RTX 5090
The current RTX 5090 price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
NVIDIA · GPU · RTX 50
Retailer photo of GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 5090 AI BOX. View this offer in Where to buy
Works well for: 1080p Gaming, 1440p Gaming, 4K / VR
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- VRAM
- 32 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 1792 GB/s
- Board power
- 575 W
- Architecture
- Blackwell 2.0
- Interface
- PCIe 5.0 x16
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: HighAt CAD 6160 the RTX 5090 is priced 59% below its CAD 14852 representative market level. Nothing in the current frame clears the same bar for less.
Price looks competitive: the cheapest verified offer is 59% below the current representative level.
Prices & availability
RTX 5090: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
7 tracked offers · 2 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 WHITE OC Edition | ASUS | New | CAD 6,160 | 25 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 BTF OC Edition | ASUS | New | CAD 6,160 | 25 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 OC | ASUS | New | CAD 6,300 | 24 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 5090 AI BOX | Newegg | New | CAD 14,852 | 10 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| GIGABYTE RTX 5090 GAMING OC | Newegg | New | CAD 14,999 | 10 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| RTX 5090Multiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.
Show the other 2 tracked offers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIGABYTE RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC | Newegg | New | CAD 14,999 | 10 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| GIGABYTE RTX 5090 WINDFORCE | Newegg | New | CAD 17,000 | 9 | 2026-11-08 | View offer → |
Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#1 of 41 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 82
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5080 71
- #4 AMDRX 7900 XTX 67
- #5 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 67
- #6 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 62
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4080 61
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#36 of 42 currently priced graphics cards
- #33 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 37
- #34 AMDRX 7900 XTX 34
- #35 AMDRX 6700 XT 30
- #36 NVIDIARTX 5090 25
- #37 NVIDIARTX A2000 22
- #38 AMDRX 6600 XT 20
- #39 NVIDIARTX 3090 18
Performance 1080p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#1 of 41 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 82
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5080 71
- #4 AMDRX 7900 XTX 67
- #5 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 67
- #6 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 62
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4080 61
Value 1080p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#36 of 42 currently priced graphics cards
- #33 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 36
- #34 AMDRX 7900 XTX 33
- #35 AMDRX 6700 XT 29
- #36 NVIDIARTX 5090 24
- #37 NVIDIARTX A2000 23
- #38 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 21
- #39 AMDRX 6600 XT 19
Performance 1440p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#1 of 41 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 82
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5080 71
- #4 AMDRX 7900 XTX 67
- #5 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 67
- #6 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 62
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4080 61
Value 1440p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#36 of 42 currently priced graphics cards
- #33 AMDRX 7900 XTX 35
- #34 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 32
- #35 AMDRX 6700 XT 31
- #36 NVIDIARTX 5090 26
- #37 NVIDIARTX A2000 19
- #38 AMDRX 6600 XT 19
- #39 NVIDIARTX 3090 19
Performance 4K
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#1 of 41 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 82
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5080 71
- #4 AMDRX 7900 XTX 67
- #5 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 67
- #6 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 62
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4080 61
Value 4K
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#13 of 42 currently priced graphics cards
- #10 NVIDIARTX 5080 79
- #11 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 73
- #12 AMDRX 7800 XT 73
- #13 NVIDIARTX 5090 73
- #14 NVIDIARTX 4070 72
- #15 AMDRX 9060 XT 16GB 71
- #16 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 71
Performance Ray Tracing @ 1080p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#1 of 36 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 89
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5080 78
- #4 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 75
- #5 NVIDIARTX 4080 74
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 72
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 70
Value Ray Tracing @ 1080p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#15 of 42 currently priced graphics cards
- #12 NVIDIARTX 5060 72
- #13 NVIDIARTX 4070 71
- #14 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti 71
- #15 NVIDIARTX 5090 70
- #16 NVIDIARTX 4080 69
- #17 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 69
- #18 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 64
Performance Ray Tracing @ 1440p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#1 of 36 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 87
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5080 73
- #4 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 69
- #5 NVIDIARTX 4080 68
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 66
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 60
Value Ray Tracing @ 1440p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#11 of 42 currently priced graphics cards
- #8 NVIDIARTX 5080 82
- #9 NVIDIARTX 4070 Super 81
- #10 NVIDIARTX 4090 80
- #11 NVIDIARTX 5090 73
- #12 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 72
- #13 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti 70
- #14 NVIDIARTX 4070 70
Performance Ray Tracing @ 4K
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#1 of 36 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 81
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5080 66
- #4 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 60
- #5 NVIDIARTX 4080 58
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 57
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 50
Value Ray Tracing @ 4K
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#1 of 42 currently priced graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 88
- #3 AMDRX 9070 XT 88
- #4 NVIDIARTX 5080 84
- #5 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 82
- #6 AMDRX 9070 81
- #7 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 80
Performance AI
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#1 of 40 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 79
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5080 54
- #4 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 50
- #5 NVIDIARTX 4080 48
- #6 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 42
- #7 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 42
Value AI
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#3 of 42 currently priced graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 4090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 93
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5090 92
- #4 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 90
- #5 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 86
- #6 NVIDIARTX 4070 Super 83
- #7 NVIDIARTX 5080 82
Performance 3D Rendering
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#1 of 38 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 85
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5080 61
- #4 NVIDIARTX 4080 56
- #5 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 55
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 51
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti 49
Value 3D Rendering
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#4 of 42 currently priced graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 4090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 93
- #3 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 92
- #4 NVIDIARTX 5090 89
- #5 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 86
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5080 86
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4070 Super 85
Value Light Use
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#41 of 42 currently priced graphics cards
- #36 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 2
- #37 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 2
- #38 NVIDIARTX 4090 1
- #39 AMDRX 7900 XTX 1
- #40 NVIDIARTX 3090 1
- #41 NVIDIARTX 5090 0
- #42 NVIDIARTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 0
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value25 | — |
| 1080p GamingRaster performance · 1080p | GradeS Value24 | — |
| 1440p GamingRaster performance · 1440p | GradeS Value26 | — |
| 4K / VRRaster performance · 4K / VR | GradeS Value73 | — |
| Ray Tracing @ 1080pRay tracing capability · 1080p | GradeS Value70 | — |
| Ray Tracing @ 1440pRay tracing capability · 1440p | GradeS Value73 | — |
| Ray Tracing @ 4KRay tracing capability · 4K | GradeA Value100 | — |
| AI / Local LLMAI compute · memory and ecosystem fit | GradeS Value92 | — |
| 3D Rendering3D rendering · creator workloads | GradeS Value89 | — |
| Light Use & EfficiencyEfficiency · lighter workloads | GradeD Value0 | Higher Value with current priorities GTX 1650 B 100 capability · -97% price |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- 1080p Gaming is your main prioritygraded S for 1080p Gaming on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
- DLSS 4.5 + 5 with multi-frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + dynamic multi-frame generation; DLSS 5 in supporting games — derived from the blackwell architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value with Balanced priorities — the calculation only gets there near CAD 1891, against a cheapest tracked CAD 6160
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- 1080p is your main priority — S here means 144 Hz+ ultra with headroomgraded S for 1080p on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — 32 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 8 GB grades A for 1080p; this one has 32 GB and hits no memory cap
- DLSS 4.5 + 5 with multi-frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + dynamic multi-frame generation; DLSS 5 in supporting games — derived from the blackwell architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for 1080p specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for 1080p — the calculation only gets there near CAD 1837, against a cheapest tracked CAD 6160
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- 1440p is your main priority — S here means 120 Hz+ at ultra with headroom (~130 fps+), 16 GB VRAMgraded S for 1440p on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — 32 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 12 GB grades A for 1440p; this one has 32 GB and hits no memory cap
- DLSS 4.5 + 5 with multi-frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + dynamic multi-frame generation; DLSS 5 in supporting games — derived from the blackwell architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for 1440p specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for 1440p — the calculation only gets there near CAD 2003, against a cheapest tracked CAD 6160
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- 4K is your main priority — S here means 4K ultra at high refresh: ~90 fps native, more with upscalinggraded S for 4K on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~CAD 5108CAD 5108 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for 4K, in the 2026-11-06–2026-11-09 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — 32 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 12 GB grades B for 4K; this one has 32 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Current price sits CAD 1052 above the strong-value threshold (~CAD 5108)cheapest tracked CAD 6160 against a CAD 5108 calculated threshold for 4K
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 1080p is your main priority — S here means high-refresh ray tracing with headroomgraded S for Ray Tracing @ 1080p on the same rubric as the tier list, from 126 fps measured natively (upscaling typically adds 40–60% on top)
- Strong-value threshold: ~CAD 4710CAD 4710 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for Ray Tracing @ 1080p, in the 2026-11-06–2026-11-09 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — 32 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 6 GB grades C for Ray Tracing @ 1080p; this one has 32 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Current price sits CAD 1450 above the strong-value threshold (~CAD 4710)cheapest tracked CAD 6160 against a CAD 4710 calculated threshold for Ray Tracing @ 1080p
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 1440p is your main priority — S here means high-refresh ray tracing with headroomgraded S for Ray Tracing @ 1440p on the same rubric as the tier list, from 101 fps measured natively (upscaling typically adds 40–60% on top)
- Strong-value threshold: ~CAD 5200CAD 5200 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for Ray Tracing @ 1440p, in the 2026-11-06–2026-11-09 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — 32 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 6 GB grades C for Ray Tracing @ 1440p; this one has 32 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Current price sits CAD 960 above the strong-value threshold (~CAD 5200)cheapest tracked CAD 6160 against a CAD 5200 calculated threshold for Ray Tracing @ 1440p
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 4K is your main priority — A here means high-refresh ray tracing with headroomgraded A for Ray Tracing @ 4K on the same rubric as the tier list, from 64 fps measured natively (upscaling typically adds 40–60% on top)
- Today's price already clears the strong-value markcheapest tracked CAD 6160 against a CAD 14532 threshold for Ray Tracing @ 4K
- You want memory headroom — 32 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 6 GB grades C for Ray Tracing @ 4K; this one has 32 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- AI is your main prioritygraded S for AI on the same rubric as the tier list
- Today's price already clears the strong-value markcheapest tracked CAD 6160 against a CAD 8114 threshold for AI
- You want memory headroom — 32 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 16 GB grades A for AI; this one has 32 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- 3D Rendering is your main prioritygraded S for 3D Rendering on the same rubric as the tier list
- Today's price already clears the strong-value markcheapest tracked CAD 6160 against a CAD 7660 threshold for 3D Rendering
- You want memory headroom — 32 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 10 GB grades A for 3D Rendering; this one has 32 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Light Use is not actually your main job — 1080p Gaming isit grades D for Light Use, but S for 1080p Gaming
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Light Use is your main useit grades D there; RX 9070 GRE grades C at CAD 750
- You want strong value for Light Use specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Light Use per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelGTX 1650 holds Relative Value 100 against its 0 for Light Use, at CAD 210
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Core / Performance
- Architecture
- Blackwell 2.0
- GPU chip
- GB202
- GPU variant
- GB202-300-A1
- Process node
- 5 nm
- Transistors
- 92,200 million
- Shading units
- 21760
Memory
- Capacity
- 32 GB
- Type
- GDDR7
- Bus width
- 512 bit
- Effective speed
- 28 Gbps
- Bandwidth
- 1792 GB/s
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 575 W
- Power connector
- Varies by version
- Recommended PSU
- Varies by version
- Bus interface
- PCIe 5.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- Varies by version189–358 mm across tracked variants
- Height
- Varies by version140–302 mm across tracked variants
- Width
- Varies by version
- Slot thickness
- Varies by version2–4 across tracked variants
- Fans
- Varies by version3 across tracked variants
- Cooling
- Varies by version
- Outputs
- Varies by version
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 575 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 950 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 5.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 358 mm
- Height
- 149 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 4 slots
- Fans
- 3
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 2× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- ROG-ASTRAL-RTX5090-O32G-BTF-GAMING
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 575 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 950 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 5.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 358 mm
- Height
- 149 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 4 slots
- Fans
- 3
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 2× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- ROG-ASTRAL-RTX5090-O32G-WHITE
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 575 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 950 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 5.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 189 mm
- Height
- 302 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 2 slots
- Fans
- 3
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 1× HDMI · 1× USB-C
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- GV-N5090IXEB-32GD
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 575 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 950 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 5.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 340 mm
- Height
- 140 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 3 slots
- Fans
- 3
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 1× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- GV-N5090GAMING OC-32GD
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 575 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 950 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 5.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 342 mm
- Height
- 150 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 3 slots
- Fans
- 3
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 1× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- GV-N5090WF3-32GD
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 575 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 950 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 5.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 342 mm
- Height
- 150 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 3 slots
- Fans
- 3
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 1× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- GV-N5090WF3OC-32GD
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 575 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 950 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 5.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- Unknown
- Height
- Unknown
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- Unknown
- Fans
- Unknown
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- Unknown
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- ROG-ASTRAL-LC-RTX5090-O32G-GAMING
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Select an exact version for physical dimensions and connector details.
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Core / Performance
- Texture units
- 680
- ROPs
- 176
- Ray tracing cores
- 170
- Tensor cores
- 680
- Base clock
- 2017 MHz
- Boost clock
- 2580 MHz
Features
- Upscaling
- DLSS 4.5 + 5
- Frame generation
- multi-frame generation
- Ray tracing
- Supported
- Dual BIOS
- Yes
- RGB lighting
- Yes
Warranty & release
- Release year
- 2025
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-11-06–2026-11-09
What to check in your build
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
Select a board to confirm its connector and cable-clearance needs.
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
Slot occupancy depends on the board cooler and thickness.
Select an exact version above for physical dimensions and connector details.
950 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 358 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 4 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
950 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 358 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 4 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
950 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 189 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 2 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
950 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 340 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 3 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
950 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 342 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 3 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
950 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 342 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 3 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
950 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Unknown
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Unknown
Compare all 7 board variants
| Variant | Length | Slot thickness | Power connector | Recommended PSU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 BTF OC Edition | 358 mm | 4 | 1x 16-pin | 950 W |
| ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 WHITE OC Edition | 358 mm | 4 | 1x 16-pin | 950 W |
| GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 5090 AI BOX | 189 mm | 2 | 1x 16-pin | 950 W |
| GIGABYTE RTX 5090 GAMING OC | 340 mm | 3 | 1x 16-pin | 950 W |
| GIGABYTE RTX 5090 WINDFORCE | 342 mm | 3 | 1x 16-pin | 950 W |
| GIGABYTE RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC | 342 mm | 3 | 1x 16-pin | 950 W |
| ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 OC | Unknown | Unknown | 1x 16-pin | 950 W |
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Summary
RTX 5090 offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #1 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 2383. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 5090 offers S-grade capability for 1080p. It ranks #1 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 2383. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 5090 offers S-grade capability for 1440p. It ranks #1 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 2383. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 5090 offers S-grade capability for 4K. It ranks #1 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 2383. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 5090 offers S-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 1080p. It ranks #1 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ray-tracing index 2621. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 5090 offers S-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 1440p. It ranks #1 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ray-tracing index 2621. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 5090 offers A-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 4K. It ranks #1 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ray-tracing index 2621. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 5090 offers S-grade capability for AI. It ranks #1 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ai compute index 3593. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 5090 offers S-grade capability for 3D Rendering. It ranks #1 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 2383. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 5090 offers D-grade capability for Light Use. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 2383. The D grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
FAQ
Do all RTX 5090 boards have the same physical design?
No. Dimensions, slot thickness, cooling, power connectors and display outputs belong to the exact board. Use the Exact version selector before checking case or PSU fit.
How much case clearance should I allow for the RTX 5090?
Tracked boards range from 189 to 358 mm in length. Select the exact board, then also allow for front radiators or fans, card height, slot thickness and power-cable bend; length alone does not guarantee fit.
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
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