GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 5090

Desktop GPU comparison · NVIDIA vs NVIDIA · 2022 vs 2025

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Why a static comparison: AI search can list each part's spec sheet, but it cannot lay the two side by side with a grounded pick guidance calibrated to your workload. That is what this page does — every number below comes from the vendor datasheet / TechPowerUp entry.

GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 5090 — head to head

MetricGeForce RTX 4090GeForce RTX 5090
Relative tier98/100100/100
TDP / power450 W575 W
Memory24 GB32 GB
Bandwidth1008 GB/s1792 GB/s
Boost clock2520 MHz2407 MHz

Which one should you pick?

The two are within ~2 tier points of each other, so the relative-performance index does not clearly separate them. 32 GB VRAM on the larger card vs 24 GB. Tier is a TweakGearPro planning estimate, not a benchmark — verify with reviews that match your exact workload, resolution and workload mix before buying.

Specs: vendor datasheets / TechPowerUp database, retrieved 2026-08-29. Tier is a TweakGearPro relative performance index (estimate), not a benchmark guarantee.

Full specifications

GeForce RTX 4090

Brand / seriesNVIDIA GeForce RTX 40
Architecture / classAda Lovelace
Launch year2022
Shaders / cores16,384
Memory24 GB GDDR6X · 384-bit · 1008 GB/s
Boost clock2520 MHz
TDP450 W
Relative tier98/100 — Enthusiast flagship

GeForce RTX 5090

Brand / seriesNVIDIA GeForce RTX 50
Architecture / classBlackwell
Launch year2025
Shaders / cores21,760
Memory32 GB GDDR7 · 512-bit · 1792 GB/s
Boost clock2407 MHz
TDP575 W
Relative tier100/100 — Enthusiast flagship

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