GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX 590

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 590 and GeForce RTX 5090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 590
2011
3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) GDDR5, 365 Watt
8.30

RTX 5090 outperforms GTX 590 by a whopping 1105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking5001
Place by popularitynot in top-10059
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.7511.28
Power efficiency1.6412.54
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGF110GB202
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date24 March 2011 (13 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 5090 has 1404% better value for money than GTX 590.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores102421760
Core clock speed607 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2407 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)365 Watt575 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate38.911,637
Floating-point processing power1.244 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs48176
TMUs64680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length279 mm304 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)32 GB
Memory bus width768-bit (384-bit per GPU)512 Bit
Memory clock speed1707 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth327.7 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsThree Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA+10.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 590 8.30
RTX 5090 100.00
+1105%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 590 3341
RTX 5090 40367
+1108%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p47
−1070%
550−600
+1070%
Full HD108
−91.7%
207
+91.7%
1200p112
−1061%
1300−1350
+1061%
1440p14−16
−1214%
184
+1214%
4K10−12
−1310%
141
+1310%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.47
+49.2%
9.66
−49.2%
1440p49.93
−360%
10.86
+360%
4K69.90
−393%
14.18
+393%
  • GTX 590 has 49% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 has 360% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 has 393% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1187%
190−200
+1187%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−1076%
200−210
+1076%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−318%
110−120
+318%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1187%
190−200
+1187%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−1076%
200−210
+1076%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−1043%
400−450
+1043%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−981%
220−230
+981%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−604%
160−170
+604%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−550%
150−160
+550%
Valorant 30−35
−1472%
500−550
+1472%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−318%
110−120
+318%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1187%
190−200
+1187%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−1076%
200−210
+1076%
Dota 2 30−35
−461%
170−180
+461%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−330%
159
+330%
Fortnite 50−55
−504%
300−350
+504%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−1043%
400−450
+1043%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−981%
220−230
+981%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−1029%
350−400
+1029%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−604%
160−170
+604%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−216%
210−220
+216%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−550%
150−160
+550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−569%
170−180
+569%
Valorant 30−35
−1472%
500−550
+1472%
World of Tanks 120−130
−116%
270−280
+116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−318%
110−120
+318%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1247%
202
+1247%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−1076%
200−210
+1076%
Dota 2 30−35
−1029%
350−400
+1029%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−319%
150−160
+319%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−1043%
400−450
+1043%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−981%
220−230
+981%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−216%
210−220
+216%
Valorant 30−35
−1472%
500−550
+1472%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 10−12
−1327%
150−160
+1327%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−1096%
550−600
+1096%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1229%
90−95
+1229%
World of Tanks 60−65
−719%
500−550
+719%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−444%
85−90
+444%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1043%
80−85
+1043%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−789%
160−170
+789%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1058%
220−230
+1058%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−1238%
170−180
+1238%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−853%
140−150
+853%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−1067%
140−150
+1067%
Valorant 21−24
−1782%
400−450
+1782%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−1640%
174
+1640%
Dota 2 18−20
−858%
180−190
+858%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−1058%
220−230
+1058%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−3240%
167
+3240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−736%
200−210
+736%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−967%
60−65
+967%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−1058%
220−230
+1058%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−1200%
90−95
+1200%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−450%
55
+450%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Dota 2 18−20
−1058%
220−230
+1058%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−950%
100−110
+950%
Fortnite 9−10
−967%
95−100
+967%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−1767%
110−120
+1767%
Valorant 8−9
−2938%
240−250
+2938%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 183
+0%
183
+0%

This is how GTX 590 and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 1070% faster in 900p
  • RTX 5090 is 92% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 1061% faster in 1200p
  • RTX 5090 is 1214% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 1310% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 3240% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is ahead in 44 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 100.00
Recency 24 March 2011 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 32 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 575 Watt

GTX 590 has 57.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 1104.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 590 in performance tests.


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