GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX TITAN Z

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Aggregate performance score

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

GTX TITAN Z
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 375 Watt
19.92

RTX 5090 outperforms GTX TITAN Z by a whopping 338% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX TITAN Z GTX TITAN Z
RTX 5090 RTX 5090

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2532
Place by popularitynot in top-10013
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.95
Power efficiency4.2012.00
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGK110BGB202
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 May 2014 (10 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,999 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX TITAN Z and RTX 5090 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores5760 ×221760
Core clock speed705 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)375 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate210.2 ×21,637
Floating-point processing power5.046 TFLOPS ×2104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs48 ×2176
TMUs240 ×2680
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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width3-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-pin

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 amount12 GB ×232 GB
Memory bus width768-bit (384-bit per GPU) ×2512 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth672 GB/s ×21.79 TB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

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.

GTX TITAN Z 19.92
RTX 5090 87.32
+338%

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 TITAN Z 8904
RTX 5090 39035
+338%

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:

Full HD50−55
−376%
238
+376%
1440p45−50
−347%
201
+347%
4K35−40
−349%
157
+349%

Cost per frame, $

1080p59.98
−614%
8.40
+614%
1440p66.64
−570%
9.95
+570%
4K85.69
−573%
12.73
+573%
  • RTX 5090 has 614% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 has 570% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 has 573% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 69
+0%
69
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 358
+0%
358
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 202
+0%
202
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 327
+0%
327
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 128
+0%
128
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 167
+0%
167
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 386
+0%
386
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

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

  • RTX 5090 is 376% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 347% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 349% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 19.92 87.32
Recency 28 May 2014 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt 575 Watt

GTX TITAN Z has 53.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 338.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

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

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