Mid-cycle — next generation may be on the horizon
Best for: Content creators, AI researchers, and enthusiast gamers who want the absolute fastest GPU regardless of price or power consumption.
Full details →Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Superseded by RX 9070 XT
Best for: Gamers and creators who want 20GB VRAM at a clearance price — a middle ground between the 16GB mainstream and 24GB XTX.
Full details →| NVIDIA RTX 5090 | AMD RX 7900 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Enthusiast | Enthusiast |
| Generation | RTX 5000 | RX 7000 |
| VRAM | 32 GB | 20 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 575W | 315W |
| Upscaling | DLSS4 | FSR3 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $1999 | $899 |
| Released | Jan 30, 2025 | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Cycle length | ~850 days | ~820 days |
| Cycle advice | Caution | Wait |
| Deals advice | Caution | Buy |
| Successor | — | RX 9070 XT |
Double the VRAM of the RTX 5080 ensures headroom for 8K textures, AI model training, and multi-monitor setups.
Generates multiple frames per rendered frame, dramatically boosting perceived frame rates in supported games.
New shader cores, enhanced RT cores, and Tensor cores deliver the largest generational leap NVIDIA has shipped.
More VRAM than any RTX 5000 card except the 5090 (32GB), and 4GB more than the 7800 XT. A rare middle ground.
Superseded but strong value — clearance pricing makes this competitive with the RX 9070 XT at launch MSRP.
Over 2 years of driver optimization for rock-solid stability.