The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (Blackwell) and has 32 GB GDDR7 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 1792 GB/s.
The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC has the GB202-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Blackwell architecture.
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 48 XTX, which comes from the RDNA 4 architecture.
Memory
Memory
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Memory Size
32 GB
16 GB
Memory Type
GDDR7
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
2.518 GHz
Memory Speed
28.0 Gbps
20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
1,792 GB/s
645 GB/s
Memory Interface
512 bit
256 bit
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The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 28.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is 20.1 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.518 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Base Clock
2.017 GHz
1.660 GHz
Boost Clock
2.467 GHz
2.970 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
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2.40 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
TDP
575 W
304 W
Tjunction max
90 °C
92 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 16-Pin
2 x 8-Pin
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC is powered by 1 x 16-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 575 W.
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 304 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
3 x 110 mm
3 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1b
1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort
3x DP 2.1b
3x DP 2.1a
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC.
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
Yes
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Non addressable LED
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With the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
AV1
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.
Dimensions
Dimensions
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Length
342 mm
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Height
150 mm
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Width
65 mm
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Width (Slots)
4 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC is connected to the system via PCIe 5 x 16 lanes and requires 4 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 5 x 16 Lanes interface.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
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