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
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 (339 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+19%)
AVG 189 FPS
MIN 164 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 159 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+22%)
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+33%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+19%)
AVG 189 FPS
MIN 164 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 159 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+22%)
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+33%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+24%)
AVG 190 FPS
MIN 172 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 153 FPS
MIN 136 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+18%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 119 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+13%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+21%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+20%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+33%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+23%)
AVG 199 FPS
MIN 183 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 162 FPS
MIN 146 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+31%)
AVG 164 FPS
MIN 149 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+36%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+12%)
AVG 218 FPS
MIN 195 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 173 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+33%)
AVG 192 FPS
MIN 178 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 144 FPS
MIN 129 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+39%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
Winner
Loser
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta
8 2026 • Action Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+31%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+33%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+34%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 339 benchmarks across 88 games
148
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
VS
+30.6%
113
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
315
Wins
148
Avg FPS
126
Min FPS
93%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
113
Avg FPS
95
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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