Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
332
242
231
183
277
199
191
154
The Witcher 3
366
338
234
127
288
265
187
100
Counter-Strike 2
379
271
209
98
329
244
185
91
Far Cry 6
235
202
198
124
203
182
167
104
Hogwarts Legacy
244
210
167
96
201
164
132
76
COD Modern Warfare 3
337
333
269
184
274
258
221
149
Ghost of Tsushima
221
190
170
114
183
154
137
91
Cyberpunk 2077
259
231
166
77
227
208
143
68
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
334
306
238
128
304
277
215
119
Avg FPS
1080p High301254
1080p Ultra258217
1440p Ultra209175
4K Ultra126106
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
54096
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
42191
Time Spy4751536322
Solar Bay213229186930
Port Royal3752926115
Fire Strike9020072253
Night Raid209016195300
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
419309
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
316301
Background Blur333 frames/s318.9 frames/s
Face Detection298.5 frames/s222.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection21.7 Gpix/sec14.2 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection33.7 Gpix/sec21 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur34.5 Gpix/sec23.9 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.53 Gpix/sec2.38 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching2850 Gpix/sec1950 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics59146.9 fps48090.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
40359
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
38303
G2D Mark14441297
DirectX 11344 fps329 fps
DirectX 12195 fps150 fps
GPU Compute28243 Ops/s27111 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
624.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
615.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1397.2 fps1617.6 fps
Car Chase1150.3 fps1228.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1178.2 fps1234.6 fps
T-Rex4812.3 fps6286 fps
ALU 25992.8 fps15073.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2269.7 fps303.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation5991.712119.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 September, 20, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ada Lovelace
Codename GB202-300-A1 AD102
Price 1999 1599

GPU

GPU Frequency 2017 MHz 2235 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 2520 MHz
Shader Units 21760 16384
TMUs 680 512
ROPs 176 176
Execution Units 170 128
Ray Tracing Cores 170 128
Tensor Cores 680 512
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 88 KB/core 72 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 424 Gpix/sec 444 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 1637 GTex/s 1290 GTex/s
FLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS 82.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 575 W 450 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 750 mm² 609 mm²
Transistor count 92.2 billion 76.3 billion
Transistor density 122.93 MTr/mm² 125.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 2625 MHz
Bus 512 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 21000 MB/s
Memory Size 32 GB 24 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
1792 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
1010 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 10.1 8.9
DisplayPort 2.1a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 3

Results

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Survey

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2 (66.67%)
1 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 3

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