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 (249 benchmarks)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+18%)
AVG 153 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+22%)
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+20%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+18%)
AVG 173 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 147 FPS
MIN 134 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+15%)
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 129 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+25%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+17%)
AVG 211 FPS
MIN 165 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 180 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+16%)
AVG 181 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 137 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+31%)
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+0%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 (+0%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+8%)
AVG 268 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 248 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+43%)
AVG 198 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+0%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 236 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 (+0%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 236 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+9%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 236 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 258 FPS
MIN 219 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+34%)
AVG 238 FPS
MIN 200 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 177 FPS
MIN 147 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+0%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 (+0%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+24%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 142 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+39%)
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 249 benchmarks across 68 games
141
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
VS
+22.4%
115
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
225
Wins
141
Avg FPS
119
Min FPS
90%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
115
Avg FPS
96
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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