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GeForce RTX 5090 vs GeForce RTX 4090

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Key Differences

  • RTX 5090 is 28% faster than RTX 4090 (32 measured runs at 4K, 1440p and 1080p).
  • 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 5090 GeForce RTX 4090
Overview
Product name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
4Kgaming performance 104 FPS 86.1 FPS 1% low 16 games 78.5 FPS 66.5 FPS 1% low 16 games
1440pgaming performance 182 FPS 146 FPS 1% low 8 games 141 FPS 117 FPS 1% low 8 games
1080pgaming performance 228 FPS 181 FPS 1% low 8 games 192 FPS 158 FPS 1% low 8 games
Market price $4,830 US · New retail 18 observations, updated 2 days ago $3,370 US · New retail 3 observations, updated 3 days ago
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ada Lovelace
Generation / family GeForce RTX 50 Series GeForce RTX 40 Series
GPU codename GB202 AD102
Launch date 2025-01-30 2022-10-12
Market segment Desktop, Flagship in GeForce RTX 50 Series Desktop, Flagship in GeForce RTX 40 Series
Board type / entry type Reference GPU Reference GPU
GPU
Process node TSMC 5 nm TSMC 5 nm
Die size 750 mm² 609 mm²
Transistor count 92.2 billion 76.3 billion
GPU chip GB202 AD102
SM / multiprocessor count 170 128
CUDA Cores 21760 16384
Tensor Cores 680 512
RT Cores 170 128
ROPs 176 176
TMUs 680 512
Clocks
Base / Core clock 2,017 MHz 2,235 MHz
Boost clock 2,407 MHz 2,520 MHz
Memory clock 1,750 MHz 1,313 MHz
Memory
Memory size 32 GB 24 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR6X
Memory bus width 512-bit 384-bit
Memory bandwidth 1,790 GB/s 1,010 GB/s
Bus / Interface
Bus interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
AGP / PCI / PCIe distinction PCIe PCIe
Power
TDP / TBP / board power 575 W 450 W
Recommended PSU 1,000 W 850 W
Power connectors 1x PCIe Gen 5 16-pin 1x PCIe Gen 5 16-pin
Slot width Dual-slot, 304 mm length, 40 mm width Triple-slot, 304 mm length, 61 mm width
Display / Media
Display outputs 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 12.0 8.9
Shader Model 6.8 6.8
Ray tracing support Hardware RT units present Hardware RT units present
Performance / Benchmarks
FP32 throughput 104.8 TFLOPS 82.58 TFLOPS
FP16 throughput 104.8 TFLOPS 82.58 TFLOPS
Muted cells indicate unavailable, not applicable, or not directly comparable specifications.

Frame rates compare runs of the same game at the same quality preset on one test system. DLAA counts as native resolution, because it applies anti-aliasing at full render resolution rather than upscaling; DLSS and FSR upscaling are never counted as native. Where a capture named ray tracing without a readable on or off value, it is read as on.

Measured game results

Gaming benchmarks

Reviewed FPS from games these cards were measured on under one shared test system and resolution. Every game is compared against itself, so each result is a like-for-like pair. These results are separate from theoretical compute specifications.

4K

GeForce RTX 5090 is 32% faster than GeForce RTX 4090

  1. GeForce RTX 5090 100 index, fastest
  2. GeForce RTX 4090 75.7 index, 24% behind fastest

Relative gaming performance, fastest at 100%. Geometric mean across 16 games measured on every card.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, DDR5-6000 MHz RAM

  • GeForce RTX 5090
  • GeForce RTX 4090

Game scale: 0 to 200 FPS, shared by every game and GPU at this resolution

  1. Alan Wake 2

    High, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 92 FPS1% low 72 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 72 FPS1% low 60 FPS

  2. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Remake

    Ultra, Upscaling, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 60 FPS1% low 51 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 47 FPS1% low 41 FPS

  3. Battlefield 6

    Overkill, Ray Tracing, Visible Unspecified

    • GeForce RTX 5090 106 FPS1% low 82 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 88 FPS1% low 66 FPS

  4. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 79 FPS1% low 65 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 57 FPS1% low 49 FPS

  5. Crimson Desert

    Ultra, Not reported

    • GeForce RTX 5090 107 FPS1% low 92 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 81 FPS1% low 69 FPS

  6. Cyberpunk 2077

    Ultra, Ray Tracing, Visible Unspecified; Upscaling, DLAA

    • GeForce RTX 5090 63 FPS1% low 50 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 54 FPS1% low 42 FPS

  7. Death Stranding 2

    Very high, Ray Tracing, Visible Unspecified; Upscaling, DLAA

    • GeForce RTX 5090 92 FPS1% low 73 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 67 FPS1% low 54 FPS

  8. Forza Horizon 6

    Ultra, Ray Tracing, Visible Unspecified; Upscaling, DLAA

    • GeForce RTX 5090 148 FPS1% low 128 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 112 FPS1% low 97 FPS

  9. Hogwarts Legacy

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 128 FPS1% low 117 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 92 FPS1% low 87 FPS

  10. Horizon Forbidden West

    Very high, Upscaling, DLAA

    • GeForce RTX 5090 117 FPS1% low 86 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 91 FPS1% low 74 FPS

  11. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

    Ultra, Not reported

    • GeForce RTX 5090 103 FPS1% low 87 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 74 FPS1% low 65 FPS

  12. Pragmata

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 139 FPS1% low 134 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 103 FPS1% low 100 FPS

  13. Red Dead Redemption II

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 170 FPS1% low 140 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 130 FPS1% low 106 FPS

  14. Resident Evil Requiem

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 107 FPS1% low 89 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 80 FPS1% low 65 FPS

  15. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

    Ultra, Upscaling, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 80 FPS1% low 64 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 62 FPS1% low 52 FPS

  16. The Last of Us Part II Remastered

    Very high, Ray Tracing, Visible Unspecified; Upscaling, DLAA

    • GeForce RTX 5090 133 FPS1% low 115 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 90 FPS1% low 81 FPS
Settings, methodology and sources

PC Tech Vault reports reviewed numbers extracted from source video evidence. It does not claim a controlled lab environment. Each game is compared only against itself under one identical condition on every card, so a set may span quality presets while every individual comparison stays exact. A game measured at more than one preset contributes once. Upscaling techniques differ between vendors and are recorded per game rather than treated as a shared setting.

Alan Wake 2
High, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Remake
Ultra, Upscaling, On
Battlefield 6
Overkill, Ray Tracing, Visible Unspecified
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Crimson Desert
Ultra, Not reported
Cyberpunk 2077
Ultra, Ray Tracing, Visible Unspecified; Upscaling, DLAA
Death Stranding 2
Very high, Ray Tracing, Visible Unspecified; Upscaling, DLAA
Forza Horizon 6
Ultra, Ray Tracing, Visible Unspecified; Upscaling, DLAA
Hogwarts Legacy
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Horizon Forbidden West
Very high, Upscaling, DLAA
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Ultra, Not reported
Pragmata
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Red Dead Redemption II
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Resident Evil Requiem
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Ultra, Upscaling, On
The Last of Us Part II Remastered
Very high, Ray Tracing, Visible Unspecified; Upscaling, DLAA
  • 91 FPS: RX 9070 XT VS RTX 4090+ Ryzen™ 7 9800X3D : TEST IN 20 GAMES , source page
  • RTX 5080 vs RTX 4090 vs RTX 5090 - Test in 12 Games - 4K_2
  • RX 9070 XT vs RTX 4090 - Test in 10 Games with New Drivers 2026 _ 1080p

Advanced provenance

Memory transfer rate
6000 MT/s
91 FPS: RX 9070 XT VS RTX 4090+ Ryzen™ 7 9800X3D : TEST IN 20 GAMES
7a3e1205e83bd722195c37e4c3bfea3df0cda09337f15d6ce06b70d40d4fae4b
RTX 5080 vs RTX 4090 vs RTX 5090 - Test in 12 Games - 4K_2
b1299f81c403e7415a512275a6c89691586738f5768ea71a3718c08fe87f558c
RX 9070 XT vs RTX 4090 - Test in 10 Games with New Drivers 2026 _ 1080p
50b11ff5f15b6058c0de8b8279e5ab4217f7d5982e47aed32fb706d3123441fb

1440p

GeForce RTX 5090 is 29% faster than GeForce RTX 4090

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

Relative gaming performance, fastest at 100%. Geometric mean across 8 games measured on every card.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, DDR5-6000 MHz RAM

  • GeForce RTX 5090
  • GeForce RTX 4090

Game scale: 0 to 250 FPS, shared by every game and GPU at this resolution

  1. Alan Wake 2

    High, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 157 FPS1% low 125 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 122 FPS1% low 93 FPS

  2. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 97 FPS1% low 79 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 73 FPS1% low 60 FPS

  3. Cyberpunk 2077

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 216 FPS1% low 144 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 159 FPS1% low 119 FPS

  4. Forza Horizon 6

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 192 FPS1% low 141 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 153 FPS1% low 129 FPS

  5. Hogwarts Legacy

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 214 FPS1% low 188 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 164 FPS1% low 160 FPS

  6. Pragmata

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 224 FPS1% low 213 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 169 FPS1% low 149 FPS

  7. Red Dead Redemption II

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 233 FPS1% low 194 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 196 FPS1% low 163 FPS

  8. Resident Evil Requiem

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 170 FPS1% low 133 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 134 FPS1% low 107 FPS
Settings, methodology and sources

PC Tech Vault reports reviewed numbers extracted from source video evidence. It does not claim a controlled lab environment. Each game is compared only against itself under one identical condition on every card, so a set may span quality presets while every individual comparison stays exact. A game measured at more than one preset contributes once. Upscaling techniques differ between vendors and are recorded per game rather than treated as a shared setting.

Alan Wake 2
High, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Cyberpunk 2077
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Forza Horizon 6
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Hogwarts Legacy
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Pragmata
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Red Dead Redemption II
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Resident Evil Requiem
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
  • 91 FPS: RX 9070 XT VS RTX 4090+ Ryzen™ 7 9800X3D : TEST IN 20 GAMES , source page

Advanced provenance

Memory transfer rate
6000 MT/s
91 FPS: RX 9070 XT VS RTX 4090+ Ryzen™ 7 9800X3D : TEST IN 20 GAMES
7a3e1205e83bd722195c37e4c3bfea3df0cda09337f15d6ce06b70d40d4fae4b

1080p

GeForce RTX 5090 is 19% faster than GeForce RTX 4090

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

Relative gaming performance, fastest at 100%. Geometric mean across 8 games measured on every card.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, DDR5-6000 MHz RAM

  • GeForce RTX 5090
  • GeForce RTX 4090

Game scale: 0 to 300 FPS, shared by every game and GPU at this resolution

  1. Alan Wake 2

    High, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 208 FPS1% low 156 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 166 FPS1% low 139 FPS

  2. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 132 FPS1% low 108 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 107 FPS1% low 86 FPS

  3. Cyberpunk 2077

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 258 FPS1% low 172 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 247 FPS1% low 163 FPS

  4. Forza Horizon 6

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 227 FPS1% low 159 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 187 FPS1% low 142 FPS

  5. Hogwarts Legacy

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 288 FPS1% low 256 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 238 FPS1% low 230 FPS

  6. Pragmata

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 287 FPS1% low 281 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 228 FPS1% low 218 FPS

  7. Red Dead Redemption II

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 262 FPS1% low 218 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 234 FPS1% low 191 FPS

  8. Resident Evil Requiem

    Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On

    • GeForce RTX 5090 211 FPS1% low 159 FPS
    • GeForce RTX 4090 181 FPS1% low 143 FPS
Settings, methodology and sources

PC Tech Vault reports reviewed numbers extracted from source video evidence. It does not claim a controlled lab environment. Each game is compared only against itself under one identical condition on every card, so a set may span quality presets while every individual comparison stays exact. A game measured at more than one preset contributes once. Upscaling techniques differ between vendors and are recorded per game rather than treated as a shared setting.

Alan Wake 2
High, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Cyberpunk 2077
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Forza Horizon 6
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Hogwarts Legacy
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Pragmata
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Red Dead Redemption II
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
Resident Evil Requiem
Ultra, Rendering Mode, Native, On
  • 91 FPS: RX 9070 XT VS RTX 4090+ Ryzen™ 7 9800X3D : TEST IN 20 GAMES , source page

Advanced provenance

Memory transfer rate
6000 MT/s
91 FPS: RX 9070 XT VS RTX 4090+ Ryzen™ 7 9800X3D : TEST IN 20 GAMES
7a3e1205e83bd722195c37e4c3bfea3df0cda09337f15d6ce06b70d40d4fae4b