MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio vs GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090

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MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio

Overall performance index

100,0

Rank 1 of 30 tested cards

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GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090

Overall performance index

74,8

Rank 2 of 30 tested cards

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio is 33,8% faster on average

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090

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

Performance by resolution

Full HD (1080p) +17,9 % 145,0fps 123,0fps 4K without ray tracing +34,8 % 155,0fps 115,0fps 4K with ray tracing +34,3 % 133,0fps 99,0fps 8K +50,0 % 141,0fps 94,0fps

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 62.516 Punkte 45.499 Punkte +37,4 %

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Synthetische Benchmarks 1.393 Rating 1.007 Rating +38,3 %

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

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

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

Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme Punkte 27.586 fps 21.191 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 107,0 fps 87,0 fps +23,0 %

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderUltra, 3840x2160 38.229 fps 28.682 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 85,0 fps 65,0 fps +30,8 %

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Avg. 8K – all tested cards

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio +50,0 %

Individual results (2 tests)

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

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

Price / performance

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Specifications

Key details

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

Detailed specifications

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

VRAM capacity and type

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

Form factor and compatibility

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

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