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RTX 5090 Review Thread

HeisenbergFX4

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Yeah their 5090 prebuilt are not cheap though I think they 5080s are decently priced

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StereoVsn

Gold Member
Yeah their 5090 prebuilt are not cheap though I think they 5080s are decently priced

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That is almost downright reasonable. They probably cheap out on PSU, RAM and Motherboard though to cut some corners. And SSD is likely to be a less expensive version without DRAM cache.

Still, that’s a good overall price.
 

Schnauzer

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This was very interesting. Lower the power limit by 10% and you only lose a couple % of performance. Drop it 30% and you only lose like 8% performance, and it consumes less power than a 4090.


Yes, RTX 40 series undervolts differently.

In my case I saw 50-60W less power usage with UV and that's not a big difference to me. Also in certain games like Metro Exodus (at 4K with RT) not even UV reduced my GPU power usage (for some strange reason). Only power limit at 70% did it, but then my performance went from 85fps to 63fps so I said to myself fu** that, I'm not going to limit performance on my PC that much for just 50-60W.

What's interesting my power bills have not even increased compared to my previous PC (GTX1080) and I was sure it will be the case. The RTX4080S can draw up to 315W, but it's usually well under 300W. Some games can draw as little as 230W even at 99% usage (GTA4). I often play older games, so my RTX4080S can sometimes only draw 50-60W when running games with the same settings as my old GTX1080 OC at 220W. The RTX4080S is more power hungry, but also much faster than my old GTX1080, so it doesnt need to use it's full power budged as often.

I suggest playing with your settings/curve. I am at 80% power output. My cards temps reduced to the point where I generally do not hear it (fans run low due to better temps). Using benchmarks apps I average about 99.1% of the performance for 80% of the power usage. I did OC the memory a bit. I might have a better card though...
 
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cormack12

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I just got a 12GB card and I’ve got several games that saturate it at 1080p. Anyone buying a 12GB 5000 card is in for a rough go. I don’t think they will age well. 12GB is insane for a 5070.
You can see the strategy for Nvidia.

Smash rendering resolution to lower frame buffer memory, and then use NTC to squash the textures compressing the vram footprint further. Snake oil. Push back needs to start now.
 
I suggest playing with your settings/curve. I am at 80% power output. My cards temps reduced to the point where I generally do not hear it (fans run low due to better temps). Using benchmarks apps I average about 99.1% of the performance for 80% of the power usage. I did OC the memory a bit. I might have a better card though...
Here's my UV results

My OC settings 2925MHz (59.9TF 820GB/s memory bandwidth), GPU temp during built in benchmark between 66-67C, power draw between 285-295W. I wonder how many fps the RTX4090 has with similar settings.

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Stock settings (56.2TF 736GB/s memory bandwidth), temp 64-65C, power draw 275-285W

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UV settings (stock core and memory clock), temp 59-61C, powerdraw 220-235W. The game runs comparable to the default settings, but I noticed a stutter during the benchmark start (visible in this graph). IDK if UV caused this, but I have noticed it.


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My RTX4080S is dead quiet at 99% GPU usage, regardless of core frequency. Even coil whine is extremely subtle compared to my previous GPUs. I think coolers on the RTX4080S cards are too big and can be considered overkill for this chip. The temperatures are very low even after OC. On my old 8800Ultra I had around 85C and the card worked fine for years, so I think anything below 70C is great.
 
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simpatico

Member
You can see the strategy for Nvidia.

Smash rendering resolution to lower frame buffer memory, and then use NTC to squash the textures compressing the vram footprint further. Snake oil. Push back needs to start now.
Hence why after owning every xx80 between the 280 and 1080, I just bought a used 6750xt.
 

JohnnyFootball

GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
DLSS4 has been super impressive so far. I checked it out in Cyberpunk and looks quite a bit better.

Eventhough I’ve swapped the DLL files in Indiana Jones, im going to wait until the new patch with full DLSS4 support comes out.
 

peish

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Here’s hoping Nvidia will do a 12 months time refresh with 5080ti and 5090ti on 3nm, with at least 480w tdp limits

Im not hopeful times have changed, AI bros will fomo any Nvidia gpu and supply will never catch up for Jensen to worry about weak gains

Its jover for gamers
 

simpatico

Member
Here's my thing. How many games that demand a 5 series are even going to drop before the 6 series? Doom's is probably pretty easy to run. Hell even the Rockstar engine was really nice in efficient the last time we saw it in RDR2. Frostbite is dead. RED Engine no longer exists (rip). That informed a lot of me going the budget/used route. If I'm lucky I'll be playing six brand new AAA releases per year. That's a very optimistic figure. The rest of game releases I'll be able to max out no prob with the 6750. I get 150fps in Uncharted 4 and TLOU maxed. Hell I can even ray trace Silent Hill 2 if I use FSR.

For my resolution (1080p) it didn't make a lot of sense to go half measures. You either go 4080 Super, or IMO, used budget range like I did. Game engines seem to be in a big transitionary phase, and I'll wait to see where they land before I make an investment beyond the "impulse" dollar range.
 
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Black_Stride

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Thats bad.
I thought/hoped for Nvidias sake it would atleast clear the 4090 easy work.
But this is embarassing.

I imagine a 4080Ti would trump this card easy work.

My decision to skip the RTX 50s looking better and better.
Ive got no real upgrade path.


Well might as well wait for the RTX60s or the Super Node shrink if they manage it.
This looks abysmal:

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FingerBang

Member
Personally was too busy waging console war to bother with PC gaming. I've retired now so i'm back in the game.
You did what you had to do, brother. I don't believe you have retired; it's just a break. The PS6 will eventually come out, and you must prove the green rats wrong. I will also invite you to go into the Switch 2 threads now and then to show them who the home console boss really is.
A lot of us don`t actively wait for GPUs. If it wasn`t for my monitor setup I´d not even look at the 5xxx series now.
I get your point, but I disagree. The value of this card is still awful. If you have to choose between a 4080 and a 5080 now for the same price, sure, the 5080 seems marginally better. But objectively, it's a bad deal for people coming from the 3000 series, too.

If we had a real performance bump, you'd be able to get 4090 performance for the same price. You're getting, more or less, the same as 2 years ago for more or less the same price.
 

//DEVIL//

Member
You did what you had to do, brother. I don't believe you have retired; it's just a break. The PS6 will eventually come out, and you must prove the green rats wrong. I will also invite you to go into the Switch 2 threads now and then to show them who the home console boss really is.

I get your point, but I disagree. The value of this card is still awful. If you have to choose between a 4080 and a 5080 now for the same price, sure, the 5080 seems marginally better. But objectively, it's a bad deal for people coming from the 3000 series, too.

If we had a real performance bump, you'd be able to get 4090 performance for the same price. You're getting, more or less, the same as 2 years ago for more or less the same price.
I am not following that logic.

Yes I agree as gen to gen improvement is not high. But it does have new technology/ still faster than the original 4080/ cheaper than the original 4080.


Sure it’s same price as 4080s. But that card was released last year. I am not sure how much of a gab in terms of power you are expecting when it’s been known for a year now that this gen will still use the same node as 4000 series.

You don’t have to buy the 5000 series if you are happy with your current gpu. I am using a spare 3080ti because I sold the 4090 and want a 5090. But the truth is if I don’t get one guess what? My 3080ti still plays my games fine lol. Beauty of PC man
 
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I get your point, but I disagree. The value of this card is still awful.
oof let`s not go down this rabbit hole. Since the crypto boom and the ai boom after it the word "value" in regards to GPUs is something best avoided.
We´re talking about a company with 70+% margin after all, so no matter how you look at it the consumer is always getting fucked here.
I´m pragmatically looking at a ~50% uplift from my 3080 with the 5080 for ~1k and that`s simply what I have to live with since there is no competition and no node shrink from TSMC.
Would more be better? ofc, but no one can offer it atm so not really worth discussing.
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SolidQ

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It's just a shame the 7900XTX turns to dogshit when asked to do anything other than raster, as it would still make a good card at a (relatively) decent price with plenty of VRAM
AMD just can do GDDR7 version 9070XT 24GB(3gb modules) add 12-15% perf, tie with 5080, and sell for like 800$. Only question want LiSa to do GDDR7 version...
 
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You did what you had to do, brother. I don't believe you have retired; it's just a break. The PS6 will eventually come out, and you must prove the green rats wrong. I will also invite you to go into the Switch 2 threads now and then to show them who the home console boss really is.

I get your point, but I disagree. The value of this card is still awful. If you have to choose between a 4080 and a 5080 now for the same price, sure, the 5080 seems marginally better. But objectively, it's a bad deal for people coming from the 3000 series, too.

If we had a real performance bump, you'd be able to get 4090 performance for the same price. You're getting, more or less, the same as 2 years ago for more or less the same price.
Ampere's GPUs are still fast and offer at least console-like quality (much better if we take DLSS technology into account). The biggest problem with RTX 30 series cards are VRAM. The RTX3090 have plenty of VRAM, but most RTX30 GPUs are VRAM limited in a lot of games and that's a real problem, so upgrading even to 4070tiSuper would make sense to a lot of RTX30 owners, yet alone something like RTX5070ti, or RTX5080.

"Ada Lovelace" GPUs absolutely destroy "Ampere" in PT games (even without FGx2), and I think we will see more and more PT games.

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FingerBang

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I am not following that logic.

Yes I agree as gen to gen improvement is not high. But it does have new technology/ still faster than the original 4080/ cheaper than the original 4080.


Sure it’s same price as 4080s. But that card was released last year. I am not sure how much of a gab in terms of power you are expecting when it’s been known for a year now that this gen will still use the same node as 4000 series.

You don’t have to buy the 5000 series if you are happy with your current gpu. I am using a spare 3080ti because I sold the 4090 and want a 5090. But the truth is if I don’t get one guess what? My 3080ti still plays my games fine lol. Beauty of PC man
Is the 5080 a bad card? Fuck no, it still offers excellent performance. But it's still disappointing as a next-generation card if it's the same performance as a 4080, which was released in 2022, not last year. You may be thinking of the Super, which also had the same performance, it was just a price cut.

oof let`s not go down this rabbit hole. Since the crypto boom and the ai boom after it the word "value" in regards to GPUs is something best avoided.
We´re talking about a company with 70+% margin after all, so no matter how you look at it the consumer is always getting fucked here.
I´m pragmatically looking at a ~50% uplift from my 3080 with the 5080 for ~1k and that`s simply what I have to live with since there is no competition and no node shrink from TSMC.
Would more be better? ofc, but no one can offer it atm so not really worth discussing.
I hear you, and I still think it's probably the best card to buy at around $1000. I might get one since I need a second card, and I'm not buying a 5090 at that price. But I was expecting a 5080 to be at least faster than a 4090 and have more than 16GB of RAM. I might even get a discounted 4080 if I can find one.
 

Bojji

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Thats bad.
I thought/hoped for Nvidias sake it would atleast clear the 4090 easy work.
But this is embarassing.

I imagine a 4080Ti would trump this card easy work.

My decision to skip the RTX 50s looking better and better.
Ive got no real upgrade path.


Well might as well wait for the RTX60s or the Super Node shrink if they manage it.
This looks abysmal:

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I told you guys it's gonna be slower than 4090...

This GPU has actual TF advantage over 4080S, 5070ti is on par with 4070tis, I wonder how it will perform...

This also shows that 4080 was not really memory bandwidth starved (same is also true for 4090).
 
Many reviewers refer to the 5090 as the 4090ti, but the RTX4090ti was rumoured to only offer a 10% performance boost comparered to the RTX4090. The RTX5090 offers 35% better performance on average and there are games that show much higher scaling.

Results from techpowerup review:


Cyberpunk 4K raster : 74fps RTX4090, 108fps RTX5090 FE (47% relative difference), 113fps RTX5090 MSI Suprim (52% relative difference).

Ghost Of Tsushima 4K raster : 89fps RTX4090, 129fps RTX5090 FE (45% relative difference), 134fps RTX5090 MSI Suprim (50% relative diffefence).

Like A Dragon 8 4K raster : 89fps RTX4090, 134fps RTX5090 FE (50% relative difference), RTX5090 MSI Suprim (55% relative difference).

Warhammer Space Marine 2 : 88fps RTX4090, 125fps RTX5090 FE (42% relative difference), 133fps RTX5090 MSI Suprim (51% relative diffefence).

TLOU1 Remake : 76fps RTX4090, 108fps RTX5090 FE (42% relative difference), 112fps RTX5090 MSI Suprim (47% relative difference).

The RTX5090 can even double the results of RTX4090 in memory bandwidth limited test. Youtuber zWORMz benchmarked 5090 in RDR2 at 4K max settings with MSAAx8 and this card was twice as fast compared to 4090.



Newer games will use neural rendering features and memory bandwidth will be crucial, so I think the gap between the RTX4090 and RTX5090 will only widen.

The 5090 is overpriced and won't even appeal to enthusiast gamers, but it offers unrivalled performance, so I can see why rich people are willing to buy it. The RTX5090 offers performance as 4080S in SLI, so I'm very impressed. Of course it also doubles TDP and the price :p, so I'm not even thinking about upgrade. However, if the RTX6080 offers the same performance for $1000 and 300 TDP, I will definitely consider upgrading my GPU.
 
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FingerBang

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Many reviewers refer to the 5090 as the 4090ti, but the RTX4090ti was rumoured to only offer a 10% performance boost comparered to the RTX4090. The RTX5090 offers 35% better performance on average (techpowerup results) and there are games that show much higher scaling.
They call it 4090ti because there seem to be no architectural gains. 30% bigger, 30ish% more performance (we've seen it going from 25 to 35, so I'm averaging all of that), for 25% more of the price.
The 4090 offered 70% better performance for a 5% price increase. It offered a significantly better cost per frame. It was also much faster and cheaper than the 3090ti.

This doesn't mean the 5090 is a bad card. It's still the most powerful card you can get today. It reminds me a lot of the 2080ti at launch (which also felt crazy expensive back then, go figure)
 
They call it 4090ti because there seem to be no architectural gains. 30% bigger, 30ish% more performance (we've seen it going from 25 to 35, so I'm averaging all of that), for 25% more of the price.
The 4090 offered 70% better performance for a 5% price increase. It offered a significantly better cost per frame. It was also much faster and cheaper than the 3090ti.

This doesn't mean the 5090 is a bad card. It's still the most powerful card you can get today. It reminds me a lot of the 2080ti at launch (which also felt crazy expensive back then, go figure)
In raster games, Nvidia has not been able to improve performance without increasing power consumption and cost, but perhaps upcoming games that use natural features will benefit from the new architecture.

But if we ignore the cost and power consumption, the RTX5090 is a fantastic card. If I won millions in the lottery I'd buy it without thinking too much about its value 😅. This thing will last 10 years if not more becasue TSMC hit the node wall. IMO not even the PS6Pro will be as fast. In that perspective even the price $2000 isnt that bad (around $17 per month for 10 years).

When it comes to average performance, I like to look at the TechPowerUp benchmarks because they include data from a large number of games.

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According to the data in this chart (average fps from 25 raster games at 4K) the RTX4090 offered 70% higher performance than the RTX3090 and 51% compared to the 3090ti. The RTX5090 FE offers 35% better performance compared to the RTX4090. MSI suprim 5090 is 39% faster. Of course, 35% on average means it can be lower, but some games already scale much higher than that.
 
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