GeForce RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4090 and GeForce RTX 5090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4090
2022
24 GB GDDR6X, 450 Watt
99.75

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking21
Place by popularity859
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.8610.80
Power efficiency15.2412.21
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameAD102GB202
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 4090 has 75% better value for money than RTX 5090.

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 cores1638421760
Core clock speed2235 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed2520 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors76,300 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)450 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate1,2901,637
Floating-point processing power82.58 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs176176
TMUs512680
Tensor Cores512680
Ray Tracing Cores128170

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length304 mm304 mm
Width3-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-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 typeGDDR6XGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount24 GB32 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1313 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth1.01 TB/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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA8.910.1
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.

RTX 4090 99.75
RTX 5090 100.00
+0.3%

  • Passmark

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.

RTX 4090 38434
RTX 5090 38529
+0.2%

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 HD259
+27.6%
203
−27.6%
1440p198
+6.5%
186
−6.5%
4K142
−4.2%
148
+4.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.17
+59.5%
9.85
−59.5%
1440p8.08
+33.1%
10.75
−33.1%
4K11.26
+19.9%
13.51
−19.9%
  • RTX 4090 has 60% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 has 33% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 has 20% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 324
+28.6%
250−260
−28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 212
−0.9%
210−220
+0.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 227
−8.4%
240−250
+8.4%
Atomic Heart 265
+5.2%
250−260
−5.2%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 215
+0.5%
210−220
−0.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 224
−9.8%
240−250
+9.8%
Far Cry 5 209
−5.3%
220−230
+5.3%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 281
+10.6%
250−260
−10.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 650−700
−0.6%
650−700
+0.6%
Atomic Heart 234
−7.7%
250−260
+7.7%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 199
−7.5%
210−220
+7.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 215
−14.4%
240−250
+14.4%
Dota 2 253
+1.2%
250−260
−1.2%
Far Cry 5 201
−9.5%
220−230
+9.5%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 275
+8.3%
250−260
−8.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 229
+232%
69
−232%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 579
+30.7%
400−450
−30.7%
Valorant 650−700
−0.6%
650−700
+0.6%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 185
−9.2%
202
+9.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 211
−16.6%
240−250
+16.6%
Dota 2 224
+1.8%
220−230
−1.8%
Far Cry 5 187
−17.6%
220−230
+17.6%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 305
−14.8%
350
+14.8%
Valorant 680
+0%
650−700
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
−8.3%
183
+8.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 162
−4.3%
160−170
+4.3%
Metro Exodus 180
−12.2%
202
+12.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 159
+0%
150−160
+0%
Far Cry 5 187
−11.2%
200−210
+11.2%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 259
−23.9%
321
+23.9%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Atomic Heart 102
−25.5%
128
+25.5%
Counter-Strike 2 130
−33.8%
174
+33.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 187
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 137
−21.9%
167
+21.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 280
−35%
378
+35%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 38
−44.7%
55
+44.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
+0%
80−85
+0%
Dota 2 227
+3.2%
220−230
−3.2%
Far Cry 5 170
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RTX 4090 and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 28% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 6% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 4% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 232% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5090 is 45% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 7 tests (11%)
  • RTX 5090 is ahead in 24 tests (39%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 99.75 100.00
Recency 20 September 2022 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 32 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 450 Watt 575 Watt

RTX 4090 has 27.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 0.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 4090 and GeForce RTX 5090.

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