NVIDIA Launches RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7: Over 20K Cores, 2x the Performance of the RTX 4090, $1999

NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 5090 delivers twice the performance of the RTX 4090 for $1999, with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory in a compact dual-slot cooler.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the top-end option Blackwell offers gamers. This graphics card is genuinely powerful and a great fit for both content creators and gamers. NVIDIA put a lot of effort into designing it, so let's look at what you get for a price approaching $2000, the biggest price increase ever for a GeForce GPU.

Built on the new Blackwell GPU architecture, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series uses next-generation hardware technologies such as 5th-generation Tensor Cores, new multithreaded processing units, and 4th-generation ray tracing cores. The new architecture also supports FP4 algorithms for even faster AI processing, which technologies like DLSS 4 can take advantage of.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Graphics Card Specifications

Starting with the details, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 will sit at the top of the lineup. The card is expected to use the PG144/145-SKU30 PCB design and the GB202-300-A1 GPU core. The GPU will have 170 active SMs out of 192 total and 21,760 cores instead of the maximum 24,576. That is a cut of 11.4%, slightly higher than the 11.1% cut the RTX 4090 had relative to the full AD102 die.

On the memory side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a beast, with up to 32 GB of GDDR7 VRAM on a 512-bit interface. The VRAM runs at 30 Gbps, providing up to 1792 GB/s of bandwidth, and a larger L3 cache plus new memory compression techniques will further boost the GPU's overall bandwidth.

The card has a TBP of 575W, though it's worth noting that TBP shouldn't be compared with real-world or in-game power draw, since the actual figure is usually much lower. It also comes with the latest technologies, including PCIe Gen 5.0 support and DisplayPort 2.1b UHBR20 (8K 165Hz), to make the most of newly released QD-OLED monitors.

On performance, NVIDIA says the GeForce RTX 5090 is twice as fast as the RTX 4090 with DLSS 4 in games like Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2, and Black Myth Wukong. In more conventional titles such as Far Cry 6, performance rises by about 30-40% without DLSS.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Arrives as a Founders Edition and in Custom Designs

On the design front, the Founders Edition of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 uses a two-slot, two-fan cooling solution with a dual flow-through design and two fans drawing air in at the front, making it more compact than the RTX 4090. The FE model measures 304mm long and 137mm tall, and it uses liquid metal TIM and a three-layer PCB, a first for a GeForce GPU. Custom versions from manufacturing partners will also be available.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will be the fastest GPUs in this lineup and launch on January 30.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Series Specifications

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