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Superseded by RX 9070 XT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 need 24GB VRAM at a clearance price — content creation, AI workloads, and high-res texture packs.
Full details →| NVIDIA RTX 5090 | AMD RX 7900 XTX | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Enthusiast | Enthusiast |
| Generation | RTX 5000 | RX 7000 |
| VRAM | 32 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 575W | 355W |
| Upscaling | DLSS4 | FSR3 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $1999 | $999 |
| 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. Unmatched for VRAM-hungry workloads.
Superseded but strong value — clearance pricing makes this competitive with the RX 9070 XT at launch MSRP.
Over 2 years of driver optimization.