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NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

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Key differences

  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Memory bandwidth (1792 GB/s vs 576 GB/s)
  • NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation has lower TDP (250 W vs 575 W)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Memory bus width (512 bit vs 256 bit)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Base clock (2010 MHz vs 1155 MHz)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Shading cores (21,760 vs 12,800)

Full spec comparison

Spec
NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Performance
VRAM32 GB32 GB
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR7
Memory bus width256 bit512 bit
Memory bandwidth576 GB/s1792 GB/s
Shading cores12,80021,760
RT cores100170
Tensor / AI cores400680
Base clock1155 MHz2010 MHz
Boost clock2550 MHz2410 MHz
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 3 (apps)DLSS 4 (Multi Frame Generation)
Power & Size
TDP250 W575 W
Recommended PSU650 W1000 W
Power connector1× 16-pin1× 16-pin (12V-2x6)
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Card length267 mm304 mm
Slot width2 slots2.5 slots
Display outputs4× DisplayPort3× DisplayPort 2.1b, 1× HDMI 2.1b

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NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation

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