- NVIDIA’s new GeForce RTX 5090 lives up to its reputation as an expensive, high-powered GPU
- It outpaces its predecessor, the RTX 4090, and outclasses AMD’s top consumer GPU
- Early benchmarks hint at significant improvements post-driver updates
NVIDIA’s latest flagship GPU, the GeForce RTX 5090, made its debut at CES 2025. This powerhouse, built on the Blackwell architecture, offers 32GB of VRAM, enhanced CUDA core counts, and improved memory bandwidth. NVIDIA anticipates a swift sellout, given the limited stock for launch day.
Performance Figures
In Premiere Pro, early benchmarks reveal that the RTX 5090 provides a modest 9% performance boost over the RTX 4090. However, in Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve Studio, the RTX 5090 outperforms the RTX 4090 by 17% and the RTX 3090 Ti by an impressive 35%. It’s worth noting that the tests on the RTX 5090 used a preview version of Resolve specifically optimized for the RTX 50 series.
The RTX 5090 delivers substantial improvements in 3D rendering tasks, showing a 35% boost over the RTX 4090 in Adobe After Effects. Unreal Engine benchmarks also highlight its excellence, with the RTX 5090 outpacing the RTX 4090 by 17%. Moreover, in rendering applications like Blender and V-Ray, the RTX 5090 demonstrates outstanding performance, offering a 38% increase over the RTX 4090 and reaching speeds three times faster than the RTX 3090 Ti.
Obliterating AMD
The GeForce RTX 5090 also outperforms NVIDIA’s key competitor, AMD. Specifically, it trounces AMD’s top consumer GPU, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, across various benchmarks. However, AMD’s GPU faces several challenges. In Adobe After Effects, the 7900 XTX underperforms with its ‘Advanced 3D’ renderer, falling behind even the older GeForce 2080 Ti. Similarly, AMD struggles with ray tracing in Unreal Engine, experiencing significantly larger performance drops compared to NVIDIA.
Software Compatibility
While the RTX 5090 delivers impressive benchmarks, some software compatibility issues currently exist. The GPU is not supported in Redshift (Cinebench) or Octanebench, and it experiences performance problems in V-Ray’s CUDA rendering. NVIDIA is expected to address these issues with future driver updates.
Price and Target Audience
The GeForce RTX 5090 launches at a premium price of $2,000, positioning it squarely in the market segment for high-end users requiring unmatched performance. As Puget Systems concludes, “if you need the most powerful consumer GPU ever made, this is it.” With its unparalleled performance and capabilities, the RTX 5090 caters to professionals in video editing, 3D modeling, and other GPU-intensive fields.
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