MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC 32GB GDDR7
The 32GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus and 21,760 CUDA cores provide massive headroom for local LLM inference and complex AI content creation pipelines. Its TRI FROZR 4 thermal design and included GPU holder ensure sustained performance and long-term build stability under heavy load. This card is best for AI researchers and developers running large on-device models who also demand high-end 4K gaming with DLSS 4 and ray tracing.
GPU GeForce RTX 5090
VRAM 32GB GDDR7
Boost Clock 2497 MHz
TDP 575 W
Memory Bus 512 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
74 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong raster (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong compute (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong vram (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong ai (97th percentile) 97th
Cons
- Below average affordability (1st percentile)
- Below average social proof (3rd percentile)
- Below average efficiency (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
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 |
| ECC | No |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 21760 |
| Tensor Cores | 5 |
| RT Cores | 4 |
| Base Clock | 2482 |
| Boost Clock | 2497 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 38958 |
| GPU Compute | 24458 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 575 |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 8K |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N507TAERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 32GB GDDR7 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2497 | 2407 | 2588 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 575 | 575 | 300 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 512 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC | 97.4 | 85.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 53.1 | 72.4 | 24.6 | 74.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N507TAERO OC-16GD Compare | 79.2 | 88.3 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 88 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 95.5 | 22 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.2 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.2 | 91.7 | 83.9 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 82.6 | 18 |
Usage Scores
- Overall74.1
- AI/LLM89.7
- Budget52.9
- Gaming 4k81.8
- Ray Tracing79.9
- Workstation74.7
- Gaming 1080p73
- Gaming 1440p77
- Content Creation80.2
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