GeForce RTX 5090 vs UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5090 outperforms UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) by a whopping 2237% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 728 | 6 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 58 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 8.97 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.98 |
| Architecture | no data | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | GB202 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | no data | 30 January 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 32 | 21760 |
| Core clock speed | 1250 MHz | 2017 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2407 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 575 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1,637 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 104.8 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 176 |
| TMUs | no data | 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 | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1.79 TB/s |
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 | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
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 | 14
−1379%
| 207
+1379%
|
| 1440p | 7−8
−2529%
| 184
+2529%
|
| 4K | 6−7
−2250%
| 141
+2250%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 9.66 |
| 1440p | no data | 10.86 |
| 4K | no data | 14.18 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−2200%
|
230−240
+2200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14
−2043%
|
300−310
+2043%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
−2100%
|
110−120
+2100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 11
−2173%
|
250−260
+2173%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−2186%
|
160−170
+2186%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−2200%
|
230−240
+2200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 7
−2186%
|
160−170
+2186%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16
−894%
|
159
+894%
|
| Fortnite | 20−22
−2150%
|
450−500
+2150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 13
−2208%
|
300−310
+2208%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
−2100%
|
110−120
+2100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7
−2186%
|
160−170
+2186%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5
−2100%
|
110−120
+2100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+700%
|
4−5
−700%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−2186%
|
160−170
+2186%
|
| World of Tanks | 60−65
+675%
|
8−9
−675%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−2200%
|
230−240
+2200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−2144%
|
202
+2144%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+217%
|
6−7
−217%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 15
−2233%
|
350−400
+2233%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
−2100%
|
110−120
+2100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+700%
|
4−5
−700%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−2186%
|
160−170
+2186%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 2−3
−2150%
|
45−50
+2150%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−2233%
|
70−75
+2233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−2192%
|
550−600
+2192%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−2150%
|
45−50
+2150%
|
| World of Tanks | 24−27
−2100%
|
550−600
+2100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−2150%
|
90−95
+2150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2150%
|
90−95
+2150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−2150%
|
90−95
+2150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−2233%
|
140−150
+2233%
|
| Valorant | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−2800%
|
174
+2800%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−2088%
|
350−400
+2088%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−2200%
|
230−240
+2200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−2150%
|
45−50
+2150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−2088%
|
350−400
+2088%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−2233%
|
70−75
+2233%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−817%
|
55
+817%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−2150%
|
90−95
+2150%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2150%
|
45−50
+2150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−2150%
|
45−50
+2150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Valorant | 3−4 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 183
+0%
|
183
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 167
+0%
|
167
+0%
|
This is how UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5090 is 1379% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5090 is 2529% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5090 is 2250% 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 UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) is 700% faster.
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 2800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) is ahead in 12 tests (63%)
- RTX 5090 is ahead in 4 tests (21%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (16%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.52 | 82.26 |
RTX 5090 has a 2236.9% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) in performance tests.
Be aware that UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop 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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