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 →Early in cycle — strong buy, no urgency to wait
Best for: 1440p and 4K gamers who want 16GB VRAM, competitive rasterization, and don't need NVIDIA-specific features like DLSS or CUDA.
Full details →| NVIDIA RTX 5090 | AMD RX 9070 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Enthusiast | High-end |
| Generation | RTX 5000 | RX 9000 |
| VRAM | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 575W | 304W |
| Upscaling | DLSS4 | FSR4 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $1999 | $599 |
| Released | Jan 30, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Cycle length | ~850 days | ~820 days |
| Cycle advice | Caution | Buy |
| Deals advice | Caution | Caution |
| Successor | — | — |
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.
4GB more than the RTX 5070 at the same price. Future-proofs for 1440p ultra and 4K textures.
AMD's first machine-learning upscaler, narrowing the gap with DLSS 4.
AMD's open-source driver stack and FSR's open standard avoid proprietary ecosystem dependencies.