GeForce RTX 5090 vs T1000

Place in the ranking	293	2
Place by popularity	not in top-100	57
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	10.84
Power efficiency	27.26	12.00
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	TU117	GB202
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	6 May 2021 (3 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

no data

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 cores	896	21760
Core clock speed	1065 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	1395 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	78.12	1,637
Floating-point processing power	2.5 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	176
TMUs	56	680
Tensor Cores	no data	680
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	170

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	1.79 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 Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	1x 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.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.4
CUDA	7.5	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.

T1000 17.08

RTX 5090 86.45
+406%

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.

T1000 7636

RTX 5090 38659
+406%

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 HD	57 −305%	231 +305%
1440p	35−40 −451%	193 +451%
4K	30−35 −407%	152 +407%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	8.65
1440p	no data	10.36
4K	no data	13.15

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	45−50 −412%	250−260 +412%
Counter-Strike 2	45 −373%	210−220 +373%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −515%	240−250 +515%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	45−50 −412%	250−260 +412%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −153%	190−200 +153%
Counter-Strike 2	34 −526%	210−220 +526%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −515%	240−250 +515%
Far Cry 5	62 −248%	210−220 +248%
Fortnite	95−100 −205%	300−350 +205%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −353%	300−350 +353%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −381%	250−260 +381%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −153%	170−180 +153%
Valorant	140−150 −382%	650−700 +382%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	45−50 −412%	250−260 +412%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −153%	190−200 +153%
Counter-Strike 2	28 −661%	210−220 +661%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	220−230 −22.5%	270−280 +22.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −515%	240−250 +515%
Far Cry 5	57 −279%	210−220 +279%
Fortnite	95−100 −205%	300−350 +205%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −353%	300−350 +353%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −381%	250−260 +381%
Grand Theft Auto V	77 −126%	170−180 +126%
Metro Exodus	35 −97.1%	69 +97.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −153%	170−180 +153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 −580%	400−450 +580%
Valorant	140−150 −382%	650−700 +382%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −153%	190−200 +153%
Counter-Strike 2	24 −742%	202 +742%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −515%	240−250 +515%
Far Cry 5	53 −308%	210−220 +308%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −353%	300−350 +353%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −400%	260−270 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −153%	170−180 +153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 −900%	350 +900%
Valorant	140−150 −382%	650−700 +382%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

95−100

−205%

300−350
+205%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −815%	183 +815%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	130−140 −282%	500−550 +282%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −428%	160−170 +428%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −742%	202 +742%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −2.3%	170−180 +2.3%
Valorant	170−180 −174%	450−500 +174%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −270%	190−200 +270%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −812%	150−160 +812%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −390%	200−210 +390%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −551%	300−350 +551%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −400%	170−180 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −970%	321 +970%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

40−45

−251%

150−160
+251%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	14−16 −753%	128 +753%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1833%	174 +1833%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −450%	180−190 +450%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −1013%	167 +1013%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −1300%	378 +1300%
Valorant	100−110 −216%	300−350 +216%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −386%	130−140 +386%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −511%	55 +511%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1014%	75−80 +1014%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −745%	160−170 +745%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −824%	300−350 +824%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −433%	95−100 +433%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

18−20

−316%

75−80
+316%

This is how T1000 and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 305% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 451% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 407% 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 1833% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 5090 surpassed T1000 in all 61 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.08	86.45
Recency	6 May 2021	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	575 Watt

T1000 has 1050% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 406.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the T1000 in performance tests.

Be aware that T1000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.