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John Loeffler

Nvidia RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090: we put Nvidia's best graphics cards head-to-head

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

Compute Units: 170
Shaders: 21,760
Ray processors: 170
AI/Tensor processors: 680
Boost clock: 2,407 MHz
Memory type: GDDR7
Memory pool: 32 GB
Memory speed (effective): 28 Gbps
Memory bandwidth: 1,790 GB/s
Bus interface: 512-bit
TGP: 575W
Power connector: 1 x 16-pin
Slot width: Dual

For

  • Best-in-market performance
  • Gaming in 8K is actually possible, even without DLSS 4
  • DLSS 4 is remarkable
  • Excellent dual-slot design
  • Finally, a PCIe 5.0 GPU

Against

  • Ludicrously expensive
  • An absolute glutton for wattage
  • Overkill?
  • You'll need to have a premium gaming PC setup to really take advantage of this card
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

Compute Units: 128
Shaders: 16,384
Ray processors: 128
AI/Tensor processors: 512
Boost clock: 2,520 MHz
Memory type: GDDR6X
Memory pool: 24 GB
Memory speed (effective): 21 Gbps
Memory bandwidth: 1,010 GB/s
Bus interface: 384-bit
TGP: 450W
Power connector: 1 x 16-pin
Slot width: Triple

For

  • Jaw-dropping performance
  • DLSS 3 is game changing
  • Creatives will absolutely love it
  • Outstanding value for a luxury card

Against

  • Still very expensive
  • 16-pin connector will test cable management skills
  • RTX 4080 Super and RX 7900 XTX a better bet for gamers
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