Radeon 890M vs GeForce RTX 5090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 5090 with Radeon 890M, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5090
2025
32 GB GDDR7, 575 Watt
100.00
+391%

RTX 5090 outperforms 890M by a whopping 391% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1258
Place by popularity58not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.55no data
Power efficiency12.54100.00
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameGB202Strix Point
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date30 January 2025 (recently)15 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores217601024
Core clock speed2017 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed2407 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistors92,200 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)575 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate1,637185.6
Floating-point processing power104.8 TFLOPS5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs17632
TMUs68064
Tensor Cores680no data
Ray Tracing Cores17016

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length304 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinNone

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 typeGDDR7System Shared
Maximum RAM amount32 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width512 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1750 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth1.79 TB/sno data
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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1bPortable Device Dependent
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
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan1.41.3
CUDA10.1-

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.

RTX 5090 100.00
+391%
Radeon 890M 20.35

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 5090 41430
+394%
Radeon 890M 8387

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 HD207
+370%
44
−370%
1440p184
+426%
35−40
−426%
4K141
+422%
27−30
−422%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.66no data
1440p10.86no data
4K14.18no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+344%
48
−344%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+72.1%
65−70
−72.1%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+461%
38
−461%
Forza Horizon 5 300−350
+467%
55−60
−467%
Metro Exodus 190−200
+241%
55−60
−241%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+218%
45−50
−218%
Valorant 800−850
+839%
85−90
−839%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+72.1%
65−70
−72.1%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+610%
30
−610%
Dota 2 170−180
+218%
55
−218%
Far Cry 5 159
+224%
49
−224%
Fortnite 300−350
+173%
110−120
−173%
Forza Horizon 5 300−350
+467%
55−60
−467%
Metro Exodus 190−200
+241%
55−60
−241%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+50.3%
140−150
−50.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+218%
45−50
−218%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+152%
65−70
−152%
Valorant 800−850
+839%
85−90
−839%
World of Tanks 270−280
+15.3%
240−250
−15.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+72.1%
65−70
−72.1%
Counter-Strike 2 202
+677%
26
−677%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+200%
70−75
−200%
Forza Horizon 5 300−350
+467%
55−60
−467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+50.3%
140−150
−50.3%
Valorant 800−850
+839%
85−90
−839%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 183
+423%
35−40
−423%
Dota 2 160−170
+383%
35−40
−383%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+365%
20−22
−365%
World of Tanks 500−550
+253%
140−150
−253%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+97.7%
40−45
−97.7%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+162%
60−65
−162%
Forza Horizon 5 230−240
+583%
35−40
−583%
Metro Exodus 160−170
+238%
50−55
−238%
Valorant 550−600
+904%
55−60
−904%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 174
+1482%
10−12
−1482%
Dota 2 180−190
+405%
35−40
−405%
Metro Exodus 167
+882%
16−18
−882%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+217%
65−70
−217%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+357%
14−16
−357%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+314%
21−24
−314%
Counter-Strike 2 55
+400%
10−12
−400%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+275%
27−30
−275%
Fortnite 95−100
+269%
24−27
−269%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+794%
18−20
−794%
Valorant 350−400
+1248%
27−30
−1248%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 4 76
+0%
76
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 4 64
+0%
64
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 55
+0%
55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 55
+0%
55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how RTX 5090 and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 370% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 426% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 422% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 1482% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is ahead in 44 tests (81%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (19%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 100.00 20.35
Recency 30 January 2025 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 575 Watt 15 Watt

RTX 5090 has a 391.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.

Radeon 890M, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 3733.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 890M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop card while Radeon 890M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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