NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
nvidia
Brand32GB GDDR7
Memory21760
Cores1790 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5090
VS
nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory16384
Cores1010 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
32GB GDDR7 575W $2,955.99 Jan 2025
GeForce RTX 5090
$1999 • Jan 2025
VS
GeForce RTX 4090
$1599 • Sep 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24GB GDDR6X 450W $2,591.99 Sep 2022
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 32 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 575 W | 450 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2407 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1790 GB/s | 1010 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 21760 | 16384 |
| RT Cores | 170 | 128 |
| TMUs | 680 | 512 |
| ROPs | 176 | 176 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 423.6 GPixel/s | 443.5 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 1636.8 GTexel/s | 1.01 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 104.8 GFLOPS | 82.58 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 96.00 MB | 72.00 MB |
| Die Size | 750 mm² | 609 mm² |
| Transistors | 92200 Million | 76300 Million |
| Required PSU | 950 W | 850 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
53022 (+26%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
42193
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
419309 (+33%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
316301
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
624.6 FPS (+1%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
615.9 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
39505 (+3%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
38309
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (312 benchmarks)
Gears of War: E-Day Beta
7 2026 • Action, Adventure The Coalition
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+37%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+34%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+38%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beast of Reincarnation
7.6 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG GAME FREAK inc.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+10%)
AVG 163 FPS
MIN 147 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+20%)
AVG 144 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+28%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
Winner
Loser
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Halo: Campaign Evolved
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Halo Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+15%)
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 135 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 131 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+25%)
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 107 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+32%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+22%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+24%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+31%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+22%)
AVG 124 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+20%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+26%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Winner
Loser
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+23%)
AVG 158 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+19%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 111 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+32%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+20%)
AVG 169 FPS
MIN 152 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 141 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+24%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 130 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 107 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+22%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+182%)
AVG 614 FPS
MIN 555 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 218 FPS
MIN 196 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+215%)
AVG 558 FPS
MIN 499 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 177 FPS
MIN 158 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+227%)
AVG 474 FPS
MIN 413 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 125 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+26%)
AVG 186 FPS
MIN 153 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+32%)
AVG 144 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+29%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 312 benchmarks across 80 games
150
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
VS
+31%
114
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
288
Wins
150
Avg FPS
127
Min FPS
92%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
114
Avg FPS
96
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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