GeForce RTX 5090 vs UHD Graphics 615

Place in the ranking	907	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.23
Power efficiency	9.12	12.46
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	Amber Lake GT2	GB202
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 November 2018 (6 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.

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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 cores	192	21760
Core clock speed	300 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	21.60	1,637
Floating-point processing power	0.3456 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	176
TMUs	24	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	Ring Bus	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	System Shared	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	32 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

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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	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	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.

UHD Graphics 615 1.91

RTX 5090 100.00
+5136%

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.

UHD Graphics 615 764

RTX 5090 40150
+5155%

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	9 −2200%	207 +2200%
1440p	3−4 −6033%	184 +6033%
4K	2−3 −6950%	141 +6950%

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	10−11 −2030%	210−220 +2030%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −5100%	260−270 +5100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2825%	110−120 +2825%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −2030%	210−220 +2030%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −5100%	260−270 +5100%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −4900%	550−600 +4900%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −9750%	190−200 +9750%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1850%	150−160 +1850%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2825%	110−120 +2825%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −2030%	210−220 +2030%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −5100%	260−270 +5100%
Dota 2	4 −4275%	170−180 +4275%
Far Cry 5	7 −2171%	159 +2171%
Fortnite	10−11 −2980%	300−350 +2980%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −4900%	550−600 +4900%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −4900%	200−210 +4900%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −9750%	190−200 +9750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	13 −1554%	210−220 +1554%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1850%	150−160 +1850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1833%	170−180 +1833%
World of Tanks	35−40 −634%	270−280 +634%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2825%	110−120 +2825%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1920%	202 +1920%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −5100%	260−270 +5100%
Dota 2	11 −4900%	550−600 +4900%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −1364%	200−210 +1364%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −4900%	550−600 +4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −975%	210−220 +975%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −4900%	650−700 +4900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −9200%	90−95 +9200%
World of Tanks	12−14 −3869%	500−550 +3869%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	85−90
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4900%	150−160 +4900%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2567%	160−170 +2567%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −11850%	230−240 +11850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −5100%	260−270 +5100%
Valorant	8−9 −7050%	550−600 +7050%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1069%	180−190 +1069%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −4900%	750−800 +4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −4080%	200−210 +4080%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −6300%	60−65 +6300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −4900%	750−800 +4900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −4450%	90−95 +4450%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4900%	100−105 +4900%
Dota 2	16−18 −4900%	800−850 +4900%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −10400%	100−110 +10400%
Fortnite	0−1	95−100
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	160−170
Valorant	2−3 −18100%	350−400 +18100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Valorant	800−850 +0%	800−850 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Valorant	800−850 +0%	800−850 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Valorant	800−850 +0%	800−850 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	183 +0%	183 +0%
Dota 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus

160−170

+0%

160−170

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	174 +0%	174 +0%
Metro Exodus	167 +0%	167 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

+0%

This is how UHD Graphics 615 and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 2200% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 6033% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 6950% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5090 is 18100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5090 is ahead in 30 tests (71%)
there's a draw in 12 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.91	100.00
Recency	7 November 2018	30 January 2025
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	575 Watt

UHD Graphics 615 has 3733.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 5135.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 615 in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 615 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.