DLAA RTX 4090 44 FPS 1% low 37 RTX 5090 63 FPS 1% low 50 +43% RTX 5090
Death Stranding 2 Very high · DLAA RTX 4090 67 FPS 1% low 54 RTX 5090 92 FPS 1% low 73 +37% RTX 5090
Forza Horizon 6 Ultra · DLAA RTX 4090 112 FPS 1% low 97 RTX 5090 148 FPS 1% low 128 +32% RTX 5090
Horizon Forbidden West Very high · DLAA RTX 4090 91 FPS 1% low 74 RTX 5090 117 FPS 1% low 86 +29% RTX 5090
Pragmata Very high · DLAA RTX 4090 105 FPS 1% low 87 RTX 5090 142 FPS 1% low 118 +35% RTX 5090
Resident Evil Requiem Ultra · DLSS / FSR / XeSS RTX 4090 90 FPS 1% low 78 RTX 5090 124 FPS 1% low 111 +38% RTX 5090
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Ultra · DLAA RTX 4090 62 FPS 1% low 52 RTX 5090 80 FPS 1% low 64 +29% RTX 5090

4K upscaling unknown

  1. GeForce RTX 5090 100 index, fastest
  2. GeForce RTX 4090 74.3 index, 26% behind fastest

Index uses 10 test runs; fastest card = 100. 2 other test runs remain visible below but are excluded from this index.

Per-game results 12 test runs across 12 games
Average and 1% low FPS per game at 4K on AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, DDR5-6000 MHz RAM
Game Avg FPS · 1% low RTX 4090 RTX 5090 Difference
Alan Wake 2 High RTX 4090 72 FPS 1% low 60 RTX 5090 92 FPS 1% low 72 +28% RTX 5090
Battlefield 6 Overkill RTX 4090 88 FPS 1% low 66 RTX 5090 106 FPS 1% low 82 +20% RTX 5090
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Ultra RTX 4090 57 FPS 1% low 49 RTX 5090 79 FPS 1% low 65 +39% RTX 5090
Crimson Desert Ultra · upscaling unknown not in index RTX 4090 83 FPS 1% low 67 RTX 5090 107 FPS 1% low 92 +29% RTX 5090
Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra RTX 4090 75 FPS 1% low 61 RTX 5090 109 FPS 1% low 91 +45% RTX 5090
Forza Horizon 6 Ultra RTX 4090 111 FPS 1% low 99 RTX 5090 144 FPS 1% low 126 +30% RTX 5090
Hogwarts Legacy Ultra RTX 4090 92 FPS 1% low 87 RTX 5090 128 FPS 1% low 117 +39% RTX 5090
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Ultra · upscaling unknown not in index RTX 4090 74 FPS 1% low 65 RTX 5090 103 FPS 1% low 87 +39% RTX 5090
Pragmata Ultra RTX 4090 103 FPS 1% low 100 RTX 5090 139 FPS 1% low 134 +35% RTX 5090
Red Dead Redemption II Ultra RTX 4090 130 FPS 1% low 106 RTX 5090 170 FPS 1% low 140 +31% RTX 5090
Resident Evil Requiem Ultra RTX 4090 80 FPS 1% low 65 RTX 5090 107 FPS 1% low 89 +34% RTX 5090
The Last of Us Part II Remastered Very high RTX 4090 90 FPS 1% low 82 RTX 5090 133 FPS 1% low 115 +48% RTX 5090

1440p upscaling unknown

  1. GeForce RTX 5090 100 index, fastest
  2. GeForce RTX 4090 77.6 index, 22% behind fastest

Index uses 8 test runs; fastest card = 100.

Per-game results 8 test runs across 8 games
Average and 1% low FPS per game at 1440p on AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, DDR5-6000 MHz RAM
Game Avg FPS · 1% low RTX 4090 RTX 5090 Difference
Alan Wake 2 High RTX 4090 122 FPS 1% low 93 RTX 5090 157 FPS 1% low 125 +29% RTX 5090
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Ultra RTX 4090 73 FPS 1% low 60 RTX 5090 97 FPS 1% low 79 +33% RTX 5090
Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra RTX 4090 159 FPS 1% low 119 RTX 5090 216 FPS 1% low 144 +36% RTX 5090
Forza Horizon 6 Ultra RTX 4090 153 FPS 1% low 129 RTX 5090 192 FPS 1% low 141 +25% RTX 5090
Hogwarts Legacy Ultra RTX 4090 164 FPS 1% low 160 RTX 5090 214 FPS 1% low 188 +30% RTX 5090
Pragmata Ultra RTX 4090 169 FPS 1% low 149 RTX 5090 224 FPS 1% low 213 +33% RTX 5090
Red Dead Redemption II Ultra RTX 4090 196 FPS 1% low 163 RTX 5090 233 FPS 1% low 194 +19% RTX 5090
Resident Evil Requiem Ultra RTX 4090 134 FPS 1% low 107 RTX 5090 170 FPS 1% low 133 +27% RTX 5090

1080p upscaling unknown

  1. GeForce RTX 5090 100 index, fastest
  2. GeForce RTX 4090 84.4 index, 16% behind fastest

Index uses 8 test runs; fastest card = 100.

Per-game results 8 test runs across 8 games
Average and 1% low FPS per game at 1080p on AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, DDR5-6000 MHz RAM
Game Avg FPS · 1% low RTX 4090 RTX 5090 Difference
Alan Wake 2 High RTX 4090 166 FPS 1% low 139 RTX 5090 208 FPS 1% low 156 +25% RTX 5090
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Ultra RTX 4090 107 FPS 1% low 86 RTX 5090 132 FPS 1% low 108 +23% RTX 5090
Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra RTX 4090 247 FPS 1% low 163 RTX 5090 258 FPS 1% low 172 +4.5% RTX 5090
Forza Horizon 6 Ultra RTX 4090 187 FPS 1% low 142 RTX 5090 227 FPS 1% low 159 +21% RTX 5090
Hogwarts Legacy Ultra RTX 4090 238 FPS 1% low 230 RTX 5090 288 FPS 1% low 256 +21% RTX 5090
Pragmata Ultra RTX 4090 228 FPS 1% low 218 RTX 5090 287 FPS 1% low 281 +26% RTX 5090
Red Dead Redemption II Ultra RTX 4090 234 FPS 1% low 191 RTX 5090 262 FPS 1% low 218 +12% RTX 5090
Resident Evil Requiem Ultra RTX 4090 181 FPS 1% low 143 RTX 5090 211 FPS 1% low 159 +17% RTX 5090