NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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Key differences
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Memory bandwidth (1792 GB/s vs 1008 GB/s)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has lower Slot width (2.5 slots vs 3.5 slots)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher VRAM (32 GB vs 24 GB)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Memory bus width (512 bit vs 384 bit)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Shading cores (21,760 vs 16,384)
Full spec comparison
Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Performance
VRAM24 GB32 GB▲
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR7
Memory bus width384 bit512 bit▲
Memory bandwidth1008 GB/s1792 GB/s▲
Shading cores16,38421,760▲
RT cores128170▲
Tensor / AI cores512680▲
Base clock2235 MHz▲2010 MHz
Boost clock2520 MHz▲2410 MHz
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 3 (Frame Generation)DLSS 4 (Multi Frame Generation)
Power & Size
TDP450 W▲575 W
Recommended PSU850 W▲1000 W
Power connector1× 16-pin (12VHPWR)1× 16-pin (12V-2x6)
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Card length304 mm304 mm
Slot width3.5 slots2.5 slots▲
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.13× DisplayPort 2.1b, 1× HDMI 2.1b