GeForce RTX 5090 vs Titan X Pascal

Place in the ranking	160	6
Place by popularity	not in top-100	58
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.86	8.97
Power efficiency	9.33	9.98
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GP102	GB202
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 August 2016 (8 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 5090 has 31% better value for money than Titan X Pascal.

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	3584	21760
Core clock speed	1417 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	1531 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	11,800 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	342.9	1,637
Floating-point processing power	10.97 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	176
TMUs	224	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	267 mm	304 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	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	GDDR5X	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1251 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	480.4 GB/s	1.79 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.4
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.

Titan X Pascal 33.46

RTX 5090 82.26
+146%

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.

Titan X Pascal 13026

RTX 5090 32021
+146%

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	126 −64.3%	207 +64.3%
1440p	75 −145%	184 +145%
4K	58 −143%	141 +143%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	9.52 +1.5%	9.66 −1.5%
1440p	15.99 −47.2%	10.86 +47.2%
4K	20.67 −45.8%	14.18 +45.8%

Titan X Pascal and RTX 5090 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 5090 has 47% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 5090 has 46% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	92 +1433%	6−7 −1433%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 −141%	190−200 +141%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	72 −136%	170−180 +136%
Counter-Strike 2	74 +1133%	6−7 −1133%
Cyberpunk 2077	75 −140%	180−190 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	251 −139%	600−650 +139%
Forza Horizon 5	124 −142%	300−310 +142%
Metro Exodus	150 −133%	350−400 +133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	125 +4067%	3−4 −4067%
Valorant	212 −136%	500−550 +136%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	168 −138%	400−450 +138%
Counter-Strike 2	63 +950%	6−7 −950%
Cyberpunk 2077	65 −131%	150−160 +131%
Dota 2	191 −136%	450−500 +136%
Far Cry 5	146 −8.9%	159 +8.9%
Fortnite	150−160 −126%	350−400 +126%
Forza Horizon 4	194 −132%	450−500 +132%
Forza Horizon 5	113 −139%	270−280 +139%
Grand Theft Auto V	160 −119%	350−400 +119%
Metro Exodus	106 −145%	260−270 +145%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	250 +6150%	4−5 −6150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	58 +1833%	3−4 −1833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +2800%	4−5 −2800%
Valorant	117 −139%	280−290 +139%
World of Tanks	270−280 +3375%	8−9 −3375%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	64 −134%	150−160 +134%
Counter-Strike 2	55 −267%	202 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	55 −136%	130−140 +136%
Dota 2	232 −137%	550−600 +137%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +1417%	6−7 −1417%
Forza Horizon 4	167 −140%	400−450 +140%
Forza Horizon 5	97 −137%	230−240 +137%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	146 +3550%	4−5 −3550%
Valorant	181 −121%	400−450 +121%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	103 −143%	250−260 +143%
Grand Theft Auto V	103 −143%	250−260 +143%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −129%	400−450 +129%
Red Dead Redemption 2	37 −143%	90−95 +143%
World of Tanks	210−220 −130%	500−550 +130%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −131%	150−160 +131%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 −136%	85−90 +136%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +2600%	4−5 −2600%
Forza Horizon 4	122 −138%	290−300 +138%
Forza Horizon 5	72 −136%	170−180 +136%
Metro Exodus	101 −138%	240−250 +138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −132%	130−140 +132%
Valorant	110 +2650%	4−5 −2650%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1143%	174 +1143%
Dota 2	99 +560%	14−16 −560%
Grand Theft Auto V	99 −142%	240−250 +142%
Metro Exodus	36 −364%	167 +364%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	114 −146%	280−290 +146%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 −129%	55−60 +129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 −142%	240−250 +142%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	53 −145%	130−140 +145%
Counter-Strike 2	8 −588%	55 +588%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 −135%	40−45 +135%
Dota 2	160 −119%	350−400 +119%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −129%	110−120 +129%
Fortnite	67 −139%	160−170 +139%
Forza Horizon 4	70 −143%	170−180 +143%
Forza Horizon 5	45 −144%	110−120 +144%
Valorant	58	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

183

+0%

183

+0%

This is how Titan X Pascal and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 64% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 145% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 143% faster in 4K

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Titan X Pascal is 6150% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 1143% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Titan X Pascal is ahead in 13 tests (68%)
RTX 5090 is ahead in 5 tests (26%)
there's a draw in 1 test (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.46	82.26
Recency	2 August 2016	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	575 Watt

Titan X Pascal has 130% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 145.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

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

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