GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090 vs MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio

NVIDIA

GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090

Overall performance index

74,8

Rank 2 of 30 tested cards

Faster

NVIDIA

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio

Overall performance index

100,0

Rank 1 of 30 tested cards

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio is 25,2% faster on average

GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090 MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio

Individual tests: GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090 wins 0, MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio wins 41 (41 shared tests)

Performance by resolution

Full HD (1080p) +15,2 % 123,0fps 145,0fps 4K without ray tracing +25,8 % 115,0fps 155,0fps 4K with ray tracing +25,6 % 99,0fps 133,0fps 8K +33,3 % 94,0fps 141,0fps

Game benchmarks

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Avg. Full HD (1080p) – all tested cards

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio +17,9 %

Individual results (22 tests)

3D Mark Fire Strike Extreme Graphic Score 45.499 Punkte 62.516 Punkte +37,4 %

3D Mark Fire Strike Ultra Graphic Score 25.111 Punkte 32.976 Punkte +31,3 %

3D Mark Port Royal v1.32560x1440 26.209 Punkte 38.105 Punkte +45,4 %

3D Mark Port Royal v1.32560x1440 121,3 fps 176,4 fps +45,4 %

3D Mark SpeedWay2560x1440,DX12 Ultimate,fps 101,9 fps 149,1 fps +46,3 %

3D Mark SpeedWay2560x1440,DX12 Ultimate,Score 10.188 Punkte 14.906 Punkte +46,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy Extreme Graphic Score 19.079 Punkte 26.060 Punkte +36,6 %

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark1920x1080, Cinematic,100%, DLSS/FSR, No FrameGeneration,No Raytracing 94,0 fps 110,0 fps +17,0 %

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark1920x1080, Cinematic,100%, DLSS/FSR, No FrameGeneration,Raytracing-Very-High 68,0 fps 87,0 fps +27,9 %

Final Fantasy XV BenchmarkHighest,kein DLSS, 1080p 20.818 Punkte 21.638 Punkte +3,9 %

Fortnite1920x1080 172,7 fps 176,5 fps +2,2 %

Fortnite 1920x1080 P99 240,0 fps 256,8 fps +7,0 %

Fortnite P0.1 53,2 fps 54,3 fps +2,1 %

Geekbench 6.4.0 OpenCL 324.920 Punkte 390.390 Punkte +20,1 %

Geekbench 6.4.0 VULKAN 253.953 Punkte 410.399 Punkte +61,6 %

Metro Exodus P0.1 68,4 fps 82,0 fps +19,9 %

Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark1920x1080, Ultra+NoDLSS,No-Raytracing 122,7 fps 137,6 fps +12,2 %

Synthetische Benchmarks 1.007 Rating 1.393 Rating +38,3 %

Unigine Superposition1080p Extreme 158,5 fps 206,3 fps +30,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme min FPS 125,1 fps 150,1 fps +20,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme max FPS 182,7 fps 281,8 fps +54,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme Punkte 21.191 fps 27.586 fps +30,2 %

Avg. 4K without ray tracing – all tested cards

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio +34,8 %

Individual results (9 tests)

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark3840x2160, Cinematic,50%, DLSS/FSR, No FrameGeneration,No Raytracing 87,0 fps 107,0 fps +23,0 %

Cyberpunk 2077Ultra Preset, 3840x2160 75,5 fps 113,4 fps +50,1 %

Cyberpunk 2077 2.21 Ultra 3840x2160 min 60,0 fps 89,7 fps +49,6 %

Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra 3840x2160 max 95,2 fps 142,3 fps +49,4 %

Final Fantasy XV BenchmarkHighest,kein DLSS,3840x2160 11.215 Punkte 14.058 Punkte +25,3 %

Metro Exodus Ehanced Edition3840x2160 / Extreme 139,4 fps 184,6 fps +32,4 %

Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark3840x2160, Ultra+NoDLSS,No-Raytracing 75,6 fps 94,6 fps +25,1 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderUltra, 3840x2160 183,0 fps 245,0 fps +33,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderUltra, 3840x2160 28.682 fps 38.229 fps +33,3 %

Avg. 4K with ray tracing – all tested cards

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio +34,3 %

Individual results (8 tests)

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark3840x2160, Cinematic,50%, DLSS/FSR, No FrameGeneration,Raytracing-Very-High 65,0 fps 85,0 fps +30,8 %

Cyberpunk 2077Low RayTracing Low OHNE DLSS-FSR, 3840x2160 67,7 fps 100,5 fps +48,4 %

Cyberpunk 2077RayTracing Low DLSS / FSR2.1 3840x2160 121,9 fps 162,9 fps +33,6 %

Cyberpunk 2077 2.21 RayTracing DLSS 3840x2160 min 109,4 fps 143,9 fps +31,5 %

Cyberpunk 2077 2.21 RayTracing Low 3840x2160 min 54,5 fps 81,4 fps +49,6 %

Cyberpunk 2077 Low RayTracing Low 3840x2160 max 85,5 fps 124,3 fps +45,3 %

Cyberpunk 2077 RayTracing DLSS 3840x2160 max 146,8 fps 193,1 fps +31,5 %

Metro Exodus P99. Moscow3840x2160 DXR,Ultra,no DLSS 259,0 fps 273,3 fps +5,5 %

Avg. 8K – all tested cards

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio +50,0 %

Individual results (2 tests)

Unigine Superposition8k Extreme 94,4 fps 140,9 fps +49,2 %

Unigine Superposition 8k Optimized 12.626 fps 18.838 fps +49,2 %

Price / performance

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Specifications

Key details

	GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090	MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Blackwell
Generation	Ada Lovelace	Blackwell
Type	Desktop GPU	Desktop GPU

Detailed specifications

	GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090	MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio
Shader processors (CUDA / stream)	16,384	21,760
Base clock	2,230 MHz	2,010 MHz
Boost clock	2,520 MHz	2,410 MHz
Power draw (TDP/TGP)	450 W	575 W
FP32 performance	83.0 TFLOPS	n/a

VRAM capacity and type

	GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090	MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio
Memory type	GDDR6X	GDDR7
Memory size	24 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	512 Bit

Form factor and compatibility

	GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090	MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio
Interface	PCIe Gen 4	PCIe Gen 5

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