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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

66.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
81.1Inno Score
68.5Rasterization88.9
66.5Ray Tracing93.1
74.6Memoryspec-based91.2
48.9Efficiencyspec-based24.1
73.7Compute93.5
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D wins this graphics card face-off, 81.1 to 66.9, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+27) and rasterization (+20). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D

  • 26% lower TDP: 425 W vs 575 W
  • 13% higher Base clock: 2,280 MHz vs 2,010 MHz

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

  • Stronger rasterization score: 89 vs 69
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 93 vs 67
  • Stronger compute score: 94 vs 74
  • 78% higher bandwidth: 1,792 GB/s vs 1,008 GB/s
  • 51% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 14,700 vs 9,716

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 DNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
Announced20232025
ArchitectureAda LovelaceBlackwell
TDP425 W+26%575 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 DNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
Shading units14,59221,760+49%
RT cores114—
Tensor / AI cores456—
Base clock2,280 MHz+13%2,010 MHz
Boost clock2,520 MHz+5%2,410 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 DNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
VRAM24 GB32 GB+33%
VRAM typeGDDR6XGDDR7
Bus width384 bit512 bit+33%
Bandwidth1,008 GB/s1,792 GB/s+78%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 DNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
3DMark Time Spy34,157Top 4%47,666+40%Top 1%
3DMark Speed Way9,716Top 5%14,700+51%Top 2%
PassMark G3D30,560Top 11%42,260+38%Top 1%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 DNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
UpscalingDLSS 3.5DLSS 4

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