MSI RTX 5090 32G LIGHTNING Z

★★★★★ 5.0 (9)
GPU GeForce RTX 5090
VRAM 32GB GDDR7
Boost Clock 2730 MHz
TDP 800 W
Memory Bus 512 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
MSI RTX 5090 32G LIGHTNING Z gpu
88 Overall Score
Price €11,642
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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong connectivity (100th percentile) 100th
  • Strong thermal (100th percentile) 100th
  • Strong raster (98th percentile) 98th
  • Strong vram (97th percentile) 97th

Cons

  • Below average efficiency (22nd percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

AI 96.8
Rt 90
Vram 97.4
Raster 98.2
Compute 67.1
Feature 84.3
Thermal 99.6
Efficiency 21.8
Connectivity 99.8
Social Proof 60.8

Specifications

Full Specifications

Chipset

GPU Chipset GeForce RTX 5090
Brand NVIDIA
Architecture Blackwell
Class consumer

Memory

VRAM 32 GB
Memory Type GDDR7
Memory Bus 512

Compute

CUDA Cores 21760
Base Clock 2730
Boost Clock 2730

Performance

PassMark G3D 38845
GPU Compute 26734

Power & Cooling

TDP 800
Recommended PSU 1500
Power Connectors 16-pin x 2
Cooler AIO Liquid
Fans 3

Connectivity

Interface PCI Express 5.0 x16
DisplayPort 3
HDMI 1
USB-C 1
Max Displays 4
Max Resolution 7680 x 4320

Physical

Length 260
Slot Width 2.9
Form Factor ATX

Features

Ray Tracing Yes
Upscaling DLSS Support
AV1 Encode Yes
DirectX 12 Ultimate
RGB Yes

vs Competition

Spec MSI RTX 5090 32G LIGHTNING Z ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O XFX SPEEDSTER MERC310 RX-79XMERCB9
Chipset GeForce RTX 5090 GeForce RTX 5080 GeForce RTX 5080 GeForce RTX 5080 GeForce RTX 5080 Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Vram 32GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 24GB GDDR6
Boost Clock Mhz 2730 2730 2730 2670 2620 2615
Tdp W 800 150 360 360 360 327
Memory Bus Bits 512 256 256 256 256 384
Ray Tracing true true true true true true
GPU Class consumer consumer consumer consumer consumer consumer
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product AIRtVramRasterComputeFeatureThermalEfficiencyConnectivitySocial Proof
MSI RTX 5090 32G LIGHTNING Z 96.89097.498.267.184.399.621.899.860.8
ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare 86.695.888.294.697.296.491.597.498.695.5
Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare 86.695.888.294.697.296.491.557.59488.9
ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare 86.697.688.294.697.296.491.557.59499.1
PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare 86.697.688.294.697.296.491.557.59482.7
XFX SPEEDSTER MERC310 RX-79XMERCB9 Compare 94.691.791.483.499.266.872.84774.778.5

Price

Value & Pricing

From €11,642 1 offer across 1 retailer
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Usage Scores

Overall (87.8)AI/LLM (88.6)Budget (79.1)Gaming 4k (97.1)Ray Tracing (91.9)Workstation (78.6)Gaming 1080p (83.2)Gaming 1440p (88.5)Content Creation (87.1)

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