The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 is set to release at the end of the month, and reports are already surfacing regarding the performance gains over last gen.
According to VideoCardz.com, who claims to have spoken to those who are currently hands-on with the new graphics card, the Nvidia RTX 5090 sees roughly a 20% performance improvement over the RTX 4090. The site then says that it will “vary significantly” based on a user’s game, resolution, and general settings.
Aside from speaking to those with the card, synthetic tests for the $2,000 card have also made their way out into the public. The RTX 5090 sees a 36% increase in the FireStrike benchmark while TimeSpy sees a 33% jump and other tests see a 46% increase. Other benchmarks and performance tests will be revealed when embargoes for first reviews lift on January 23.
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|
| GPU Name | Blackwell GB202-300 |
| CUDA Cores | 21760 |
| GPU SMs | 170 |
| Memory Capacity | 32 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| Memory Speed | 28 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 1792 GB/s |
| PCIe Interface | PCIe 5.0×16 |
| TGP | 575W |
| Required System Power | 1000W |
| Power Connector | 1 12V-2×6 (16-Pin) |
| Release Date | January 30 |
| Price | $1,999 |
The RTX 5090 isn’t the only new graphics card coming from Nvidia. The RTX 5080 is also set to launch on January 30 while the RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti will release sometime in February. Those cards range in price from $549 to $999.
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