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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 — Benchmarks & Specs

32 GB VRAM575W TDP$1,999 MSRP2025

Short answer: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 generates 61.4 tokens/sec on qwen3:32b (q4_K_M) under llama.cpp in a single cited run, per Hardware Corner; there are too few comparable runs on file for a median. Its 32 GB of VRAM holds up to DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 32B at Q4_K_M with an ~8K context, by the Will-It-Run matrix's sizing (20 of 23 models fit).

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Bottom line: how fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?

At 1440p Ultra, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 averages 181 fps in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty with a 126 fps 1% low, per Gamers Nexus. For local LLM inference it generates 61.4 tokens/sec running qwen3:32b at q4_K_M under llama.cpp, per Hardware Corner. In 3DMark Time Spy it scores 32,500–46,229 points, across two published results (3DMark, TechPowerUp). It has 32 GB of VRAM, and the largest model on file at 4-bit quantization on this card is qwen3.5:35b (35B parameters, MXFP4), generating 165.2 tokens/sec under llama.cpp, per Hardware Corner. Larger models have no sourced run on file. That run used a 4,096-token context; the Will-It-Run matrix sizes each model at its listed quantization with an ~8K context, and by that measure DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 32B at Q4_K_M is the largest that fits in 32 GB.

Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

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Check what fits in 32 GB: by Q4-class file size, 20 of the 23 open-weight models in the SpecPicks Will-It-Run matrix load entirely into the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's 32 GB with 1.5 GB left for an ~8K context, up to DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 32B (a 19.9 GB Q4_K_M file per its Hugging Face listing). Will DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 32B run on the RTX 5090? → · Every model on this card, with cited tok/s · Full Will-It-Run matrix

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a graphics card from the Blackwell family released in 2025 from NVIDIA. Key on-paper specs include 32 GB of GDDR7 VRAM, 575W TDP. It launched with a $1,999 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current listings. Data on this page draws on 12 linked listings, 11 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 32 community AI inference reports (top 13 shown), 87 measured game frame-rate results (top 15 shown), compiled from Gamers Nexus, Hardware Corner, 3DMark, Tom's Hardware, KitGuru, PassMark, Runpod, TechPowerUp, TechSpot, DatabaseMart, llama.cpp GitHub, Overclocking.com; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, synthetic benchmark scores, or local LLM inference).

Gaming Performance (measured FPS)

Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.

Measured gaming frame rates for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 by game, resolution, and quality preset. “1% low” is the frame-time floor that determines perceived smoothness. Each row links to its original review or benchmark database.
Game Resolution Settings Relative Avg FPS 1% low Source
Final Fantasy XIV 1440p Ultra 350 fps 281 fps Gamers Nexus 2025-01-24
Resident Evil 4 1440p Prioritize Graphics 350 fps 281 fps Gamers Nexus 2025-01-30
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail 1440p Maximum 317 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-01-30
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty 4K RT Ultra RT on DLSS Quality 286 fps — Tom's Hardware 2025-01-24
God of War Ragnarök 1440p Ultra 268 fps — TechSpot 2025-01-23
Alan Wake 2 4K Ultra RT on 249 fps — Tom's Hardware 2025-01-24
Forza Horizon 5 1440p Extreme 235 fps — KitGuru 2025-01-30
Resident Evil 4 4K Max RT RT on FSR Quality 210 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-01-24
Resident Evil 4 4K RT Ultra RT on FSR 210 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-01-24
Resident Evil 4 Remake 4K Max RT RT on FSR Quality 210 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-01-24
Resident Evil 4 4K Prioritize Graphics 207 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-01-30
Resident Evil 4 Remake 4K Prioritize Graphics 207 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-01-24
God of War Ragnarök 4K Ultra 195 fps — TechSpot 2025-01-23
Cyberpunk 2077 1440p Ultra 190 fps — KitGuru 2025-01-23
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty 1440p Ultra 181 fps 126 fps Gamers Nexus 2025-01-24

AI Inference Performance

Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.

Local LLM inference throughput on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, in generated tokens per second for a single request (one user's generation speed). Higher is better; each row links to the community report or benchmark database it came from. Batched serving runs are listed separately below.
Model Quantization Relative Tokens/sec VRAM used Source
gpt-oss:20b MXFP4 llama.cpp 298.2 tok/s — Hardware Corner 2026-03
llama2:7b Q4_0 llama.cpp 290.0 tok/s — llama.cpp GitHub (CUDA performance scoreboard) 2025-08
Llama 2 7B Q4_0 llama.cpp (Vulkan) 263.6 tok/s — llama.cpp GitHub 2025-02-15
qwen3-moe:30b q4_K_XL llama.cpp 234.3 tok/s 16.5 GB Hardware Corner 2025-11-06
qwen3:30b-a3b Q4_K_XL llama.cpp 234.3 tok/s 16.5 GB Hardware Corner 2025-11-06
qwen3moe:30b-a3b q4_K_M llama.cpp 234.3 tok/s 16.5 GB Hardware Corner 2025-06
qwen3:8b q4_K_M llama.cpp 185.9 tok/s 4.8 GB Hardware Corner 2025-06
gemma4:26b Q4_K llama.cpp 180.3 tok/s — Hardware Corner 2026-03
qwen3.5:35b MXFP4 llama.cpp 165.2 tok/s — Hardware Corner 2026-03
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M ollama 149.9 tok/s — DatabaseMart 2025-01-30
qwen3:32b q4_K_M llama.cpp 61.4 tok/s 18.6 GB Hardware Corner 2025-06

Batched serving throughput

Aggregate output tokens per second on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 summed across many concurrent requests (serving runtimes such as vLLM). This is total server throughput, not one user's generation speed — each request generates far slower — so these rows are not comparable with the single-stream table above.
Model Quantization Relative Tokens/sec (aggregate) VRAM used Source
Qwen2.5-Coder-7B-Instruct FP16 vLLM batched 5841.0 tok/s aggregate — Runpod 2025-04-17
Llama 3.1 8B FP8 FP8 vLLM batched 420.0 tok/s aggregate 9.0 GB Runpod 2025-04-30

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Synthetic benchmark scores for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from. A benchmark listed more than once is separate published results, shown as published rather than averaged.
Benchmark Relative Score Source
3DMark Time Spy 46,229 points 3DMark 2025-02
3DMark Port Royal 45,808 points 3DMark 2025-03-20
PassMark G3D Mark 38,935 pts PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20
3DMark Port Royal 36,667 points TechPowerUp 2025-01-22
3DMark Time Spy 32,500 pts TechPowerUp 2025-01-28
3DMark Speed Way 16,532 points 3DMark 2025-03-20
3DMark Speed Way 14,444 points Overclocking.com 2025-01-29
3DMark Steel Nomad (4K) 14,133 points Tom's Hardware 2025-01-22
3DMark Steel Nomad 11,906 points 3DMark 2025-01-24
PassMark G2D Mark 1,412 pts PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20

Products Featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

Systems with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

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Full Specifications

PCIePCIe 5.0 x16
TDP575 W
NvlinkNo
VRAM32 GB
Memory typeGDDR7
CUDA cores21760
Base clock2017 MHz
Boost clock2407 MHz

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 best used for?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a 32 GB VRAM Blackwell-family graphics card. High-end 4K gaming and local LLM inference are the headline use cases; the benchmark tables on this page place it within its generation.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 released, and what was its launch MSRP?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 launched in 2025 at a $1,999 MSRP. Street prices drift from launch pricing over a product's life, so check the current listing before buying.
Where do the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 benchmark numbers come from?
Each benchmark row on this page names its source (public benchmark databases such as TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench and Cinebench, and community reports such as r/LocalLLaMA threads) and links to it, so every number can be checked against the original.
Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 run local LLMs?
Yes — AI inference results for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 are on file; the AI Inference Performance section on this page lists model, quantization and tokens-per-second for each run. With 32 GB VRAM, 32B-parameter open-weight models fit at Q4 quantization.
Where can I buy the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?
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